AFC Road to the SuperBowl

AFC Conference match-upsand led the Steelers to 14 straight victories. Even
Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriatsthe game he lost, the score was 13-10 for the
Payton Manning has had a career year, in theSteelers after he replaced Maddox. The only
much publicized breakinf of Dan Marino's singleknock they have on this kid is that he may have
season TD record. While that stat is impressive, itrookie jitters. We say, even if he did, he still won
is not a surprise. Everyone already know that the14 straight. Even when he was not superhuman,
Big 3 of Manning, Harrings and James broughthe teammates believed. The Steelers now believe
back memories of Aikman, Irving and Smith. Butthat and does not bode well if you are a Jets fan.
the Colts are not the Cowboy's. America's teamOf course, more hype is about Chad Pennington.
had defence. The Colt's have more offense, withHis detractors points to the sub-par season he
3 of their receivers topping 1000 yards thishad, with most of his stats coming from dinky
season.passes no more than a few yards away. His
New England has relied on a team philosophy. Nosupporters will point to the Wildcard game as his
one (except maybe Brady) is indispensible to thisbreakout game. That his critics should now step
team. With interchangeable parts, the Patriots candown.
be hard for four quarters. That being said, thereNot gonna happen. Steelers will win big and win
secondary has suffered so much injury that iteasy.
might be even too much to overcome. When youAFC Championship Match
have to insert a career linebacker to fill yourIndianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers
vacant safety position, you are in trouble. UnlessIf there is one team that can stand up to Indy, it
Payton has a bad game, look for them to whenhas to be Pittsburgh. Steelers are an offensive
by 10 pointspowerhouse themselves, but have a very capable
New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelersdefense to back them up.
Bill Cower must be in heaven right now. AfterManning, for all his "greatness", is very hard on his
years of major quaterback controvery, thenplayers. If Pittsburgh can force some mistakes on
finding two premier wide receivers but not havingthe Colts offense, they have the firepower to
anyone to take them to the next level, Bill closedtake advantage and make the Colts pay.
his eyes and made a wish. When we looked up,We are going to go out on a limb, and predict a
he saw Big Ben become the pivot of his dreams.Steeler upset over the Colts.
A new stud named Roethlisberger had stepped up