I have been a Steelers fan all of my life, still remember the Mean Joe Green Coke commercial....ahhhh, fond memories of TB, Franco, Mean Joe, and the Steel Curtain...and yes, I stayed a fan even after suffering all throughout the 80's and 90's when it seemed they couldn't find a decent quarterback to save their lives....enter Big Ben, 3rd superbowl appearance in 6 years!?!?!?! Almost made it his first time out, and he hasn't even hit his stride yet. Thats crazy awesome, and let's all remember that Green Bay does have a good defense.....but a good defense for an NFC team is a different animal than a good defense for an AFC team, at least for the last decade or so...(and Ben is still very young, nevermind their coach, the youngest to EVER win a Superbowl), but they aren't even close compared to Steel Curtain #2, in the far tougher AFC....any teams from the AFC roll into the playoffs with a losing record?....Never happen. Anyway,
Pittsburgh defensive stats this season:
PTS ALLOWED
14.5
(1st)
YDS ALLOWED
276.8
(2nd)
PASS YDS ALLOWED
214.1
(12th)
RUSH YDS ALLOWED
62.8
(1st)
Now take a look at Green Bay, in the
much softer NFC:
PTS
15.0
(2nd)
YDS
309.1
(5th)
PASS YDS
194.2
(5th)
RUSH YDS
114.9
(18th)
Mendenhall will run all over Green Bay, Big Ben will do what he does best, scramble, and make plays where it seems there are none, and I will have to get a new hat to go with my other three that has all four, five, and six superbowls listed on its side
Pittsburgh 35, Green Bay 17. 7 is such a nice number, and hey, if things keep going the way they are, maybe they'll fill up the other hand with rings.