BOTH TEAMS WILL LOOK FOR FIELD POSITION!
by Bob Acton of
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One area that has not been touch in with muchsignifigance is the ability of the Steelers and Seahawks to createturnovers and get to the quarterback. Pittsburgh and Seattle,the participants in Super Bowl XL this Sunday, was a combined8-0 in turnover margin in last week's conference title games.The winning teams in the playoffs this season are a combined plus-19in turnover differential.
The team with the higher ranked defense has wonthe Super Bowl in four of the past five seasons and eight of thepast 11.
If the trend continues, Pittsburgh will win itsfifth Super Bowl next Sunday. The Steelers ranked fourth in defense,third against the run and 16th against the pass. Seattle finished16th overall, fifth against the run and 25th against the pass.
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Seattle, however, led the league in sacks (50)and gave up just 77 points in the past seven games. Pittsburghhas given up 73 points in its past four games.
The Steelers lets face it have been on some kindof wonderful ride for the past six weeks as they played suddendeath football. After beating Cincinnati, Indy and Denver on theroad, you know these creatures of habit wanted to play this pastweekend and forego the weekend off. Momentum can be such a definingfactor in games and the Steelers were on a road.
I’m just not comfortable with all the distractionsand the long period of time staying in a hotel as their gameswon on the road, only required one night’s stay in an opposingteams city.
For the Seahawks life at home has been terrific,but now they are on East Coast time and the one advantage to beingin Detroit so long, is that their bodies will get acclimatizedto the time change.
Regardless of this entire trivia, both teamswill be a bit edgy and rusty, so the great punting of Gardockiand Rouen may play a pivotal role. Both kickers are proficientat placing the ball inside the 20 yard line and this could bogdown the offensive side of the ball.
I encourage you to spend a lot of time on theproposition wagers that deal with field goals. Both kickers aresuperb and I would not hesitate to lay some coin on the chancethat both kickers will be successful from outside 35 yards onSunday!
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