Which Super Bowl does this most remind you of? (1 Viewer)

[Portis 26]

I've been thinking about which Super Bowl this one could most turn out like.

The obvious answer is the Seahawks Steelers game from a couple years back, but that's a little too easy given it features one of the teams.

Looking further back, the combination of high octane passing offense versus ferocious defense looks like one of those classic 1980s/early 1990s NFC-AFC blowouts with Kurt Warner playing the Jim Kelly/John Elway/Dan Marino role and the Steelers playing the Giants/Cowboys/Redskins/Bears role.

Warner could oh so easily end up throwing 50 times for a bunch of yards but a bunch of picks and getting pounded by a merciless D.

But I don't think it will be a blowout, because the Steelers offense has been so fragile this season. They have lost two starting offensive linemen, and Big Ben has been knocked silly all season long, while Willie Parker has been hobbled all season long. Now Hines Ward is hurt too I think they could really struggle to put up a lot of yards or points.

But I don't think Arizona will be able to score that many either just because the Steelers D has been so incredible. Also, Arizona's post-season run has been fuelled by a rejuvenated rushing attack, but no way will Edge get anything against these guys.

I think we will have a surprisingly low scoring game, that will probably resemble most either Rams Titans or Bills Giants. The Cards will take an early lead but the Steelers will keep plugging away and I think it'll come down to the final drive of the game.

 

[Prof. Chaos]

choke job by Cincy vs. S.F.?

 

[Tanner9919]

But I don't think Arizona will be able to score that many either just because the Steelers D has been so incredible. Also, Arizona's post-season run has been fuelled by a rejuvenated rushing attack, but no way will Edge get anything against these guys.

I think we will have a surprisingly low scoring game, that will probably resemble most either Rams Titans or Bills Giants. The Cards will take an early lead but the Steelers will keep plugging away and I think it'll come down to the final drive of the game.

not to knock the Pitt defense, but lets put away the baptism certificates and talk of the `greatest thing since sliced bread` for now.please..

they've beaten: Cincy twice, Cleveland twice - both among the NFL's worst-ever list, 8-8 SD Chargers once in reg season,once in playoffs, offensively challenged Ravens' team , Houston , barely beat J'ville, Redskins, Dallas , NE ( only impressive win this season)..they lost to Philly and Hank Baskett went 8-85 against them..Hank Baskett!! Philly sacked Ben 9 times...

the one thing Pitt COULDN'T do, was beat Tenn when it mattered most , for all the marbles, home-field advantage throughout playoffs bla bla bla..and they got spanked by Kerry Collins...

I mean, the Giants getting beaten by Cleveland was a fluke - Browns coming off a bye, Crennel vs. another former Parcells' guy in Coughlin, etc..but for Pitt to go to Tenn late in the year, and throw out a stinker like that, says a lot about the Steelers...this wasn't one of those 'bad' games that you throw out..this was a spineless effort , bad coaching job by Tomlin, etc..

Whisenhunt and Grimm know the inner workings of that Pitt franchise, the coaching staff, **** LeBeau's tendencies, etc..

this SB reminds me most of the Sf/Chargers Superbowl XLI - Indy/Chicago..the high powered offense takes it to the

supposedly 'great' defense..

or SB XXX - where Dallas beat Pitt with two costly INT's, one for TD..thinkin' that Big Ben is good for at least two INTs, one as a 'pick-6' Int-for-TD on Sunday...

So I think the opposite is true - High scoring game, blowout by Az..Pitt can't keep up and gets pummeled.

 

[fred_1_15301]

But I don't think Arizona will be able to score that many either just because the Steelers D has been so incredible. Also, Arizona's post-season run has been fuelled by a rejuvenated rushing attack, but no way will Edge get anything against these guys.

I think we will have a surprisingly low scoring game, that will probably resemble most either Rams Titans or Bills Giants. The Cards will take an early lead but the Steelers will keep plugging away and I think it'll come down to the final drive of the game.

not to knock the Pitt defense, but lets put away the baptism certificates and talk of the `greatest thing since sliced bread` for now.please..

they've beaten: Cincy twice, Cleveland twice - both among the NFL's worst-ever list, 8-8 SD Chargers once in reg season,once in playoffs, offensively challenged Ravens' team , Houston , barely beat J'ville, Redskins, Dallas , NE ( only impressive win this season)..they lost to Philly and Hank Baskett went 8-85 against them..Hank Baskett!! Philly sacked Ben 9 times...

the one thing Pitt COULDN'T do, was beat Tenn when it mattered most , for all the marbles, home-field advantage throughout playoffs bla bla bla..and they got spanked by Kerry Collins...

