BALTIMORE at PITTSBURGH
BALTIMORE at PITTSBURGH
Hello sports fans, Unholycow here, back again. I hope that you had as much fun as I did yesterday. That was my kinda day. However, I like today?s game even better. Going off today is my highest rated play of the year in the AFC and the much anticipated Surreptitious Super Secret Psychic Selection, A.K.A. The Furtive Pie in the NFC. Moreover, both are available to members for the very affordable price of . . . Hey! It?s a joke . . . it?s just a silly little joke. Sorry, boss.
BALTIMORE +5? at PITTSBURGH 31?
Mosta yuz have probably figured out where I stand on this game. I mean, it don?t take a freakin? genius, am I right? I?ve been behind the Steelers for nearbout the entire season and I certainly can?t find any reasons for bailing out on ?em now. In my mind, they are the best team in football and I don?t believe they?ve played their best game yet. I know many of you would argue with me, but I think they win this game easily.
Since these teams have met twice previously this season, lets take a look at the numbers outta those games. The Steelers came into the first meeting at 5-1 and feeling pretty good about themselves, whereas the Ravens stood at 4-3 and spoke about the game in Pittsburgh as a sort of coming out party. They were gunna show the new guys who the champions really were. To the Raven?s credit, they came in as a 1-point dog and got the win in Pitt 13-10. Other than the final score, however, the numbers what stayed with me were:
1) 4 missed field goals by Pittsburgh Kris Brown
2) Baltimore being held to 183 total yards and only 10 first downs
3) Pittsburgh?s 348 yards of total offense and 21 first downs
In the rematch 6 weeks later there was much trash talk coming outta both sides, as apparently the Ravens thought that Pitt could be intimidated and actually had been unsettled in the first game. This game was in Baltimore and the Ravens were favored by 3 points. People, the game was not close. Oh sure the final score was 26-21, but in case you don?t remember, the Steelers owned ?em that day. It was a massacre.
Pitt totaled a season-high 476 yards and controlled the ball for more than 41 of the game?s 60 minutes. Perhaps most shocking is the fact that Jerome Bettis didn?t play! Yet the Steelers were still able to wrap up the division crown on Baltimore?s turf. It was maybe the most impressive performance of the year.
The Steeler defense was outstanding again, as they held Baltimore to 149 total yards until the Ravens final drive when they went 58 yards to score a meaningless TD. Remember, fellas, this game was a HUGE Sunday Night matchup and everybody was watching. And the pre-game hype reminds you of a heavyweight championship bout. Baltimore TE Shannon Sharpe had call Plaxico Burris, the Steelers? young WR ?Plexiglass?, because he said Burris was afraid to go over the middle. And Bettis had said that Takeo Spikes of the Bengals was as good as Ray Lewis, so you know Lewis was fired up. Mugging for ESPN?s cameras before the game, Lewis said, ?they wanna see what our defense is like, they?ll see tonight.?
What we all saw that evening was Kordell Stewart?s best game as a pro, as he threw for 333 yards and 2 touchdowns and Pittsburgh once again controlled the ball for 41 minutes.
The Ravens seem have renewed bravado coming into this conference semi tilt, but beneath the false front, they must be hoping that they don?t get blown away as badly as the numbers say they should. I mean, 390 ? 824 total yards in 2 games is significant to say the very least.
Pittsburgh is 3rd in the league offensively in yards per game and number 1 defensively, while Baltimore comes it at 13 and 2, but them numbers don?t really me nuthin?. What?s gunna make the difference in this game is the last time they met, when Kordell went to their place and had the greatest game of his career. Sorry, Jack, you and Ray can talk up your team as much as you want, but when the game is on, everybody?ll know what?s up.
In my strongest play of the year, I want yuz should all be on the Steelers with me. Once you stand up to a bully, like Kordell did, they are never as tough as they used to be. STEELERS ?5? is a Cow Power Pie
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Thanksa million for the kind words, fellas. You're aces, every one of yuz! BTW - jng I wasn't tearin' up just then, I hadda little dust in my eye is all. Them was good days, man.
Where are you GTD?