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Monday, January 23, 2006

Super Bowl XL - Steelers Favored By 4.

So the final teams are established - The Pittsburgh Steelers will meet the the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL. It should be a good one.

On one side you have the Steelers, a dynasty and tradition under their belt - on the other, the Seahawks, the would be new kings of the NFL.

History is of course on Pittsburgh's side with four titles won between 1974-79 with the likes of Mean Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris. On the flip side Seattle hadn't won a playoff game in twenty years before last week and is going to the Super Bowl for the first time.

But you can look at things a lot of different ways - consider this:

It has all come together for the Seahawks this season. Seattle entered the playoffs as the NFC's top-seeded team, scored more points than any other team in the regular season, and have the MVP Shaun Alexander.

The Steelers, meanwhile, were the last seed in the AFC, the first sixth-seed to make it to the big game and only the second team ever to get there by winning three games on the road.

In terms of experience only one Steeler has been to the Bowl — cornerback Willie Williams, a starter on that 1996 team. Seattle has five who have been there - albeit with other teams; Wide receiver Joe Jurevicius, Robbie Tobeck, Chuck Darby, Grant Wistrom and Tom Rouen.

Still the Steelers are favored on their all round game - and our football betting odds makers give the Seahawks 4 points at the moment. No doubt this will spur on Seattle even more.




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