Super Bowl XLIII: Cardinals vs. Steelers

[mojorizen7]

Warner's gonna get another Lombardi, ending his career the way he started it
('99 RAMS)......on top.
Book it.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Cardinals 17
Steelers 13

[pawe]

Warner's gonna get another Lombardi, ending his career the way he started it
('99 RAMS)......on top.
Book it.

Do we really have to go to the "book it" route? You know that phrase doesnt hold a good rep here.

[stretch]

Cardinals 31
Steelers 20

[IronMexican]

35-25 Cards. I really just want a great game, funny commercials, and to possibly get laid.

[monosylab1k]

Bernard Pollard deserves a ring regardless of who wins.

[JMarkJohns]

dont even think about comparing the giants d and the giants steelers game to what the cards did or have done fact is this isnt gaints steelers that was a defensive game as well as a running game that means it is low scoring and will always be low scoring in those situasions. the cards couldnt play that type of game they have a havy passing game and rightfully so they have the best wide reciver set in the nfl. and you cant compare last years steelers with this years because their d is much better than it was last year and most of their players r healthy unlike past time ben is playing good and willie is healthy, he was out last season with a broken leg so this team is not the same nor r the cards i mean their x steerls coachs r the reason they r here their good and they kno what their doing it will be a higher scoring game but the steelers will be able to stop the cards in clutch moments witch the eagles could not and they will be able to score all over the cards defence i mean bens arm is better and he is healthy he hasnt thrown a pic in the play-off and only been sacked like 4 times thats huge for the steelers and they will come to play i think all around they r more balanced and with everything added up better they dont wait for big playes to happen they make the big playes happen like palamalu did a few hours ago closed out the game they will take this game and it will be a esier game then playing the ravens for them.

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It's true, these Cardinals have not played these Steelers. But they did beat a very good Steelers' defense last season (1st opponent YPG, 2nd opponent PPG), and did manage to put up 29 and 32 points on two top-5 overall defenses this season in the Giants (4th opponent YPG, 5th opponent PPG) and the Eagles (3rd opponent YPG, 4th opponent PPG), respectively.

The Steelers haven't faced a passing attack all season like the one they'll see from the Cardinals. The only one comparable is the Colts, a team these Steelers lost to.

I don't write this because I expect the Cardinals to win. I'm a 20-year Cardinal fan, which means I have known far more bad than good, which means any optimism is always tempered optimism. Like I said, nothing at this point would surprise me. The Cardinals can enter the game overwhelmed and unfocused and get crushed. Or they could enter the game hardened and intent on taking it to their opponent, like they have this entire postseason and make a game of this Super Bowl.

I write all this to show that this Steelers team is not without blemish. That are suseptable to passing attacks and that this Cardinals team is not unable to score against good to great defenses.

I expect each team's score somewhere around 20 points. I'll say 23-20.

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I just have a hard time betting against Kurt Warner, especially considering the way he completely rendered the Eagle's blitzes useless with screens and quick passes up the seams. And then they have both Fitzgerald Boldin... two recievers that require double teams. They did a damn good job of hiding their strategies toward the end of the season, as soon as they got that playoff spot locked up. And Wisenhunt knows the Steelers quite well. This reminds me of Gruden vs. the Raiders all over again. I think the Cardinals are going to play a damn good game.

[Warlord23]

Cardinals 31
Steelers 20

Thank you! Now that the Cardinals have stretch's kiss of death, that just about seals it for the Steelers

[stretch]

[CubanMustGo]

Cards will win if they can keep Warner upright. What you saw yesterday was the Cards offense collapse when the Eagles were able to get pressure. The Steelers can probably exert MORE pressure than the Eagles while doing a better job of covering the Cards WRs.

Cardinals will probably have to get more production from receivers not named Fitzgerald to have a chance.

[crc21209]

this Steelers hype. Yeah the defense is great but the offense isnt that great. Plus who the is gonna stop Larry Fitzgerald at this point? Roethlisberger just isnt that great of a QB, and yes I hear this oh he gets it done over and over blah blah blah...that Offense can be stopped easily. Cardinals are on a roll that you have to get on to win the SB ala NYG last year. So Cardinals win 24-13.

[mojorizen7]

Do we really have to go to the "book it" route? You know that phrase doesnt hold a good rep here.

I don't give a about my rep here. Who the are you?
Book it.

[LakerHater]

here is what u r forgetting the steelers have so many looks their d is much more advanced and more tricky much more i mean their defencive cord. litterally invented the zone blitz they will give warner so many diff looks he wont kno what coming half the time and the eagles lost cause they couldnt tackles for anything guys r just bouncing off it was sickining but then i am used to watching the steelers play with them its basic fundimental tackling and frankly they dont miss aolt at all and further more they r much much smarter on defence that the eagles were or will ever be. you just have to face it yea ok the eagles beat the steelers but on paper and on the feild the steelers have proven they r the 1 one d and their offence can put up points effectivly, they r just all around a better team and will beat the cards in 2 weeks, its quite simple

Well, I'm not sayin that they aren't gonna win!!
I just don't think it'll be a blowout!

[ClingingMars]

Go Cards!

[IronMexican]

Too many people picking Cards. My hesd says Pitt, but, my heart says Zona. Let's go Cards!

[samikeyp]

27-10, Pittsburgh

[pawe]

I don't give a about my rep here. Who the are you?
Book it.

Calm the down you asshole! I said "that phrase" doesnt have a good rep...not YOU. Learn to read next time before acting like a little .

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Really what this game will come down to is how Tlong predicts the winner. Everyone who's anyone knows he has the absolute worst prediction record in the history of the spurstalk forums.

[mojorizen7]

Calm the down you asshole! I said "that phrase" doesnt have a good rep...not YOU. Learn to read next time before acting like a little .

I'm hurt.
Book it.

[J.T.]

35-25 Cards. I really just want a great game, funny commercials, and to possibly get laid.

Not gonna happen with that at ude. At this point I would suggest employing the services of a trustworthy rohypnol dealer and supporting the local economy by buying some of his product.

[beefanus]

I thought the Cardinals were going to get curbstomped each week. Now I'm starting to think they might be able to do it. If Ward is out, I don't think the Steelers can rely on cross field ducks by Roethlisberger for touchdowns and flops by the punter.

I think it'll just come down to how Warner plays. If he's at the top of his game and Boldin can get healthy, even the Pittsburgh D will be in trouble.

if you have seen ben play the last 2 weeks his arm is healthy now, he doesnt throw ducks, the reason he was earleir in the season was because he was playing with a separated shoulder. his arm is better and everything is on spot and in tight spirels

[Les Grossman]

if you have seen ben play the last 2 weeks his arm is healthy now, he doesnt throw ducks, the reason he was earleir in the season was because he was playing with a separated shoulder. his arm is better and everything is on spot and in tight spirels

Proof: beefanus is ducks. Go yourself.

[lefty]

Both teams have great QB's (Warner and Hamburger)

Warner should have been the MVP, not Manning.

[beefanus]

Proof: beefanus is ducks. Go yourself.

r u a idiot... wait omg ur ducks thats proof, ing jews