So here we are finally, less than a week away from the Super Bowl. It's the Cardinals who, who very few people expected, and the Steelers, who very many people expected. And Ben hasn't posted his views yet, so I'll put in my two cents.
First of all, it's weirding me out that the Cardinals look a lot like the 1999 Super Bowl Winning Rams. For one...the Cardinals used to be from St. Louis...so that's weird. Offense versus Defense? Alright, that could work. Kurt Warner starting the season as a possible backup and ending in the super bowl? Got it. Two amazing WRs? Sure (Holt and Bruce then, Fitzgerald and Boldin now). And even weirder, the Cardinals current starting RB? He was the guy who took over for Marshall Faulk when Faulk moved to the Rams (eeeerie). So Edge James now is no Faulk in his prime. But Warner is Warner...and the WRs match up well too (Bruce was great but Fitzgerald is a beast...Boldin and Holt is close). And that offense won a Super Bowl.
So could this one? Well, Pittsburgh's Defense is spectacular. Larry Fitzgerald can probably beat Ike Taylor 1 on 1. But throw Troy Polmalu in on the deeper stuff and James Harrison in on the shorter stuff and it's a little harder for the guy. And if you make it Boldin/Steve "I love my mom and comic books" Breaston/Edge vs. Ward/Holmes/Parker...the game gets a little trickier. A few weeks ago I would've called this an easy win for the Steelers because the Cardinals Defense was nowhere to be found. But as I mentioned in my last prediction post, they've finally come to play. And I think it continues Sunday, doing just enough for the win.
Final score: Cardinals 24, Steelers 21
Ooo. Apparently Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are playing halftime. That's pretty sweet. Hard to top Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from last year in this man's opinion, but if anyone could do it, it's the Boss.
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