I mean, the Giants getting beaten by Cleveland was a fluke - Browns coming off a bye, Crennel vs. another former Parcells' guy in Coughlin, etc..but for Pitt to go to Tenn late in the year, and throw out a stinker like that, says a lot about the Steelers...this wasn't one of those 'bad' games that you throw out..this was a spineless effort , bad coaching job by Tomlin, etc..

Whisenhunt and Grimm know the inner workings of that Pitt franchise, the coaching staff, **** LeBeau's tendencies, etc..

this SB reminds me most of the Sf/Chargers Superbowl XLI - Indy/Chicago..the high powered offense takes it to the

supposedly 'great' defense..

or SB XXX - where Dallas beat Pitt with two costly INT's, one for TD..thinkin' that Big Ben is good for at least two INTs, one as a 'pick-6' Int-for-TD on Sunday...

So I think the opposite is true - High scoring game, blowout by Az..Pitt can't keep up and gets pummeled.

There is no way the Steelers will get blown out. It's absolutely impossible!!! Their defense will never let that happen. And yes.....their defense really is that good as you'll find out on Sunday.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

I'm thinking Ravens-Giants, with the Steelers playing the role of the Ravens.

 

[Ghost Rider]

But I don't think Arizona will be able to score that many either just because the Steelers D has been so incredible. Also, Arizona's post-season run has been fuelled by a rejuvenated rushing attack, but no way will Edge get anything against these guys.

I think we will have a surprisingly low scoring game, that will probably resemble most either Rams Titans or Bills Giants. The Cards will take an early lead but the Steelers will keep plugging away and I think it'll come down to the final drive of the game.

not to knock the Pitt defense, but lets put away the baptism certificates and talk of the `greatest thing since sliced bread` for now.please..

they've beaten: Cincy twice, Cleveland twice - both among the NFL's worst-ever list, 8-8 SD Chargers once in reg season,once in playoffs, offensively challenged Ravens' team , Houston , barely beat J'ville, Redskins, Dallas , NE ( only impressive win this season)..they lost to Philly and Hank Baskett went 8-85 against them..Hank Baskett!! Philly sacked Ben 9 times...

the one thing Pitt COULDN'T do, was beat Tenn when it mattered most , for all the marbles, home-field advantage throughout playoffs bla bla bla..and they got spanked by Kerry Collins...

I mean, the Giants getting beaten by Cleveland was a fluke - Browns coming off a bye, Crennel vs. another former Parcells' guy in Coughlin, etc..but for Pitt to go to Tenn late in the year, and throw out a stinker like that, says a lot about the Steelers...this wasn't one of those 'bad' games that you throw out..this was a spineless effort , bad coaching job by Tomlin, etc..

Whisenhunt and Grimm know the inner workings of that Pitt franchise, the coaching staff, **** LeBeau's tendencies, etc..

this SB reminds me most of the Sf/Chargers Superbowl XLI - Indy/Chicago..the high powered offense takes it to the

supposedly 'great' defense..

or SB XXX - where Dallas beat Pitt with two costly INT's, one for TD..thinkin' that Big Ben is good for at least two INTs, one as a 'pick-6' Int-for-TD on Sunday...

So I think the opposite is true - High scoring game, blowout by Az..Pitt can't keep up and gets pummeled.

If the Steelers losing like that to the Titans was spineless, what word would you use to describe the Cardinals 40-point loss to the Patriots the same day? Also,

 

[The Jerk]

not to knock the Pitt defense

I love that you write this, when in reality all you have done in multiple threads this week is do exactly that. Nothing wrong with it; obviously, it's your opinion; but stop with the pretenses. I openly welcome anyone's thoughts, but you've broken me down over the past week with your statistical cherry-picking to where I finally took the bait. Congrats! (Baptism certificates )

they've beaten: Cincy twice, Cleveland twice - both among the NFL's worst-ever list, 8-8 SD Chargers once in reg season,once in playoffs, offensively challenged Ravens' team , Houston , barely beat J'ville, Redskins, Dallas , NE ( only impressive win this season)..they lost to Philly and Hank Baskett went 8-85 against them..Hank Baskett!! Philly sacked Ben 9 times...

