Seconded.
And thirded. Preferably in the Pit, as that seems to be where the discourse has headed.
On the OP, all I’ll say is that I’d really like to see the contest decided on the field by the players, and not the officiating. I’m saying this in the hopes we don’t see a Packers-Bears Game 1 type flagfest or that the officials don’t whistle Harrison for 15 yards for looking cross-eyed at Rodgers, while ignoring the significant offensive holding that happens on both sides.
I see the important matchups as these: Whether the Packers can slow down or cover Ward and Wallace w/o being flagged for def. holding and Whether the Steelers can get sufficient pressure to Rodgers off the edge, quickly enough that Rodgers can’t find an open receiver. I’d be surprised if the Steelers used anything other than a nickel or dime package all day, daring the Packers to try and beat them with Starks. How is Starks as a pass receiver? Can the Pack slow down the pressure with screens, or is Pittsburgh too big and fast for that to work? Also, despite the Outsiders’ very low ranking of GB Special Teams—mainly due to atrocious kickoff performance—I wouldn’t be surprised to see a very good game from Mason Crosby.
Pittsburgh 28, Green Bay 27.
Unproven, at best. He only caught two passes during his limited play in the regular season, and another three in the 3 NFC playoff games. Generally speaking, if the Packers leave in a running back on a likely passing down, it’ll be Brandon Jackson.
For the Packers, every down is a passing down this weekend.
Well in the first half, sure. Once the Pack is up 35-0, I expect them to be classy and run the ball to burn the clock, so as not to increase the humiliation for the Steelers.
The Packers are going to get killed. I can’t wait.
Trash talking between fans of the two teams playing - amusing
Trash talking from fans of a rival team of one of the teams playing (Bears, Ravens) - amusing
Trash talking from other fans - kinda lame
Who are you talking to?
Anyone here besides Hamlet going to the game? I was thinkin’ some Steeler fan said early in the year if they made it he would go, but nothing since.
Dude, it’s not the Pro Bowl. the Steelers actually play defense.
Yeah - it’ll be tight is my guess, which is why I am worried about the result. I was surprised when Vegas made the Packers favorites, and equally surprised that it doesn’t seem to have moved at all over the two weeks.
I can’t understand why the Packers are favored. I can only guess that the betting is being influenced by deluded Packer fans. I don’t even think this game is going to be close. The Steelers are clearly a better team, especially on defense. The Packers barely survived against a 3rd string quarterback in their last game. Has everybody forgotten that?
IIRC, last time they played, Rodgers put up 383 and 3 td’s without an int, and the Pack hung 36 on that defense.
Luckily, the Packers defense has improved dramatically sine that game, with Matthews, Raji, and, most importantly Dom Capers. Should be an interesting game!
Hindsight is, as they say, 20/20.
The Packers lost that game. Just FYI.
Not on this defense. Not on the 2010 Steelers, and Troy Polamalu was not there in 2009 either.
That defense, the one that you’re so proud of having lost to by a point, had in the preceding five weeks lost to Cincinatti, KC, Baltimore, Oakland and Cleveland.
That defense is not this defense.
Agreed, sorry.
The Steelers barely survived their 2 playoff games too. Neither team is exactly rolling coming into this game.
The Steelers were never in any trouble in those games, they just started celebrating a little early a aginst the Jets. They also weren’t playing a 3rd string quarterback in either of those games, and both of those teams were defensively better than the Packers.
No kiddin. Thanks for pointing that out.