Official Super Bowl XLV thread Packers vs. Steelers

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by susweel:
31-17 Packers

Rodgers throws for over 300 yards.

ehh...Steelers D only gave up more than 22 pts once all season, @NE. Their defensive pts allowed each week have been 9, 11, 13, 17, 10, 22, 20, 21, 32, 3, 16, 10, 7, 13, 3, 9, 17, 17 including playoffs.

I know the Packers offense is good, but i dont see this turning into a high scoring game unless turnovers become a big factor.

Mike McCarthy has always said his theory is "we must run the ball 30 times or more to win. even if its not working, you have to run 30 times". The Steelers D doesnt allow rushing yards. they just dont. you dont run on the Steelers. so if theyre stubborn and try 30 times, it might cost them the game.

If they abandon the run and lean on Rodgers, hes going to get pressured alot and make mistakes. hes never been on this big a stage, and the Steeler D has done this before. i can see Rodgers being confused, especially if the Steelers know hes going to be passing every down.

Im picking Pittsburgh to win this game, but im hoping Green Bay wins. I just dont see them beating the Steelers unfortunately. ive usually had a pretty good read on Super Bowl matchups. the only SB ive picked wrong in the last 16 years is Patriots over Giants. usually these games are pretty easy to tell whos probably going to win.

hopefully im wrong. id rather not see PIT get the 7th ring. itd be hard to defend 5-0 compared to 7-1, but 5-0 to 6-2 is arguable for sure.

Originally posted by Janitor:

Originally posted by Niners99:

Originally posted by susweel:
31-17 Packers

Rodgers throws for over 300 yards.

ehh...Steelers D only gave up more than 22 pts once all season, @NE. Their defensive pts allowed each week have been 9, 11, 13, 17, 10, 22, 20, 21, 32, 3, 16, 10, 7, 13, 3, 9, 17, 17 including playoffs.

I know the Packers offense is good, but i dont see this turning into a high scoring game unless turnovers become a big factor.

Mike McCarthy has always said his theory is "we must run the ball 30 times or more to win. even if its not working, you have to run 30 times". The Steelers D doesnt allow rushing yards. they just dont. you dont run on the Steelers. so if theyre stubborn and try 30 times, it might cost them the game.

If they abandon the run and lean on Rodgers, hes going to get pressured alot and make mistakes. hes never been on this big a stage, and the Steeler D has done this before. i can see Rodgers being confused, especially if the Steelers know hes going to be passing every down.

Im picking Pittsburgh to win this game, but im hoping Green Bay wins. I just dont see them beating the Steelers unfortunately. ive usually had a pretty good read on Super Bowl matchups. the only SB ive picked wrong in the last 16 years is Patriots over Giants. usually these games are pretty easy to tell whos probably going to win.

hopefully im wrong. id rather not see PIT get the 7th ring. itd be hard to defend 5-0 compared to 7-1, but 5-0 to 6-2 is arguable for sure.

I don't know when you heard that, but it was a strategy abandoned a while ago. In fact, coming into the playoffs McCarthy stated something like "It's Mr.Rodgers house now" saying it all depended on him.