I think the Cardinals will win. Their offense is better, and the defense will need to play their hearts out, but I think they can do it!
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Arizona Cardinals
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{"commentId":4879034,"authorDomain":"jkost"}
We lived in Pittsburgh 15 years during the 70s, now in Raleigh for 25 years, and this is Steeler Country. Baltimore Sun articles do not condemn Ryan Clark for dirty hit on Willis McGahee. Steeler Nation has tremendous respect for Ravens players and Coach John Harbaugh.
Go Stillers, GO!
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#51 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 8:40 AM EST{"commentId":4879352,"authorDomain":"swartzy1"}
Lombardi SIX PACK BABY!!!
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#52 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:12 AM EST{"commentId":4879431,"authorDomain":"swartzy1"}
Lombardi Six-Pack baby!!!
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#53 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:20 AM EST{"commentId":4879908,"authorDomain":"gopoundsand"}
Kurt Warner.......been there, done that, gonna do it again
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#54 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:57 AM EST{"commentId":4880135,"authorDomain":"mikeg-ms"}
The hit in the 4th was completely legal. Helmet-to-Helmet only applies to quarterbacks in the pocket, or spearing. That was a runner downfield with the ball. Hard hit, but legal. Class act by the trainers and the crowd when he was carried off.
It should be a good game. I just want the players to decide it, not have the refs gift the Steelers like they did last time they were in the SB. ESPN considers it one of the worst officiated games of all time. Let's not get a repeat.
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#55 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:12 AM EST{"commentId":4880543,"authorDomain":"amsalyers"}
Arizona fans have already started their wineing!!! Just sit back and watch the show, Steelers is going for not just their 6th ring but the most Superbowl wins in the history in the NFL. The Cards are gonna get squashed.
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#56 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:41 AM EST{"commentId":4880558,"authorDomain":"cubfan"}
Actually, neither of these lousy teams can win, the only thing the stupid bowl means is that it is time for baseball teams to report for Spring Training.
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#57 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:42 AM EST{"commentId":4881207,"authorDomain":"douglas-noffsinger"}
Destiny trumps talent as Cardinals win.
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#58 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:26 AM EST{"commentId":4881458,"authorDomain":"jayewmbg"}
The Steelers drew the most difficult schedule of the entire NFL this season. They showed their stuff. Sometimes it wasn't pretty, but they did what they needed to do to win. Being a life-long Steelers fan, without a doubt, the PITTSBURGH STEELERS will win Super Bowl XLIII. HERE WE GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#59 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:42 AM EST{"commentId":4881530,"authorDomain":"reachme"}
The Cardinals faded at the end of the season because they were playing smash-mouth teams fighting for their survival. The Steelers have be playing smash-mouth the entire season. Compare the strength of schedules and consider the shameful teams in the Cardinals' division before you consider the relative O and D rankings. The Cardinals beat a rookie QB in the first round, a weak QB in the seocnd round, and a chronic big game choker (sorry Donovan, but even your momma knows it's true) in the third round. Ben Rothelisberger is none of them, and as the AFC Championship game showed the Steelers' defense is BY FAR the best in the NFL. Arizona will not be able to run, and Warner will be hit every other play. I simply do not see the Cardinals D playing the Steelers O better than the Steelers D will be against the Cardinal O. So the Cardinals will lose
I applaud the Cardinals fans and their season, but when the reality of where they are at sinks in over the next couple of weeks coupled with the media frenzy, the nerves will start. The pile of playoffs newbies on the Cardinals will come out of the gate making mistakes. Dropped passes, muffed punts, false starts, etc. Unlike 2005 the Steelers are a Superbowl and playoff veteran TEAM now. The bandwagon will follow the Cardinals, and the Steelers will be the bad guys, and the bad guys will win because they've been there and done that. How many hits can Fitzgerald take across the middle from Ryan or Troy? Who on the Cardinals defense can catch a scrambling Ben? Where will the Cardinals secondary be when Ward breaks a jaw or two? This ain't the West Coast folks, and the Cardinals record in the Eastern timezone proves they can't play with the AFC big dogs.
Take the Steelers and the 6 1/2 points.
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#60 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:46 AM EST{"commentId":4881599,"authorDomain":"delron728"}
The Steelers fans are equal to the yankess fans..............rude, obnoxious and disgusting. I hope the AZ Cardinals whip them real good and the team goes back to Piggsburgh with there asses hurting real bad, especially Hines Ward and Troy"Hair Ball".... GO CARDINALS !!!!!!!!!!!
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#61 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:50 AM EST{"commentId":4882522,"authorDomain":"bltzburgh"}
And you know what Cardinal fans are like? Every other fair weather fan in the country. They only come out and talk about their team when they actually do something. Steelers fans are hated because they profess their love of their team through thick and thin. I've been a fan my whole life (I'm 43) and my faith has never wavered. So take your hatred and stick it where the sun don't shine son. Enjoy watching the Steelers hoist Lombardi trophy number six.
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{"commentId":4882814,"authorDomain":"Allthewaylive"}
Hey Ron! I have been trying to get a bet on this game since last night; even my Arizona friends won't take this bet. You want to put your money where your mouth is?
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{"commentId":4881728,"authorDomain":"delron728"}
go cardinals...............the piggsburgh steelers and ther fans are as nasty and obnoxious as new york yankee fans. i hope they come back from tampa with there busted up players and remember they are not as great as they think they are...........heres hoping someone puts a real hurting on hines ward and troy the hairball.....they are two disgusting individuals!
