| AFC Conference match-ups | | | | and led the Steelers to 14 straight victories. Even |
| Indianapolis Colts vs New England Patriats | | | | the game he lost, the score was 13-10 for the |
| Payton Manning has had a career year, in the | | | | Steelers after he replaced Maddox. The only |
| much publicized breakinf of Dan Marino's single | | | | knock they have on this kid is that he may have |
| season TD record. While that stat is impressive, it | | | | rookie jitters. We say, even if he did, he still won |
| is not a surprise. Everyone already know that the | | | | 14 straight. Even when he was not superhuman, |
| Big 3 of Manning, Harrings and James brought | | | | he teammates believed. The Steelers now believe |
| back memories of Aikman, Irving and Smith. But | | | | that and does not bode well if you are a Jets fan. |
| the Colts are not the Cowboy's. America's team | | | | Of course, more hype is about Chad Pennington. |
| had defence. The Colt's have more offense, with | | | | His detractors points to the sub-par season he |
| 3 of their receivers topping 1000 yards this | | | | had, 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. No | | | | supporters will point to the Wildcard game as his |
| one (except maybe Brady) is indispensible to this | | | | breakout game. That his critics should now step |
| team. With interchangeable parts, the Patriots can | | | | down. |
| be hard for four quarters. That being said, there | | | | Not gonna happen. Steelers will win big and win |
| secondary has suffered so much injury that it | | | | easy. |
| might be even too much to overcome. When you | | | | AFC Championship Match |
| have to insert a career linebacker to fill your | | | | Indianapolis Colts vs Pittsburgh Steelers |
| vacant safety position, you are in trouble. Unless | | | | If there is one team that can stand up to Indy, it |
| Payton has a bad game, look for them to when | | | | has to be Pittsburgh. Steelers are an offensive |
| by 10 points | | | | powerhouse themselves, but have a very capable |
| New York Jets vs Pittsburgh Steelers | | | | defense to back them up. |
| Bill Cower must be in heaven right now. After | | | | Manning, for all his "greatness", is very hard on his |
| years of major quaterback controvery, then | | | | players. If Pittsburgh can force some mistakes on |
| finding two premier wide receivers but not having | | | | the Colts offense, they have the firepower to |
| anyone to take them to the next level, Bill closed | | | | take 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 | | | | |