I like the fact that when it comes to San Diego, the #2 scoring offense in the NFL this year behind the Saints, all you mention is that they were 8-8. The Steelers gave up two TDs (20 points) in seven quarters, with the Chargers adding 14 points against prevent defenses once the playoff game was out of reach.I also like your reasoning in dismissing the Steelers defensive performance against the Browns and Bengals in four games (which is spot on as their offenses finished 30th and 32nd in points out of 32 in points allowed), but you don't even mention the fact that a full two-thirds of the Cardinals wins came against the NFC West, and how those pathetic defenses (23rd, 25th and 31st out of 32) may have enhanced the Cardinals offensive numbers. By the way, the "offensively challenged" Ravens scored 385 points, good for 11th out of 32 teams. In fact, the Ravens 14 non-Steeler regular seasons game average of 25.4 ppg is only 1.3 ppg less than the Cardinals average ppg in the regular season. And we know from your many posts how potent the Cardinals offense is.

One week after the Steelers lost to the Eagles, the Cardinals were annihilated by the Jets, but neither the 7 offensive turnovers nor the 56 points allowed by Arizona made it into your post.

the one thing Pitt COULDN'T do, was beat Tenn when it mattered most , for all the marbles, home-field advantage throughout playoffs bla bla bla..and they got spanked by Kerry Collins...

I mean, the Giants getting beaten by Cleveland was a fluke - Browns coming off a bye, Crennel vs. another former Parcells' guy in Coughlin, etc..but for Pitt to go to Tenn late in the year, and throw out a stinker like that, says a lot about the Steelers...this wasn't one of those 'bad' games that you throw out..this was a spineless effort , bad coaching job by Tomlin, etc..

Once again, what's good for the goose is not good for the gander in your world. Leaving aside the 47-7 loss that occurred the same day as the PITT/TENN game, one week earlier the Cardinals had a fairly significant game in which the winner would essentially clinch the 3rd seed instead of the 4th (similar to the PITT/TENN game in which all that was at stake was 1st vs. 2nd seed), the Cardinals were shellacked AT HOME by Minnesota. At least in the Steelers case, they could point to a 52 yards gained advantage and a 0-4 turnover disadvantage. The Cardinals were outgained by 80 yards and only had a 1-2 turnover disadvantage. But again, don't look at the Cardinals lesser performances; just look at the only game the Steelers have lost since mid-November.

Whisenhunt and Grimm know the inner workings of that Pitt franchise, the coaching staff, **** LeBeau's tendencies, etc..

this SB reminds me most of the Sf/Chargers Superbowl XLI - Indy/Chicago..the high powered offense takes it to the

supposedly 'great' defense..

or SB XXX - where Dallas beat Pitt with two costly INT's, one for TD..thinkin' that Big Ben is good for at least two INTs, one as a 'pick-6' Int-for-TD on Sunday...

So I think the opposite is true - High scoring game, blowout by Az..Pitt can't keep up and gets pummeled.

You may be right. Arizona has a good chance of winning this game. However, you cannot exclude games that also matched high-powered offenses against stout defenses that went the other way. For example, Raiders-Bucs, Rams-Patriots, and of course last year when your Giants beat the Patriots.I do not wish to demean any of the Cardinals post-season accomplishments. They have played the best football in the NFC this January and have earned their Super Bowl berth. However, I believe their post-season prowess is being somewhat overstated in large part because it is being compared to their horrendous play between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I mean, 1-3 and being outscored 140-75 leaves a certain impression. But even if you are a fan of momentum, it is folly to only look at the Cardinals four-game win streak and ignore the Steelers 8-1 mark with the only loss coming on the home field of the team with the league's best regular season record.

In a one-game championship, nearly anything can happen, and to be clear, I give the Cardinals at least a 40% chance of winning. While it's distinctly possible that the Cardinals offense ends up being too strong for the Steelers defense, I don't think that's any more likely than the reverse occurring. And that's why they play the games.

