Super Bowl #8 here we come.
This game looked like it would be a blow-out and then it started to look like a repeat of Pittsburgh-Baltimore, but with Pittsburgh letting go of a game.
The big news for Steeler Nation is probably on rather or not Maurkice Pouncey will be able to play in the Super Bowl. What I'm reading is that he has a high-ankle sprain. Doug Legursky did okay, but obviously was a cause for the touchback in the fourth quarter. Also, I can't help but believe that the Jets defense was able to deal with him in the 2nd half and that helped slow down the Steelers offense.
I loved hearing the announcers talk about how the Steelers' defense was upset about how they played against the Jets in the regular season. I remember them falling for all these trick plays and me being totally frustrated. In this game, the Jets tried one semi-trick play and the Steelers stuffed it.
Of the two Ben Roethlisberger interceptions, I'd say one was one of those random things that happen after Rashard Mendenhall had the ball tip off his hands in the "wrong" direction. As for the other, it was definitely Roethlisberger's fault as he threw behind his receiver.
The Steelers had one great goal line stance that was negated by a safety.
For that final catch for a first down, the announcers sounded surprised that the Steelers would throw it and risk a dropped ball and therefore a stoppage of the clock. I wasn't. After seeing half of their regular season games, I didn't think they would run it. The Steelers have two major vulnerabilities: special teams and pass defense. Considering how long the Steelers' defense was on the field in the second half, I suspected that even with the fact that the Jets had no time outs that the Steelers were going to try and get that first down via the air.
To a large extent, Troy Polamalu was invisible in this game. Hopefully, the two weeks off helps heal his injuries.
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