As they began to envision where they eventually might be headed, starting Sunday against the New York Jets, the Steelers remained mindful of where they've been.

"You look at every experience," offensive coordinator Arthur Smith said.

Added defensive coordinator Teryl Austin: "Like always, you go back and look at what you did last year, what was good, what was bad."

For the Steelers, last season was a tale of two seasons, 10 wins in their first 13 games and then a season-ending, five-game losing streak, including a 28-14 loss to the Ravens in an AFC Wild Card Game on Jan. 11 in Baltimore.

They've moved past all that, choosing not to, as head coach Mike Tomlin likes to say, "tote baggage."

But they've also found perspective in all that transpired last season as the opening of this seaso

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