 

[fred_1_15301]

not to knock the Pitt defense

I love that you write this, when in reality all you have done in multiple threads this week is do exactly that. Nothing wrong with it; obviously, it's your opinion; but stop with the pretenses. I openly welcome anyone's thoughts, but you've broken me down over the past week with your statistical cherry-picking to where I finally took the bait. Congrats! (Baptism certificates )

they've beaten: Cincy twice, Cleveland twice - both among the NFL's worst-ever list, 8-8 SD Chargers once in reg season,once in playoffs, offensively challenged Ravens' team , Houston , barely beat J'ville, Redskins, Dallas , NE ( only impressive win this season)..they lost to Philly and Hank Baskett went 8-85 against them..Hank Baskett!! Philly sacked Ben 9 times...

I like the fact that when it comes to San Diego, the #2 scoring offense in the NFL this year behind the Saints, all you mention is that they were 8-8. The Steelers gave up two TDs (20 points) in seven quarters, with the Chargers adding 14 points against prevent defenses once the playoff game was out of reach.I also like your reasoning in dismissing the Steelers defensive performance against the Browns and Bengals in four games (which is spot on as their offenses finished 30th and 32nd in points out of 32 in points allowed), but you don't even mention the fact that a full two-thirds of the Cardinals wins came against the NFC West, and how those pathetic defenses (23rd, 25th and 31st out of 32) may have enhanced the Cardinals offensive numbers. By the way, the "offensively challenged" Ravens scored 385 points, good for 11th out of 32 teams. In fact, the Ravens 14 non-Steeler regular seasons game average of 25.4 ppg is only 1.3 ppg less than the Cardinals average ppg in the regular season. And we know from your many posts how potent the Cardinals offense is.

One week after the Steelers lost to the Eagles, the Cardinals were annihilated by the Jets, but neither the 7 offensive turnovers nor the 56 points allowed by Arizona made it into your post.

the one thing Pitt COULDN'T do, was beat Tenn when it mattered most , for all the marbles, home-field advantage throughout playoffs bla bla bla..and they got spanked by Kerry Collins...

I mean, the Giants getting beaten by Cleveland was a fluke - Browns coming off a bye, Crennel vs. another former Parcells' guy in Coughlin, etc..but for Pitt to go to Tenn late in the year, and throw out a stinker like that, says a lot about the Steelers...this wasn't one of those 'bad' games that you throw out..this was a spineless effort , bad coaching job by Tomlin, etc..

Once again, what's good for the goose is not good for the gander in your world. Leaving aside the 47-7 loss that occurred the same day as the PITT/TENN game, one week earlier the Cardinals had a fairly significant game in which the winner would essentially clinch the 3rd seed instead of the 4th (similar to the PITT/TENN game in which all that was at stake was 1st vs. 2nd seed), the Cardinals were shellacked AT HOME by Minnesota. At least in the Steelers case, they could point to a 52 yards gained advantage and a 0-4 turnover disadvantage. The Cardinals were outgained by 80 yards and only had a 1-2 turnover disadvantage. But again, don't look at the Cardinals lesser performances; just look at the only game the Steelers have lost since mid-November.

Whisenhunt and Grimm know the inner workings of that Pitt franchise, the coaching staff, **** LeBeau's tendencies, etc..

this SB reminds me most of the Sf/Chargers Superbowl XLI - Indy/Chicago..the high powered offense takes it to the

supposedly 'great' defense..

or SB XXX - where Dallas beat Pitt with two costly INT's, one for TD..thinkin' that Big Ben is good for at least two INTs, one as a 'pick-6' Int-for-TD on Sunday...

So I think the opposite is true - High scoring game, blowout by Az..Pitt can't keep up and gets pummeled.

You may be right. Arizona has a good chance of winning this game. However, you cannot exclude games that also matched high-powered offenses against stout defenses that went the other way. For example, Raiders-Bucs, Rams-Patriots, and of course last year when your Giants beat the Patriots.I do not wish to demean any of the Cardinals post-season accomplishments. They have played the best football in the NFC this January and have earned their Super Bowl berth. However, I believe their post-season prowess is being somewhat overstated in large part because it is being compared to their horrendous play between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I mean, 1-3 and being outscored 140-75 leaves a certain impression. But even if you are a fan of momentum, it is folly to only look at the Cardinals four-game win streak and ignore the Steelers 8-1 mark with the only loss coming on the home field of the team with the league's best regular season record.

