New England at Pittsburgh

[ham55]

Who will win and why?

[deliverance]

New England will win by 14 points. They'll win because their a better team with a better offense and defense than Pittsburgh. They just have a better team overall. Big Ben will finally get his first loss as a starter.

[fleaflicker]

New England will win in a close game dominated by defense. The reason why is that New England has won 21 games and they've done it with 21 different starting lineups. Last week against the Jets, an undrafted rookie started, which means he has the same number of starts in the NFL as he did last year in LSU. Also, the Patriots can blitz on defense, or they can use 8 men in coverage. They can use just about any defensive formation with lots of success. They can win by throwing the ball deep, throwing it short, or running the ball a lot. They can win and beat you in any different variety of ways, and they play no two teams exactly alike. The Patriots are so varied in their skills, that they can play any game plan with equal skill, and win. But Pittsburgh has a good QB and a good running game. The defense is also much improved. So I wouldn't be surprised to see another 13-7 in the Pat's favor.

See this article: http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3109252

[ham55]

[quote="deliverance";p="67823"] They just have a better team overall. [/quote]

I remember somebody saying that last week for a team that ended up losing, on the road... Coincidence, I think not...

[AUSTIN_22:22]

i must have missed something cuz your post makes no sense to me ham.

anyway, i give the steelers a good chance to win this game. new england has had all their big wins at home this season. they have beat some tuff teams but not on the road.

another thing working in the steelers favor is that brb will not be easy for the pats coaches to plan for since he has played so few games in the league. he can also improvise on broken plays very well.

on the other side of the ball, the steelers are at a disadvantage. brady has all the weapons to pick the secondary apart. corey dillion is a strong runner too so they cant just sit back in coverage. kasey hampton will be missed greatly in this game and in the entire season.

if the steelers can get a half time lead and play good defense, they have a good chance to win. if not, the pats will keep the streak alive.

[blueandwhite200756]

Big Ben shows inexperience in a big game and gets confused by the patriots tricky stunts and it gets frusterating early. The Pats keep their streak alive. 38-27.

[ham55]

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[AUSTIN_22:22]

gotcha 8)

[England]

Steelers by 3 Big Ben will come up big when the pressure cooks. It will be tied 20-20 at the two minute warning. The Steelers will get the ball charge down the field and hit a game winning field goal. Steelers 23-20.

[deliverance]

Yeah, and right after Big Ben does that they give him the MVP and Rookie of the Year to him right there. Next thing ya know, they bring out the Super Bowl trophy and give it to the Steelers.