Superbowl XLIII Prediction Thread

[dennisg40]

The wanna be Tom Landry picture is great.

 

[bluenut]

Cardinals - 21

Steelers - 7
I smell an upset!

 

[ladiewolve]

Arizona 24 , Pitt 20.

 

[Blushark]

Steelers - 31
Cards - 20

I expect Cards to start fast and possibly score a TD on their opening possession. But then things settle down, the Steelers get the running game going and the D dominates the second half.

Sorry NFC, not this year.

 

[w8lifter]

Crapinals 24
Squealers 17

:crossed:

 

[Switz]

Refs 24

+

Pitssburgh gets 6 on there own

Steelers Total with help from the refs 30

Az 16 - no help from the refs

 

[Cowboys2008]

Cardinals all the way!!!!!!

32-24

Boldin comes up big in this game, too. Just a hunch. And James becomes the difference maker they were looking for by acquiring him.

Warner MVP.

 

[Batman]

I really have no idea who is gonna win this one. I think the Cardinals have a very good chance of pulling off an upset. I am not saying this because I hope they win, it is because of the reasons I am about to give.

While the Steelers defense is to be feared, they are physical and intimidating to say the least. The Cardinals defense has been playing very good in these playoffs and has seemed to come together and put out their best at the best possible times. The only problem for the Cardinals is they have not faced a QB as good as Ben Roethlisberger in the playoffs yet. Ben is a QB, but he can make a defense lose their confidence real fast. He is stronger than most linebackers and can break tackles that will drive a defense crazy. He also has a huge cannon arm that can force passes that none of the other QBs the Cardinals have played can get away with. In this match up, the Cards need to get inside Ben's head real early and mess with his confidence and timing. If Ben gets in rhythm, its all over.


The Steeler defense as fierce as it is, Kurt Warner is unlike any QB they have faced. He is fast at reading a defense, and the Eagles blitz about as good as anyone. Warner burned most of the Eagles blitzes. The problem with Warner is you can't read his eyes very good. He will look at one WR and throw the ball to a different one he is not locked in on. Warner is going to give the Steeler defense more fits and problems than any other QB they have faced. The only problem is, while the Eagles are good at blitzes, their blitzes are more simple and obvious than what the Steelers use. The Steeler blitzes and defense is more complicated and confusing.

While the odds should favor the Steelers, I still think the Cardinals can pull off maybe the biggest Super Bowl upset ever. Warner is very dangerous. While he lacks the rocket arm Big Ben has, Warner is faster at making reads and hitting the hot WR than Ben. With Warner vs Roethlisberger this will be a great example of smarts, coolness and wisdom(Warner), vs. raw power, brute force and size. Warner and Ben are as about as opposite of each other as can be. In this kind of game I would think it will favor Warner, but I will not underestimate Ben for a second, he is a great QB as well.

 

[Aikbach]

I'm keeping my trap shut because I was absolutely wrong with EVERY playoff prediction I made to date, my heart is with the Cards as it was against Philly but it is an up hill battle for them, good luck I say but I will make no predictions.

 

[Bleu Star]

Zona

20-16

Screw the Steelers... I want # 6 first.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Cardinals 17
Steelers 16

Zebras gave the Steelers their last Super Bowl, I have a feeling they're going to take this one away from them.

 

[BehindEnemyLinez]

Dallas...oh wait!
Pitt-27
AZ-20

Roethlisberger to Ward for the go-ahead score w/ 2mins left and then their defense closes it out w/ a Harrison sack/ff!

(I hope I'm wrong for no other reason than not wanting the Squealers to be the first to six !)

 

[Rampage]

Wisenhunt knows the steelers better than Tomlin. Cards will win.

 

[Batman]

Zona

20-16

Screw the Steelers... I want # 6 first.

Wishful thinking. As long as that imbecile Jerry Jones is owner of this team, the Steelers will get #6 before us, and with the way Mike Singletary had the 49ers playing when he took over as coach, I would think there is a much higher chance of Singletary getting the 49ers #6 before Dallas as well. If Tom Brady comes back healthy, I would not rule out the Pats getting to #6 before Dallas, Brady has enough prime years left in him. As long as Jones owns this team, #6 will just be a dream, not reality.

 

[ajk23az]

Wisenhunt knows the steelers better than Tomlin. Cards will win.

You don't think Dick LeBeau knows Whisenhunt? He did practice against his offense forrrrrrr 3 years also, same as Whisenhunt practiced vs. LeBeaus defense.

 

[The Panch]

You don't think Dick LeBeau knows Whisenhunt? He did practice against his offense forrrrrrr 3 years also, same as Whisenhunt practiced vs. LeBeaus defense.

True. The key thing is, does the Wiz have the talent to execute it?? Gruden has an allstar cast in Tampa. Not so much with Wiz's defense.

 

[Rampage]

True. The key thing is, does the Wiz have the talent to execute it?? Gruden has an allstar cast in Tampa. Not so much with Wiz's defense.

they beat the Steelers last year.

 

[The Panch]

they beat the Steelers last year.

It's a new year and the offense has probably changed since then as opposed to their first year without Wisenhunt.

 

[Rampage]

It's a new year and the offense has probably changed since then as opposed to their first year without Wisenhunt.

yeah it's not as good as it was with wisenhunt. the steelers have 3 plays on offense.

#1 hb dive

#2 wrs run around and get open while Ben runs around in the backfield and the steelers never get called for holding. funny how they sucked earlier in the season and now they can magically block and not commit penalties.

#3 punt.

 

[The Panch]

Every team gets calls that go their way, but watching that Divisional game against the Chargers made me cringe at blatantly obvious the holding was....over and over and over and over.