Blitzburgh is a nickname for the city of Pittsburgh, used mostly in the context of American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

. The name references the 3-4

3-4 defense

In American football, the 3–4 defense is a defensive alignment consisting of three down linemen and four linebackers.The 3–4 defense declined in popularity over the years, but has found renewed use by modern professional and college football teams. The 3–4 defense is so named because it involves 3...

 zone-blitz scheme created by longtime Steelers

Steelers

Steelers usually refers to the Pittsburgh Steelers, an American football team which plays in the National Football League. It may also refer to the following sports teams:Association football...

 defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 Dick LeBeau

Dick LeBeau

Charles Richard “Dick” LeBeau is a National Football League Hall of Fame defensive back. He is currently the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator and is considered to be one of the greatest defensive coordinators of all time. He spent 14 years in the NFL as a player with the Detroit Lions and...

, which the team has used since LeBeau first became defensive coordinator in 1992. The name is considered a badge of honor by fans of the team.

This defensive moniker was first applied to the defensive unit of the 1994 season

1994 NFL season

The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season...

. It featured linebackers Greg Lloyd, Kevin Greene

Kevin Greene

Kevin Darwin Greene is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for 15 years and who retired after the 1999 NFL season...

, Chad Brown, and Levon Kirkland

Levon Kirkland

Lorenzo Levon Kirkland is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League...

. This defense gained prominence in 1995 as the Steelers gained their fifth Super Bowl appearance

Super Bowl XXX

Super Bowl XXX was an American football game played on January 28, 1996 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona to decide the National Football League champion following the 1995 regular season...

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