[AFC CHAMPIONSHIP] #6 New York Jets (12-6) @ #2 Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4)

[manchild24]

would love to see Packers/Steelers.

Rodgers gets his first Superbowl win (and flips off Favre)
Big Ben gets number 3 (and is still left out of conversations with Brady and SB wins)

 

[ram29jackson]

Sigh.. Unfortunately I think Pittsburgh is headed to another Super Bowl.

Aaron Rodgers is going to have to win it for America, because Jay Cutler against a Dick LeBeau defense with 2 weeks of preparation is scary.

didnt you think the Patriots would beat the Jets ?

 

[mgoblue2290]

I hate the Steelers and I hate the Jets. I've got to pick somebody to root for though and at the end of the day, as much as I hate their fans and their attitude, I'm hoping the Jets win. Ben Roethlisberger is a scum bag who shouldn't even be on the field and I hope the Jets D kicks his ass.

 

[Tailback U]

I picked the Jets because I have to in my pick em league because I'm behind.

But I don't think this game is going to be close. I think Steelers will win by 10-14 and will have the lead the entire game.

The Jets are fine when they are ahead. But once when they go down they will be in trouble and the game will be over. They will not be able to play from behind against the Steelers.

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

I think all 4 remaining teams are "overrated" by traditional standards. And I also think that overrated teams can beat superior teams too. It's just the fickle nature of today's NFL.

Really?

The Packers are 2nd in sacks, 2nd in INTs, 2nd in points allowed (15 ppg) and 5th in yards allowed per game to go along with that offense. Basically they have one of the top defenses in the league, maybe a top 2-4 D and an offense that puts up 24 ppg and generates 358 total yards per. On top of that they are very well coached and disciplined with the 3rd fewest penalty yards on the year, and their 3rd down conversion rate is 41.5% which is top 10 as well. They belong in the NFC Championship and I have no doubts about that. If it weren't for some key injuries problems this season the Packers might have taken the division no sweat.

The Bears I don't know how they did it with what I think is a below average offense, but they do have a top 5 D. #4 D in ppg and #2 in run D. Personally I think the only team anybody could say is overrated would be this team. But they found ways to win and hey I credit them for that. They did pull together a couple of win streaks, I don't know how they took that division. The ball must have bounced right or caught some teams sleeping or something...but they have a good D and their offense is good enough to win games with that D...so yeah. I think the Bears are the only overrated team left in the playoffs.

The Jets have the 6th best D for points allowed, 3rd best run D in the league, 3rd best for tatal yards allowed, 8th on sacks with 40, and although they don't nearly as many picks as the Steelers and Packers they are up there with them in passes defended. Look on offense they are the 4th best rushing attack in the league, and they score 23 points per game which is above average. They have some good WR's and an upstart QB. And on top of that they are playing on high right now, it's as if destiny has intervened, and that goes a long long way when you have team unity and your coach can get the entire locker room to believe.

The Steelers were considered the NFL's best team by most experts in America over the first half of the season, at least 8 to 10 weeks. Only lost 4 games this year all to teams who were contenders. Ravens (without Big Ben), Jets, Pats, and Saints, again all contenders. Best D in the league, Fewest points allowed, most sacks, fewest rush yards allowed with just 62. 62 rush yards per game...You now hard that is? Thats the fewest rush yards allows this decade outside of Minnesota in '06, with 18 more sacks and allowing 6 fewer points per game than the Vikes did that year. I don't hear anybody talking about how this Steelers defense might just be the best D they've had since the 70's, but it's true. That's no homer, that's just the Gods honest truth.

I'm saying, traditionally defense wins championships, and all 4 teams left have great defenses. Traditionally, all 4 teams left are solid clubs...except maybe the Bears but that's my perception of them, you and others might disagree and that's fine with me. I would have to say they belong here because they did take their division

 

[Awesometrax]

I hate the Steelers and I hate the Jets. I've got to pick somebody to root for though and at the end of the day, as much as I hate their fans and their attitude, I'm hoping the Jets win. Ben Roethlisberger is a scum bag who shouldn't even be on the field and I hope the Jets D kicks his ass.

