Yes, you heard it here first; the Bears and Packers will not be the only two teams to play for a chance to be in the Super Bowl this Sunday. All that you can hear around the Chicagoland area is about the big Bears game from radio deejays that normally only talk about gossip to teachers including Bears and Packers analogies in their lectures. The other competition is being hyped in the east-coast just as much as we are excited about our game in the midwest. The Jets and Steelers AFC Championship is another match-made in heaven for football fans.
The last time these two teams played the game expired with the Steelers offense on the Jets 10 yard line. The scoreboard read Jets 22, Steelers 17 and left us with a dry taste in our mouth for more. We got it.
Troy Polamalu was seen on the Pittsburg sideline during the last time these teams faced-off. In the fourteen games he played in this season he had 63 tackles, 1 sack, 7 interceptions, 11 passes defended, and a forced fumble. Don't even try and say a healthy Polamalu would not have made a difference had he played.
If Mark Sanchez does not bring his "A" game then the Jets do not stand a chance in this game. Without Sanchez playing as well as he did against the Patriots, the AFC Championship would not feature the Jets. Three touchdowns and a 127.3 passer rating will be very tough to replicate against a hard-hitting Steelers defense.
In order to reach the Super Bowl the Jets will have to beat the three paramount quarterbacks in the AFC right now (Peyton Manning in Wild Card Round, Tom Brady in Divisional Round, and Ben Roethlisberger now in AFC Championship). The third time will be the charm for sending the Jets home for good. Big Ben has been the definition of clutch thus far in his NFL playoff career. He is coming off a 2 touchdown and 0 interception game against the Ravens and will keep that momentum going forward into this game. The Steelers defense is too much for a young Mark Sanchez to handle and will leave him Super Bowl-less for the second straight year (Jets lost to Colts last year in AFC Championship). Prediction: Jets 13, Steelers 27
Troy Polamalu was seen on the Pittsburg sideline during the last time these teams faced-off. In the fourteen games he played in this season he had 63 tackles, 1 sack, 7 interceptions, 11 passes defended, and a forced fumble. Don't even try and say a healthy Polamalu would not have made a difference had he played.
If Mark Sanchez does not bring his "A" game then the Jets do not stand a chance in this game. Without Sanchez playing as well as he did against the Patriots, the AFC Championship would not feature the Jets. Three touchdowns and a 127.3 passer rating will be very tough to replicate against a hard-hitting Steelers defense.
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| Sanantonio Holmes taunts Steelers fans after the Jets' week 14 win. Pittsburg fans will have the last laugh. |
In order to reach the Super Bowl the Jets will have to beat the three paramount quarterbacks in the AFC right now (Peyton Manning in Wild Card Round, Tom Brady in Divisional Round, and Ben Roethlisberger now in AFC Championship). The third time will be the charm for sending the Jets home for good. Big Ben has been the definition of clutch thus far in his NFL playoff career. He is coming off a 2 touchdown and 0 interception game against the Ravens and will keep that momentum going forward into this game. The Steelers defense is too much for a young Mark Sanchez to handle and will leave him Super Bowl-less for the second straight year (Jets lost to Colts last year in AFC Championship). Prediction: Jets 13, Steelers 27
2 comments:
You're not worried about Pittsburgh's weak offensive line? I think Rex will come up with some creative ways to pressure Big Ben and contain the Steeler's offense.
I think the Jets defense will give them problems, but based off the last game I don't think it will be enough to win this weekend. Mendenhall had 99 yards rushing and Big Ben was able to put up 264 passing yards. I know the Jets' defense has been hot in the playoffs, but I still think the Steelers offense will be able to put up points.
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