In a one-game championship, nearly anything can happen, and to be clear, I give the Cardinals at least a 40% chance of winning. While it's distinctly possible that the Cardinals offense ends up being too strong for the Steelers defense, I don't think that's any more likely than the reverse occurring. And that's why they play the games.

Great Posting!!! That was some of the most brutal ownage I've ever seen on here..........

 

[Tom Servo]

Great Posting!!! That was some of the most brutal ownage I've ever seen on here..........

Leave it to The Jerk to supply the objective analysis.

 

[bro1ncos]

This reminds me of the Giants/Bills Super Bowl. Hopefully we get something that exciting with a hero this time and not Scott Norwood.

 

[valhallan]

I dunno. Have we ever seen a quarterback with Warner's credentials lead a maligned franchise on a cinderella run to the Super Bowl? This has to be a first. And it's hard to wrap my mind around the Steelers as they seem to be a worse team than they have been in the past. I think this game will be completely unique, just like the season as a whole has been.

 

[awesomeness]

But I don't think Arizona will be able to score that many either just because the Steelers D has been so incredible. Also, Arizona's post-season run has been fuelled by a rejuvenated rushing attack, but no way will Edge get anything against these guys.

I think we will have a surprisingly low scoring game, that will probably resemble most either Rams Titans or Bills Giants. The Cards will take an early lead but the Steelers will keep plugging away and I think it'll come down to the final drive of the game.

not to knock the Pitt defense, but lets put away the baptism certificates and talk of the `greatest thing since sliced bread` for now.please..

they've beaten: Cincy twice, Cleveland twice - both among the NFL's worst-ever list, 8-8 SD Chargers once in reg season,once in playoffs, offensively challenged Ravens' team , Houston , barely beat J'ville, Redskins, Dallas , NE ( only impressive win this season)..they lost to Philly and Hank Baskett went 8-85 against them..Hank Baskett!! Philly sacked Ben 9 times...

the one thing Pitt COULDN'T do, was beat Tenn when it mattered most , for all the marbles, home-field advantage throughout playoffs bla bla bla..and they got spanked by Kerry Collins...

I mean, the Giants getting beaten by Cleveland was a fluke - Browns coming off a bye, Crennel vs. another former Parcells' guy in Coughlin, etc..but for Pitt to go to Tenn late in the year, and throw out a stinker like that, says a lot about the Steelers...this wasn't one of those 'bad' games that you throw out..this was a spineless effort , bad coaching job by Tomlin, etc..

Whisenhunt and Grimm know the inner workings of that Pitt franchise, the coaching staff, **** LeBeau's tendencies, etc..

this SB reminds me most of the Sf/Chargers Superbowl XLI - Indy/Chicago..the high powered offense takes it to the

supposedly 'great' defense..

or SB XXX - where Dallas beat Pitt with two costly INT's, one for TD..thinkin' that Big Ben is good for at least two INTs, one as a 'pick-6' Int-for-TD on Sunday...

So I think the opposite is true - High scoring game, blowout by Az..Pitt can't keep up and gets pummeled.

this is one of the worst posts i've seen in a long long time.

 

[Die]

One way to look at it is Whisenhunt and Tomlin are two promising young coaches that might have highly successful programs for years to come. We might look back on this super bowl in 10 years as being much more meaningful.

 

[Mikey16x]

Reminds me of Ravens/Giants.

 

[TC]

That Chiefs-Vikings upset. The Vikings may have been the better team, but they just could not score enough.

 

[Billy Ball Thorton]

But I don't think Arizona will be able to score that many either just because the Steelers D has been so incredible. Also, Arizona's post-season run has been fuelled by a rejuvenated rushing attack, but no way will Edge get anything against these guys.

