Brian E. Roach, Steel City Underground

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Brian E. Roach is a software engineer, author, and a Steelers enthusiast. He is married with one daughter and a border collie.

Brian has been following the Steelers since 1969 when he was six years old. Brian is the author of “A Life Begun” (available on Amazon Kindle, and from Lulu.com in hardback or paperback) and is currently working on his first full-length fiction novel.

He writes about the Steelers year-round on Steel City Underground and is more than happy to make a nuisance of himself and talk about the Steelers at length, anytime, anywhere.

Steelers set for Sunday night slugfest with the Buffalo Bills

by Joe Kuzma on December 12, 2019

This Sunday at Heinz Field, two teams jockeying for playoff position, which also happen to be spitting images of one another, will do battle as the Buffalo Bills travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. With each team holding onto a current Wild Card spot, Joe and Brian discuss ...

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Are the Steelers legitimate Super Bowl contenders?

by Joe Kuzma on December 8, 2019

Joe and Brian return to discuss the Steelers victory in the desert over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, while also taking a broader view of the remainder of the season and using questions coming out of this game, and weekend, to discuss whether or not Pittsburgh has a legitimate chance ...

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Steelers cancel Browns Super Bowl parade with 20-13 victory

by Joe Kuzma on December 1, 2019

It’s a Steelers Nation party here at Steel City Underground as a three-man team convenes for today’s postgame celebration as the Steelers silence the Cleveland Browns in a 20-13 victory. The “Mistake on the Lake” was present again, but this time it traveled south with further preparation by Pittsburgh, as ...

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Can Duck Hodges help the Steelers get payback against the Cleveland Browns?

by Brian E. Roach on November 27, 2019

Brian "Smooth and Silky" Roach is joined by the Professor of Football, Zach Metkler as the duo breaks down the upcoming Steelers game against the Browns. Will Devlin "Duck" Hodges be the answer? Can Benny Snell Football be as productive as he was in the Bengals game? Listen in as ...

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Steelers survive the Bengals to stay in the NFL playoff hunt

by Joe Kuzma on November 25, 2019

Joe Kuzma and Brian E. Roach breakdown the nuances of the Steelers 16-10 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals in the latest edition of the Steel City Underground Podcast. The hosts jump right into the hot topic on everyone’s minds: is there a quarterback controversy brewing in Pittsburgh between Mason ...

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Wounded Steelers squad seeks sweep of winless Bengals

by Joe Kuzma on November 21, 2019

Joe and Brian are back to put the Browns game storylines to rest and look ahead to the Steelers road trip to Cincinnati this Sunday to face a winless Bengals team. Can the Steelers continue their dominance of the Bengals, and do so with a rag-tag group of players, mixed-and-matched ...

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Analyzing everything ugly in the Steelers Thursday night loss to the Cleveland Browns

by Joe Kuzma on November 15, 2019

It was a long Thursday evening in Cleveland for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who lost players left and right due to injuries and had one of their most stagnant offensive performances in recent memory. Joe and Brian cover all of the bases from the Steelers Thursday Night Football loss to the ...

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Bold Predictions: Might the Steelers have the Rams’ number in Week 10?

by Christina "Tina" Rivers on November 9, 2019

'Bold Predictions' is Steel City Underground's feature where SCU team members offer their predictions (often bold) for how the Pittsburgh Steelers will, or will not, handle business against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 10 of the 2019 NFL regular season.

Steelers seek fourth-straight win against the LA Rams

by Joe Kuzma on November 7, 2019

Joe and Brian go into detail in their pregame analysis of the upcoming Steelers and Rams clash this Sunday at Heinz Field. Fresh off of a bye, but also off of some tedious travel, the Rams head to Pittsburgh to try and spoil the Steelers chance at getting over .500 ...

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Steelers outlast the Colts to reach .500 for the first time this season

by Brian E. Roach on November 3, 2019

Brian "The Refs Stink" Roach struggles to keep the show "family-friendly" after some of the most #TheRefsStink moments during the Pittsburgh Steelers third-straight win, this time in a nail-biter against the Indianapolis Colts. This time Brian is finally re-joined by “The Professor of Football” Zach Metkler (who gets a pre-show ...

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Can the Steelers continue their dominance of the Indianapolis Colts?

by Joe Kuzma on November 1, 2019

Joe and Brian are back to make educated guesses based on the upcoming game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts. Among the storylines entering this weekend’s game are the Steelers overall health at several positions and how their depth may keep them going at the same pace as we’ve ...

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Steelers score 27 unanswered points to defeat the Dolphins on Monday Night Football

by Brian E. Roach on October 29, 2019

Brian E. Roach is joined by SCU’s chief website contributor Christina Rivers as the two dissect the demolition of the Miami Dolphins at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football. Things weren’t always pretty, however, as the Steelers fell behind 14 before scoring 27 unanswered points to ...

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Pittsburgh Steelers Miami Dolphins Bold Predictions

Bold Predictions as Steelers host Dolphins in Week 8

by Joe Kuzma on October 28, 2019

The Steel City Underground team offers their Bold Predictions regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers as they play host to the Miami Dolphins in Week 8 on Monday Night Football.

Steelers out to prove their 2019 is far from finished in monday night duel with the Dolphins

by Joe Kuzma on October 24, 2019

Joe and Brian are back to breakdown what in the heck can possibly go wrong as the 2-4 Pittsburgh Steelers, who have been snake bitten with injuries this season, take on a tanking 0-6 Miami Dolphins team which doesn’t appear to have anything positive going on. Traditionally, the Steelers don’t ...

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The Steelers playoff hopes rest on the remainder of their 2019 schedule

by Joe Kuzma on October 22, 2019

Joe and Brian are back to help you through more of the bye week blues by taking a look at the rest of the 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers schedule and the team's potential odds of getting into the postseason. As with most teams that start out slow, the Steelers are also ...

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