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#62 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 11:59 AM EST{"commentId":4883436,"authorDomain":"clairc"}
Man, you need to either learn a little more about the sport and it's history or just go cry in a closet. Ward and Polamalu are two of the greatest players to step on the field and any "unbiased" person who knows the sport will tell you the same thing. When was the last time either of them spit on another player? Souns like your a Baltimore fan. Here's two words that may come in handy for you.................BOO HOO!
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{"commentId":4883882,"authorDomain":"raej1234"}
You suck , your probably secretly in love with Polamalu !!
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{"commentId":4884690,"authorDomain":"pbobkoski23"}
Real classy Ron.......I bet the ladies are lined up for your charming ways. We love insecure bullies like you....NOT!!
GO STEELERS!!!
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{"commentId":4881790,"authorDomain":"DBSuther"}
Those making the comments about the helmet to helmet contact should not be making comments at all unless they read the rule book first - then go back and watch the play again. This isn't two hand touch.
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#63 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:02 PM EST{"commentId":4881891,"authorDomain":"MrGumbe"}
Pittsburgh completely embarrassed a New England team a week before that same New England team completely embarrassed Arizona. The Steelers won't make the same defensive mistakes that Philly did. Defense wins championships.
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#64 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:09 PM EST{"commentId":4881948,"authorDomain":"rockyone1232005"}
lol at "helmet to helmet". That doesn't apply here. Learn the rules.
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#65 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:12 PM EST{"commentId":4883310,"authorDomain":"donaldwest1"}
To all the dirty bird whiners.. you talk about being/playing dirty? Forgetting about your player who purposely spit (hockered) in our punters mouth? Now who laughing...
Go Steelers! See you in two weeks!
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#66 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:35 PM EST{"commentId":4883331,"authorDomain":"clairc"}
I wonder if the Ravens had won would their fans be crying so much about the hard hits? The Ravens are a mirror image of the Steelers, hit just as hard, play just as mean and angry, but it's football! If you want to make it injury free let's play flag football instead. Everybody gets wacked in this game it's just that the Steelers are a better defense than any team in the NFL and they are so because they hit hard. Stop your whinning , it sounds like sour grapes, the Ravens lost (three times this season) to the Steelers because the Steelers are better, period, so get over it. And next year isn't going to be any better because your defensive coordinator just jumped ship and went to the Jets as their new head coach! The Steelers will beat the Cardinals too, they just have to much talent and experiance to be stopped right now. Helmet to helmet? What a nimrod!
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#67 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:36 PM EST{"commentId":4883359,"authorDomain":"raej1234"}
red birds will be dead birds!!! Don't hear the Ravens sqaukin now do ya?
Steelers 43
Cardinals 13
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#68 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:38 PM EST{"commentId":4883967,"authorDomain":"donaldwest1"}
43 is indeed the magic number
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{"commentId":4883432,"authorDomain":"donaldwest1"}
let's not forget the so called "bounty" to take out Hines Wards knee, I guess the Raven's accomplished one thing...... NOT!
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#69 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:42 PM EST{"commentId":4883671,"authorDomain":"ipmillerjr55"}
Steelers. They are just that good. The helmet incident was an accident. It happens in football and hockey. If you can't take rough sports, become a tennis player.
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#70 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:56 PM EST{"commentId":4883821,"authorDomain":"raej1234"}
Kurt "the weiner" Warner is a jerk if he thinks Jesus is going to come out of the sky and save him from the STEEL CURTAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!
Steelers 56
Cardinals 6
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#71 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:06 PM EST{"commentId":4884835,"authorDomain":"JungleJohn"}
steelcrazy is just that...crazy. No way the metalheads will score 56 points...
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{"commentId":4885183,"authorDomain":"alphabetty"}
Are they going to borrow another team's Offense?
*looks puzzled*
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{"commentId":4884228,"authorDomain":"nazotheace"}
The Pittsburg Steelers have always had the officialbacking of the Brute Shot Brute Club
Because their helicopters are awsomeness
EPIC WIN
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#72 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:29 PM EST{"commentId":4884403,"authorDomain":"bikenhiker"}
Defense may win, but if you can't score points, you can't win. And I will bet the Cards score enough points to win the game, unlike Baltimore. Cards 21 Pitsburgh (as in The Pits] 17.
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#73 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:40 PM EST{"commentId":4884526,"authorDomain":"pbobkoski23"}
With players like Polamalu, Harrison, Farrior, Ward, Moore, Miller, Taylor, Spaeth, Sweed, Townsend, Roethlisberger, Holmes, Washington, etc, etc, etc,......Well, it just doesn't get any better than this! Too much depth, too much defense, and an offense that comes through at just the right times.....
Arizona isn't ready for Pittsburgh. GO STEELERS! I predict a 30-14 Steeler Victory!
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#74 - Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:46 PM EST{"commentId":4884608,"authorDomain":"pstoesz"}
Honestly if you compare the two I don't even give the Cardinals a chance. I mean the only two players that brought them this far is Fitz and old man Warner. If any of you are old enough to have watched about 10 Bowls or so you would know the underdog rarely has a chance ( Giants over Patriots-fluke) In any case defense always prevails, and there has never been an exeption to that rule. So sorry Cardinals fans, I am an NFC person myself, but the AFC is bringing it home this year.
Predicted score
Steelers-27
Cardinals-13
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Probably the Pitttsburgh Steelers. They always seem to have the referees on their side!!! THAT WAS HELMET-TO-HELMET!!!!!!!