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Originally Posted by JayP
I don't have to. I can say it right now.
Even if the Steelers end up winning it's a pretty ignorant statement to say the Cardinals have no chance. Have you not been paying attention to the "experts" saying that the past three weeks?
What makes the Steelers so much better than the Falcons, Panthers, or Eagles that Arizona has zero chance? They obviously are a better team, but Arizona's beat three damn good teams to get to this point. It's not as if the Steelers are leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of the league.
If the Ravens and their pathetic excuse for an offense were a drive away from beating the Steelers (with 3 minutes to go) there's no reason to think the Cardinals couldn't be in that situation or better in two weeks.
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Well, yes, yes there is.
First off, the zero chance comment was pretty clearly hyperbole on my part. I'm sorry if you've missed that, I have missed it with others from time to time so I get that.
Secondly, I would think the Ravens defense had an awful lot to do with the Steelers being within reach at the end of the game. Yes, the Cards D has been very good in the playoffs (sans the second half on Sunday, yikes!) but it doesn't compare to either the Steelers defense or the Ravens. To say otherwise is really silly. In fact, that's more silly than saying the Cards don't have a chance.
As far as the Steelers being heads and shoulders above the rest of the league, they certainly are on defense. Not a single team put up 300 yards on the Steelers this year. They led the league in yardage allowed by 24 yards. That's a staggering gap. That lead is almost all in the passing side of the game too, where they led the league by 23 yards less per game. Huge margin and a statistic that doesn't bode well for the Cardinals pass happy offense which, while loaded with talent, will quickly become very one dimensional when the worst running game in the league can't provide any balance.
So, again, I say tell me in two weeks.