I don’t think so. It could definitely happen if the Steelers aren’t ready to get in Warner’s face & not allow him to use Fitzgerald at will. The Steelers defense doesn’t rely on blitzing this year, they don’t need to. They can get pressure with just sending their 3 down linemen & one linebacker, some would say: “That’s a blitz!!!”, but it’s not. It’s called a “red dog”..
I think the Steelers’ D will be ready for the Cards’ powerful O. Will the Steelers run away with it? No.. The Steelers offense isn’t good enough for them to blow the Cardinals out. But, they will put up enough to win, in my opinion.
FINAL SCORE
Pittsburgh: 20
Arizona: 14
Don’t let that score fool you though, this is going to be a great game, not at-all boring.. I see the Cardinals jumping out to an early lead 7-0 in the first quarter. Then in the 2nd quarter the Steelers D will dominate them & kick a field goal. 7-3 at the half. To start off the 3rd quarter the Steelers will get a huge run back on the kickoff for a TD.. 7-10 Steelers. Arizona will go on a long drive, resulting in a pickoff or fumble, Steelers recovering. Steelers will get a field goal out of it. 7-13 Steelers. 4th quarter, Roethlisberger will start to faulter.. He will throw a pick, Cardinals will storm down to the field only to get stopped & miss a field goal. 3 & out for the Steelers after that. Cardinals will once again drive down into Steelers’ territory only to finally be shut down & have to punt.. Steelers will use a trick play for a TD & then it’ll be revenge time for the Cardinals, using a trick play to their advantage, eventually getting a TD themselves. Then, the Steelers will drain the clock & get the win.
20-14 Steelers.
PS: Coming in my next blog, I do a special on… The Oscars. YES.. The Oscars.
