So it is official. The New York Jets and the Pittsburgh Steelers are in a relationship. They have been fornicating and exchanging vows all week and will probably get hitched at Heinz field instead of playing the game. ENOUGH ALREADY! I'm sick of these two teams unzipping each others pants and playing tummy sticks with each other. We get it. They both think that their opponent is a good team. What happened to the bold and brash Rex? How are the Jets going to possibly play hard this week without something to prove? Can we get some real smack talk please? Half the reason that last week was interesting was because of all the squawking that went back and forth between the Jets and Pats as well as the Steelers and Ravens. There was genuine hate and it showed on the fields. Last week was Return of the Jet-I; this week is more like Rex and Tomlin make a porno. At least Ike Taylor said he was going to lay out Santonio Holmes but that was probably just Ike flirting.
Hopefully this love affair will end once the two teams take the field. They both play smash-mouth football and have similar offenses. They are built on the run but in this game I would be surprised if either team surpasses 100 yards rushing. The Steelers held the Ravens to a total of 34 yards rushing last week! Brett Kiesel's beard is definitely not taking any prisoners. I think this game will be very close. We all know how much bravado the Jets will be playing with. Bart Scott has Tom Jackson not sleeping at night. With Mike Wallace marooned on Revis island, it is uncertain whether the Steelers will have the offensive weapons to overcome the Jets defense. The Steelers offensive line is also highly combustible but luckily the Jets pass rush is usually invisible.
On the Jets side of the ball you can take the running backs out of the equation right now. They are done. The Jets do have one of the best offensive lines in the league but I think the half man half predator James Harrison could hospitalize Sanchez and a few other Jets this weekend. He is unblockable and he'll take a few fines to break a few bones. Overall the Steelers linebackers are probably the best in the league. Plus Polamalu, who didn’t play last time, will be a huge factor this week. Where the Jets have a decided advantage is in the matchup between their receivers vs. the Steelers cornerbacks. The Jets have some studs going up against backs whom are ineffably terrible.
So perhaps it will come down to the quarterbacks. One is a grizzly bear of a man, facial hair and all: Not only is Roethlisberger good at saying yes to chicks who say no, but he is impossible to tackle and he is good at getting rings. On the other side, Sanchez has shown a good ability to not only stuff down hot dogs but win games in the clutch after not showing up for the first halves of games. If Sanchez can win he will own a unique and impressive stat of being 4-1 in playoff games with all his wins coming on the road. Still, I'm going to have to stick with Big Ben and the Steelers who grind this one out to a victory after a Nick Folk FG miss.
Steelers 17- Jets 13
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