Yay finally someone who agrees with my (and my dad's...) thoughts about Big Ben...

Unlike you though, I don't hate the Jets. And I will gain a lot of respect for them if they can beat both the Pats and the Steelers (see below my username for why).

 

[Maynard]

Some time, so I took a look at the Jets playoff history...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Jets

 

[Maynard]

Really?

i think he was referring to the that whole dynasty standard thing. traditionally there is usually one team that stands out from the rest

 

[SethMode]

i think he was referring to the that whole dynasty standard thing. traditionally there is usually one team that stands out from the rest

More or less. In today's NFL of course there are teams that lead in stat categories...somebody has to. But at the same time you can think that one team is unbeatable, and they'll go and get bounced by a supposedly very flawed team. Look at the last few years. Everyone thinks they know exactly who is going all the way, yet teams like the Seahawks pull major upsets, or the Cardinals, or the Steelers from a few years ago. Sure, we find ways to justify those wins after the fact, but still, that's a sign that teams are obviously overrated.

The media and fans jump on new teams nuts when really no team in the NFL is dominant anymore. Hence, they're all overrated, just at different times.

 

[inthecards21]

Yay finally someone who agrees with my (and my dad's...) thoughts about Big Ben...

Unlike you though, I don't hate the Jets. And I will gain a lot of respect for them if they can beat both the Pats and the Steelers (see below my username for why).

http://www.fanblogs.com/usc/006475.php

Sanchez was actually ARRESTED for what Roethlisberger was ACCUSED of, yet nobody ever gives him shit or calls him a rapist. Pittsburgh haters will always just look for reasons to hate Pittsburgh and despite the fact that Ben has said all the right things and was not even charged with anything, people will always say shit.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2010/columns/story?page=hotread19/BenRoethlisberger

Ben looks like he's changed his ways. Get over it

 

[Maynard]

he wasnt charged because the girl didnt want to go that route. she also didnt sue him in civil court....that doesnt mean he was any less guilty. its clear he assaulted this woman but she made the choice to let it go....which isnt uncommon for women to do

 

[SethMode]

he wasnt charged because the girl didnt want to go that route. she also didnt sue him in civil court....that doesnt mean he was any less guilty. its clear he assaulted this woman but she made the choice to let it go....which isnt uncommon for women to do

I don't know Maynard, where exactly did you get this information that it's "clear he assaulted this woman"? I'm not saying I believe he did or didn't, all I know if everything that I read indicated that there was never enough evidence to indicate that Roethlisberger assaulted her.

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

More or less. In today's NFL of course there are teams that lead in stat categories...somebody has to. But at the same time you can think that one team is unbeatable, and they'll go and get bounced by a supposedly very flawed team. Look at the last few years. Everyone thinks they know exactly who is going all the way, yet teams like the Seahawks pull major upsets, or the Cardinals, or the Steelers from a few years ago. Sure, we find ways to justify those wins after the fact, but still, that's a sign that teams are obviously overrated.

The media and fans jump on new teams nuts when really no team in the NFL is dominant anymore. Hence, they're all overrated, just at different times.

Haven't major upsets always happened? The 1984 49ers were 15-1 and won the Super Bowl. In '85 they were favored to beat the 10-6 Giants by a buttload, and the Giants came in and won that game 17-3, before the Giants got bounced by the Bears to the tune of 21-0. Upsets have always happened, in every decade. This isn't new.

In '91 the Cowboys or should I say 'Triplets' were mauled by the Detroit Lions 6-38. We all know the Lions have always sucked balls, and the Cowboys don't. At least not in the following 4 seasons when they won 3 Super Bowls.

So the Seahawks beat New Orleans, and that might have been the biggest upset of my life in the Playoffs outside of any Super Bowls we've seen. The Cardinals won 3 games to get into the Super Bowl where they put up one hell of a game against my Steelers.

The Steelers were 15-1 in '04, obviously a strong team before limping into the playoffs in '05. Hey they had some injuries/growing pains that season, but they entered the playoffs with the 9th best offense and the 3rd D. In other words it wasn't a shocker that the Steelers were able to win 3 road games on the way to a Super Bowl. In hindsight the Steelers have been very consistent and strong. I don't see how you could overrate that team. Shit give them some credit.

