Super Bowl XLVI: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers
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The only other time in
NFL history that there was a Super Bowl rematch--the Bills and Cowboys in 1992 and 1993--there was no redemption for the losing club: Dallas beat Buffalo both times.
This year, however, that mark will come to an end.
Pittsburgh's passing game has the ability to score points from any point on the field, and since the Packers secondary
and pass rush isn't nearly as strong as it was a year ago, the Steelers can do a little bit better than the 25 points they put up last February in Texas....especially if they don't gift-wrap two turnovers again.
Still, the bigger challenge and the more compelling story line will be the Steelers defense against a Packers offense that with good reason will finish the 2011 regular and postseason as one of the most potent scoring attacks in NFL history.
Can the Steelers
stop Aaron Rodgers from lighting up the stat sheet? Probably not. But because the Steelers will so thoroughly shut down their running game, even one turnover could be the difference in the game: last year, the Steelers forced zero against Green Bay.
In the greatest shoot-out in Super Bowl history (and a game reminiscent of their 2009 regular season battle) the Steelers come back to win in remarkable last-second fashion.
Prediction:
Steelers 38, Packers 34