IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD HAVE A WILDCARDSUPER BOWL?
by Bob Acton of
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January 16, 2005 (Indianapolis, Indiana) - How fitting thaton Martin Luther King day, the residents in a couple of NFL wildcard cities, can in unison recite those famous words! Both thePittsburgh Steelers and the Carolina Panthers are well on theirway to turning that dream into reality, as they took one morestep on a long arduous journey that could see them opposing eachother in Motown on February 5th.
In a rather shocking display of dominating offense and relentlessdefense, Bill Cowher’s troops overwhelmed Peyton and his Posse,as well as turning back what seemed to be divine intervention.To be totally honest with everyone, I actually turned the televisionoff and began preparing an article, when Manning was sacked onfourth down on his own two yard line with just over a minute leftin the contest.
I wasn’t the only person who thought the contest was over, asCowher and the rest of the Steeler contingent, were hugging eachother as well. It was only three hours later that a friend askedme if I had seen fellow Canadian Mike Vanderjagt miss a game tyingfield goal on the last play, that would have forced overtime?What field goal and how did Indy get the ball? Little did I knowthat Bettis had fumbled and the Colt’s Nick Harper scooted downthe field, like a guy being chased by his wife with a knife. Outof nowhere comes Roethlisberger that makes a game saving tackleand thus forced a field goal try that was unsuccessful.
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I guess this adds credence, to the saying thatit “it is never over, until it is over!
Meanwhile in the Windy City the Carolina Panthersdispelled any myth about the Bears defense, being considered oneof the best of all time and Steve Smith took Chicago cornerbackCharles Tillman to the woodshed, as the Cats mauled the Bears.
If you are one of the guys who at the start ofthe year, listened to what several of the football insiders weresuggesting, you most likely have a live ticket going, as boththe Steelers and Panthers were the picks to go all the way toDetroit in 2006.
Because the Panthers and Steelers stubbed theirtoes during the regular season, both were underdogs yesterdayand Carolina was the live dog two weeks in a row.
Now the NFL scene heads west to Starbucks Countryand the Rocky Mountains as the Seattle Seahawks and the DenverBroncos, brace themselves for the confident Panthers and Steelers.
In the NFC, Carolina is down to their 3rd stringrunning back Nick Goings as DeShaun Foster broke his ankle andPeppers and some other defensive players are banged up. On theflip side, the Seahawks secondary is young and suspect, so SteveSmith may take over again.
Denver like Pittsburgh loves to bring pressurewith a plethora of blitzes and their defensive line is huge, sothe Steelers running game may falter.
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has both the home sides listed as favorites presently, with thebooks begging folks to jump on the Panthers bandwagon.
I know that Denver will be in Detroit, but Iwould not count out Carolina, as they bring big game experienceto the dance Sunday!
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