# The Second Annual Steelers March To The Super Bowl Thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 10, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121 "2004-08-10T00:31:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 29
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/561 "2005-01-15T22:01:39Z")
And I didn’t. 😃 10-0 Steelers. Sweating yet, **Ellis**? ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/562 "2005-01-15T22:12:59Z")
The divisional round is always fun, because you see the teams that fought so hard in WC weekend to keep playing get swept away by the legitimate teams like houseflies. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/563 "2005-01-15T22:28:08Z")
See what happens when you talk smack during the game? Now it’s 10-3 and the Jets are driving. That’s OK, though. Pittsburgh will win anyway, they’ll just make it interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/564 "2005-01-15T22:31:53Z")
Steelers defense doesn’t look all that good today, from the perspective of a third-party observer. They aren’t getting to Pennington, oh shit Moss beat them deep on that play, see? and Martin’s getting yards after contact. I’m surprised, honestly; I thought they’d be more impressive than this. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/565 "2005-01-15T22:40:32Z")
And just like that, the score is tied. I smell an upset. The Steelers’ offense seems a little out sync and the Jets just gave themself some mo. Of course, Cowher can still chew some ass at halftime and make some adjustments but the Jets are hanging in there and they shouldn’t be. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/566 "2005-01-15T22:57:57Z")
The Jets got jobbed on that spike. Good game so far. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/567 "2005-01-15T23:00:08Z")
The Steelers offense does indeed look out of sync. It seems like every time Ben throws the ball it’s either short or it has no zip on it. The running game is doing OK, though. All in all it was a good first half. The Jets needed a punt return to tie it. They still can’t move the ball on the Steelers defense. If the offense gets it together Pittsburgh wins running away. If not they win in a barnburner. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/568 "2005-01-15T23:01:53Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > The Jets got jobbed on that spike. > > Good game so far. Yeah, it did look that way, but it would have been a 59-yard field goal, so I feel confident that it didn’t really matter. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/569 "2005-01-15T23:03:49Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > The Jets got jobbed on that spike. > > Good game so far. No they didn’t. Remember that the clock doesn’t stop on the snap, it stops on the spike. By the time he spike it, the clock was dead. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/570 "2005-01-15T23:06:52Z")
I like your confidence, Airman. This is the first I’ve seen of the Steelers, and except for “The Bus” I don’t know if they look like world champions. They might come out roaring in the second half – I expect they’re still shaking off the rust. Curtis Martin and Jerome Bettis are both great backs. This could be a good game for a purist, and so far it’s much closer than I expected. But I think my girlfriend is looking for a movie to watch. I’ll have to forego this and the Falcons game so I can watch both games tomorrow (Indy-NE promises to be the best of the weekend). ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/571 "2005-01-15T23:10:49Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > The Steelers offense does indeed look out of sync. It seems like every time Ben throws the ball it’s either short or it has no zip on it. The running game is doing OK, though. > > All in all it was a good first half. The Jets needed a punt return to tie it. They still can’t move the ball on the Steelers defense. If the offense gets it together Pittsburgh wins running away. If not they win in a barnburner. Except, like I said, they are moving the ball. 118 yards through the air and another 71 on the ground is a freaking fireworks display compared to what the Jets should be doing based on the season. I don’t even like the Jets, and frankly I don’t think they’re very good, but the Steelers have been outplayed since the Polamalu pick. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/572 "2005-01-15T23:18:34Z")
> [@Jimmy Chitwood](#): > > Except, like I said, they are moving the ball. 118 yards through the air and another 71 on the ground is a freaking fireworks display compared to what the Jets should be doing based on the season. I don’t even like the Jets, and frankly I don’t think they’re very good, but the Steelers have been outplayed since the Polamalu pick. Yeah, but they have nothing to show for it. When I think of moving the ball, I think of getting it into scoring position. As far as I’m concerned, the Jets can get 400 yards of total offense if they don’t get any points. That’s what I mean about moving the ball. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/573 "2005-01-15T23:24:16Z")
That was a good defensive recovery by the Steelers after giving up that roughing penalty. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/574 "2005-01-15T23:33:13Z")
INT. TD. The Jets seem to be getting plenty of offense from everyone except their offense. That really was a pretty poor decision by Roethlisberger. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/575 "2005-01-15T23:33:19Z")
That was an awful throw by Roethlisberger. He looked like a rookie on that play. The Steelers need to score and get some momentum back. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/576 "2005-01-15T23:34:43Z")
Ok, time to erase the post I was in the middle of typing out about how sweet a drive Ben was putting together. ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/577 "2005-01-15T23:36:18Z")
Good season guys, thanks for getting my hopes up. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/578 "2005-01-15T23:37:40Z")
Looks like I missed some interesting action while the Girlfriend was watching Sex in the City ☹ ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/579 "2005-01-15T23:37:55Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > That was an awful throw by Roethlisberger. He looked like a rookie on that play. Yeah, after seeing the replay i should correct my earlier post. It wasn’t a poor decision, because his receiver was open. It was just a poor throw. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121/580 "2005-01-15T23:47:36Z")
Geez, Bus! Hang on to the damn ball! Ouch…this bodes not well… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121.md?page=28) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121.md?page=30)