Now you have the number 1 defense playing the number 6 defense and both teams put up 23 points per game, what's overrated about that?

Then you have the #2 defense (GB) and puts 24 pts a game, against the #4 defense (CHI) that puts up 20 per game, what's overrated about that?

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

I don't know Maynard, where exactly did you get this information that it's "clear he assaulted this woman"? I'm not saying I believe he did or didn't, all I know if everything that I read indicated that there was never enough evidence to indicate that Roethlisberger assaulted her.

There were also inconsistencies between how she remembered the incident apparently.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20007264-504083.html

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. (CBS/WGCL/AP) The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released pictures, video, and audio recordings that include graphic descriptions of sex acts from its investigation of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

PICTURES: Ben Roethlisberger Sex Assault Case

Roethlisberger was accused of sexually assaulting a college student during a late night of partying in the small Georgia town of Milledgeville on March 5.

CBS affiliate WGCL was the first to get copies of the DVDs containing the explicit interviews, crime scene photos and surveillance video.

On the DVDs, an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation interviews the 20-year-old college student who said Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger raped her.

"Did he bend you over?" asked an investigator.

"I don't remember. I was just scared. It's this big man, I was just trying to get away," said the victim.

"What position did he have you in?" asked the investigator.

"I don't know," said the victim.

The victim told investigators that one of Roethlisberger's bodyguards took her to a back hallway and left her.

"He like had me sit at this stool, penis already out of his pants. I was like, 'no,'" said the victim.

The victim told the investigator that Roethlisberger did not wear a condom.

"He proceeded to have sex with me. Then he just got up and left," said the victim.

The victim told the investigator she then went back to her friends, left the club and found the nearest police officer.

Prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence to warrant criminal charges, but the quarterback did receive a six game suspension from the NFL for his behavior. Roethlisberger's attorney has denied he did anything wrong.

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

The team has little experience with success. The Steelers are full of it and have been in this situation many times.

Exactly. The Steelers have 31 players with Super Bowl rings, 17 of which have two rings. How are they not everyones favorite in this game? If I hear another person say the Jets will win on swagger I swear I'm gonna choke a bitch.

 

[ram29jackson]

Exactly. The Steelers have 31 players with Super Bowl rings, 17 of which have two rings. How are they not everyones favorite in this game? If I hear another person say the Jets will win on swagger I swear I'm gonna choke a bitch.

fine,..true.. but still the past.

along with all you said comes age as well. And theres a small window where athleticism trumps experience in sports. It happens to all of them and this may be that game for the Steelers.

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

fine,..true.. but still the past.

along with all you said comes age as well. And theres a small window where athleticism trumps experience in sports. It happens to all of them and this may be that game for the Steelers.

The average age of the Jets=27.2, average age of the Steelers=27.5. :runaway:

 

[EmpireWF]

The team has little experience with success. The Steelers are full of it and have been in this situation many times.

What does that have to do with 60 minutes on Sunday? Sanchez has played in 1 title game, Ben has played in what...3?

If anything, you can argue the Jets are overrated because their QB is not as consistent as Roethlisberger. But don't go reaching.

 

[Woy]

What does that have to do with 60 minutes on Sunday? Sanchez has played in 1 title game, Ben has played in what...3?

If anything, you can argue the Jets are overrated because their QB is not as consistent as Roethlisberger. But don't go reaching.

Exactly. It's not like this is their first rodeo. I mean Sanchez/Ryan have won four playoff games in their first two years, all on the road. They're not going to come into Pittsburgh nervous.

 

[Scorask]

I'm going with Pittsburgh in this game, I bet the Jet's fans weren't expecting that, lol. The Steelers are looking to avenge the weak loss to the Jets that put them on this run they have going. Indy and NE's D aren't on the same level as the Steelers and I think Pitt's D will be too much for Sanchez to handle, and they should also shut down the run game as well. I'm looking for it to be a good game, I can't stand rooting for the Steelers but I would rather shoot myself and end it all than root for the Jets.

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