I think we will have a surprisingly low scoring game, that will probably resemble most either Rams Titans or Bills Giants. The Cards will take an early lead but the Steelers will keep plugging away and I think it'll come down to the final drive of the game.

not to knock the Pitt defense, but lets put away the baptism certificates and talk of the `greatest thing since sliced bread` for now.please..

they've beaten: Cincy twice, Cleveland twice - both among the NFL's worst-ever list, 8-8 SD Chargers once in reg season,once in playoffs, offensively challenged Ravens' team , Houston , barely beat J'ville, Redskins, Dallas , NE ( only impressive win this season)..they lost to Philly and Hank Baskett went 8-85 against them..Hank Baskett!! Philly sacked Ben 9 times...

the one thing Pitt COULDN'T do, was beat Tenn when it mattered most , for all the marbles, home-field advantage throughout playoffs bla bla bla..and they got spanked by Kerry Collins...

I mean, the Giants getting beaten by Cleveland was a fluke - Browns coming off a bye, Crennel vs. another former Parcells' guy in Coughlin, etc..but for Pitt to go to Tenn late in the year, and throw out a stinker like that, says a lot about the Steelers...this wasn't one of those 'bad' games that you throw out..this was a spineless effort , bad coaching job by Tomlin, etc..

Whisenhunt and Grimm know the inner workings of that Pitt franchise, the coaching staff, **** LeBeau's tendencies, etc..

this SB reminds me most of the Sf/Chargers Superbowl XLI - Indy/Chicago..the high powered offense takes it to the

supposedly 'great' defense..

or SB XXX - where Dallas beat Pitt with two costly INT's, one for TD..thinkin' that Big Ben is good for at least two INTs, one as a 'pick-6' Int-for-TD on Sunday...

So I think the opposite is true - High scoring game, blowout by Az..Pitt can't keep up and gets pummeled.

If the Steelers losing like that to the Titans was spineless, what word would you use to describe the Cardinals 40-point loss to the Patriots the same day? Also,

umm,,, I 'll take nothing to play for ?

 

[fred_1_15301]

But I don't think Arizona will be able to score that many either just because the Steelers D has been so incredible. Also, Arizona's post-season run has been fuelled by a rejuvenated rushing attack, but no way will Edge get anything against these guys.

I think we will have a surprisingly low scoring game, that will probably resemble most either Rams Titans or Bills Giants. The Cards will take an early lead but the Steelers will keep plugging away and I think it'll come down to the final drive of the game.

not to knock the Pitt defense, but lets put away the baptism certificates and talk of the `greatest thing since sliced bread` for now.please..

they've beaten: Cincy twice, Cleveland twice - both among the NFL's worst-ever list, 8-8 SD Chargers once in reg season,once in playoffs, offensively challenged Ravens' team , Houston , barely beat J'ville, Redskins, Dallas , NE ( only impressive win this season)..they lost to Philly and Hank Baskett went 8-85 against them..Hank Baskett!! Philly sacked Ben 9 times...

the one thing Pitt COULDN'T do, was beat Tenn when it mattered most , for all the marbles, home-field advantage throughout playoffs bla bla bla..and they got spanked by Kerry Collins...

I mean, the Giants getting beaten by Cleveland was a fluke - Browns coming off a bye, Crennel vs. another former Parcells' guy in Coughlin, etc..but for Pitt to go to Tenn late in the year, and throw out a stinker like that, says a lot about the Steelers...this wasn't one of those 'bad' games that you throw out..this was a spineless effort , bad coaching job by Tomlin, etc..

Whisenhunt and Grimm know the inner workings of that Pitt franchise, the coaching staff, **** LeBeau's tendencies, etc..

this SB reminds me most of the Sf/Chargers Superbowl XLI - Indy/Chicago..the high powered offense takes it to the

supposedly 'great' defense..

or SB XXX - where Dallas beat Pitt with two costly INT's, one for TD..thinkin' that Big Ben is good for at least two INTs, one as a 'pick-6' Int-for-TD on Sunday...

So I think the opposite is true - High scoring game, blowout by Az..Pitt can't keep up and gets pummeled.

If the Steelers losing like that to the Titans was spineless, what word would you use to describe the Cardinals 40-point loss to the Patriots the same day? Also,

umm,,, I 'll take nothing to play for ?

What about their loss to the Jets? How about the Vikings with the 3 seed on the line?

 

[Mik789fl]

Looks a lot like a mirror of the Bucs/Raiders from a few years ago.

Raiders(Steelers) touchdown favorite.

