PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Thousands of Steelers fans, including rapper Snoop Dogg, packed Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night to see Pittsburgh take on Dallas.

Although he was born in Long Beach and not Pittsburgh, Snoop Dogg is a huge Steelers fan. As a youth football coach, Snoop did that gave his opinion about the team before, and as a rapper, he is inspired by Black and Gold. And when the Steelers took on the Dallas Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football” at Acrisure Stadium, he was there.

The team posted a video of Snoop Dogg wearing a custom Steelers letterman jacket, twirling his Terrible Towel and waving a helmet to pump up the crowd.

Before the game, Snoop Dogg met players, excited them and posed for photos.

Why is Snoop Dogg a Steelers fan?

While speaking with Peyton and Eli Manning on their podcast, Snoop Dogg explained that he loved watching the Steelers growing up as a kid in the 1970s.

“I fell in love with their great defense, the way they move the ball, the way they play football in general. As a kid it was fun to watch. As I grew up I fell more and more in love with them because I got the opportunity to meet the players, I met Coach Cowher and Ben Roethlisberger and Jerome Bettis and the rest of the guys, and you know what, I became part of the Steelers nation.

Despite the extra energy from the DO Double G, the Steelers were unable to win, losing on a late touchdown 20-17. But linebacker TJ Watt recorded his 100th career sack during the gamemaking him the second-fastest player in NFL history.