Steelers unveil 'Color Rush' uniforms for Christmas Day

For the first time in team history, the Black and Gold is slated to wear exclusively black and gold.

The Steelers released images Tuesday of the "Color Rush" uniforms they will wear for their Dec. 25 home game against the Baltimore Ravens. The specialty uniforms feature black pants with gold stripes and a black jersey with gold numbers.

This season, the NFL and Nike produced the monochromatic "Color Rush" uniforms for all 32 teams to be worn for Thursday night games, excluding Thanksgiving. In the case of the Steelers and Ravens, the uniforms will be worn Christmas Day.

Several teams will not wear the uniforms. The Houston Texans, for example, elected to wear white for their Week 3 matchup against the New England Patriots due to similarities in the teams' "Color Rush" uniforms.

The Steelers used a black jersey with gold numbers to celebrate the franchise's 75th anniversary in 2007.

Andrew Erickson is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at aerickson@tribweb.com or via Twitter @AErickson_Trib.