Inside the Game

Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review › October 16, 2006

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Scary in October

It shouldn't come as a surprise that the Steelers used Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs as the time to take a step toward turning around their season. It's October, isn't it? Yes, the Steelers lost Oct. 8 to the San Diego Chargers, but history will show that they do some of their best work this month. Even against a Chiefs team that also has a history of playing well this month. Since 1995, the Steelers own the NFL's best record in October with a 33-12 record. Here's a look at the top five NFL teams in terms of October wins over the past 11 years:

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Steelers33-12 .733

Broncos28-17 .622*

Chiefs27-17 .614

Indianapolis27-19 .587

Titans28-20 .583

*Does not count Sunday night's result

Catching on

Hines...

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