Showing posts with label AFC Champion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AFC Champion. Show all posts
Saturday, January 23, 2010
NFL - AFC Championship Jets Vs. Colts Preview
Sunday, February 1, 2009
It's Dynasty vs. Doormat in the Super Bowl
By BARRY WILNER, AP Football Writer
TAMPA, Fla. – Dynasty vs. doormat. The Pittsburgh Steelers have signified success in the Super Bowl era with their stable ownership, brilliant coaching and throwback style. A victory Sunday will give them a record sixth Super Bowl title, and they are 6 1/2-point favorites to get it against the Arizona Cardinals.
Yes, those Cardinals — a franchise that has defined dysfunction since the 1950s.
If it's easy to believe the Steelers are back in the big game three years after winning one for the thumb against Seattle, it's just as difficult — nearly impossible, actually — to believe the Cardinals are providing the opposition. This is a classic yin and yang setup: the defensively miserly AFC champs against the offensively potent NFC winners. The team with the proud history against the club with the forgettable past.
As if any of that matters now.
"Legacies are something you kind of worry about after the season," Steelers All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu said.
When that season ends Sunday night, the Steelers will be judged by a commitment to excellence — sorry, Al Davis — established by the Steel Curtain teams of Chuck Noll in the 1970s and carried on through the Bill Cowher years. It is not something they can ignore, even if their coach, Mike Tomlin, has been on the job only two years and has few ties to Noll or Cowher.
TAMPA, Fla. – Dynasty vs. doormat. The Pittsburgh Steelers have signified success in the Super Bowl era with their stable ownership, brilliant coaching and throwback style. A victory Sunday will give them a record sixth Super Bowl title, and they are 6 1/2-point favorites to get it against the Arizona Cardinals.
Yes, those Cardinals — a franchise that has defined dysfunction since the 1950s.
If it's easy to believe the Steelers are back in the big game three years after winning one for the thumb against Seattle, it's just as difficult — nearly impossible, actually — to believe the Cardinals are providing the opposition. This is a classic yin and yang setup: the defensively miserly AFC champs against the offensively potent NFC winners. The team with the proud history against the club with the forgettable past.
As if any of that matters now.
"Legacies are something you kind of worry about after the season," Steelers All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu said.
When that season ends Sunday night, the Steelers will be judged by a commitment to excellence — sorry, Al Davis — established by the Steel Curtain teams of Chuck Noll in the 1970s and carried on through the Bill Cowher years. It is not something they can ignore, even if their coach, Mike Tomlin, has been on the job only two years and has few ties to Noll or Cowher.
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Monday, January 26, 2009
AFC Champs Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Preview
AFC Champs Pittsburgh Steelers should they be the favorited team entering the Super Bowl? Jason Horowitz, Ian Eagle and Clark Judge take an in depth look at the AFC Champions, the road they took to Tampa as well as the reasons why they are the early favorites in Super Bowl XLIII.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
NFL Championship Sunday Predictions
Here are my predictions for the NFL's NFC and AFC Championship games, the winners of which will meet in the Super Bowl on February 1st.
Eagles vs. Cardinals
As stated last week after the game against the Giants, I feel that the Eagles will move onto the Super Bowl with a 24 - 19 victory over the Cardinals in Arizona. However, if Kurt Warner has great game and does not turn the ball over, I can see the results being reversed.
Steelers vs. Ravens
Jersey Joe Flacco's story book year is over after this game. The Steelers have beaten the Ravens handliy twice already this season and I see no reason to think otherwise here. Big Ben will do just enough to NOT lose the game and let the Pittsburgh defense control the game.
Steelers 23 Ravens 13
It should be an all Pennsylvania Super Bowl this year.
Eagles vs. Cardinals
As stated last week after the game against the Giants, I feel that the Eagles will move onto the Super Bowl with a 24 - 19 victory over the Cardinals in Arizona. However, if Kurt Warner has great game and does not turn the ball over, I can see the results being reversed.
Steelers vs. Ravens
Jersey Joe Flacco's story book year is over after this game. The Steelers have beaten the Ravens handliy twice already this season and I see no reason to think otherwise here. Big Ben will do just enough to NOT lose the game and let the Pittsburgh defense control the game.
Steelers 23 Ravens 13
It should be an all Pennsylvania Super Bowl this year.
Friday, January 16, 2009
AFC Title Game Features Steelers vs. Ravens
Thursday, January 1, 2009
NFL Wildcard Weekend Matchups For Sunday Jan. 4th
AFC Wildcard Matchup Baltimore Vs. Miami
NFC Wildcard Matchup Minnesota Vs. Philadelphia
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