Overpowering offense Raiders,(defense Steelers)

Questionable offense Bucs,(defense Cardinals)

Former coach familiar with his opponent,Gruden(Wisenhut/Grimm)

35-17 Cardinals.

 

[The Jerk]

Looks a lot like a mirror of the Bucs/Raiders from a few years ago.Raiders(Steelers) touchdown favorite.Overpowering offense Raiders,(defense Steelers)Questionable offense Bucs,(defense Cardinals)Former coach familiar with his opponent,Gruden(Wisenhut/Grimm)35-17 Cardinals.

Love your Snoopy helmet, but I'm confused by your logic. The only thing that is similar to Bucs/Raiders -- by your own post -- is the head coach having previously been on the opponent's staff. Even that is different because it is two seasons ago instead of just one. By the way, the Raiders were a 3.5-4 point favorite over the Bucs.

 

[Steeler]

I'm thinking Ravens-Giants, with the Steelers playing the role of the Ravens.

Reminds me of Ravens/Giants.

From you keyboards to God's ears!

 

[Tom Servo]

I was actually thinking of SB XIV -- Steelers/Rams. The strong division champion (Steelers) with lots of playoff experience against a solid 9-7 playoff team (Rams). The 9-7 team kept it close, stifling the Steeler O for a good part of the game and in fact led to start the 4th quarter. Eventually, a couple of bad plays on D and a Ferrigamo INT gave the game to the Steelers.

Just my

 

[Mik789fl]

Looks a lot like a mirror of the Bucs/Raiders from a few years ago.Raiders(Steelers) touchdown favorite.Overpowering offense Raiders,(defense Steelers)Questionable offense Bucs,(defense Cardinals)Former coach familiar with his opponent,Gruden(Wisenhut/Grimm)35-17 Cardinals.

Love your Snoopy helmet, but I'm confused by your logic. The only thing that is similar to Bucs/Raiders -- by your own post -- is the head coach having previously been on the opponent's staff. Even that is different because it is two seasons ago instead of just one. By the way, the Raiders were a 3.5-4 point favorite over the Bucs.

"Mirror" of the Bucs/Raiders game.Yes,the vegas final spread on that game was 3 1/2,but offshore sites were giving 6 1/2 to 7. I had a "tease" with one of them getting The Bucs and 13 1/2,sorry,I should have been more specific.

 

[Portis 26]

Upon reflection, I think this one could end up like Bucs Raiders.

The Raiders had a veteran QB who posted incredible passing numbers, the Bucs had a ferocious D and an unspectacular offense... sounds familiar?

I can see now a dejected Warner hanging his head as a Steelers DB highsteps into the endzone, "Well, that 's Warner's 3rd interception of the day... and the Steelers now lead 42-17..."

 

[Godsbrother]

Upon reflection, I think this one could end up like Bucs Raiders. The Raiders had a veteran QB who posted incredible passing numbers, the Bucs had a ferocious D and an unspectacular offense... sounds familiar?

Mike Tomlin was also a member of that Bucs coaching staff.

 

[MDSkinner]

Upon reflection, I think this one could end up like Bucs Raiders. The Raiders had a veteran QB who posted incredible passing numbers, the Bucs had a ferocious D and an unspectacular offense... sounds familiar?I can see now a dejected Warner hanging his head as a Steelers DB highsteps into the endzone, "Well, that 's Warner's 3rd interception of the day... and the Steelers now lead 42-17..."

Definitely the best comparison I have heard so far and pretty much exactly the outcome that I am expecting this weekend.

 

[VaCatFan]

choke job by Cincy vs. S.F.?

That's the one that immediately came to my mind.

 

[JamesTheScot]

How about last year's?

A strong defense facing down a prolific passing attack?

In this case the defense is the favorite to Vegas, but I think the analogy holds.

I think this game is going to be close. The Arizona D can contain the shaky Pitt O and the stout Pitt D can contain the explosive Arizona O.

Jut like last year, I can see this game being pretty tight with a few key plays in the fourth quarter determining the outcome. It could be a Fitz jump ball in double coverage, it could be a Warner sack&fumble, it could be Holmes punt return, it could be a TP int. There a a lot of gamers on both sides of the ball on both teams that are very capable of making that one big play in a key situation that will determine who wins.