NFL Thursday Nighter - Panthers Vs Steelers
Plot: If Steelers win their last 2 games they get the # 2 seed in the AFC and that the Steelers are resting a bunch of their players especially Troy Polamalu.
How Can the Steelers win: Big Ben will be handing off a lot to Rashard Menden because the Panthers run defense (126.2/per game) is one of the worest in the NFL and if the Psnthers can stop the run then Big Ben will to try and strech the field through the air aganist one of the lowest passing defense. The Steelers have one of the best rush defense (63.4/per game) so they will pin their ears back and head straight for either Panther QB Jimmy Clausen and/or Matt Moore and make it hard to go deep because he may not have enough time.
How Can the Panthers win: The way the Panthers can win this game is by getting lucky and having the Steelers cough up the ball and giving the Panthers easy points (defensive TD) and that the Steelers think a head to the holidays with their family and over look the Panthers. The running combo get some good yardage on the ground (Jonathan Stewart and Mike Goodson) and Steve Smith goes off for a really good game under national media.
Who I think will win: The Pittsburgh Steelers are a vetern team that have been in these situations many times over the years and under Mike Tomlin the Steelers are 6-1 @ home aganist the NFC and the Steelers maybe able to just run the ball down the Panthers throat. The Steelers have given up the fewest points this season so I do not think they will give up a lot to the Panthers low scoring offense and it could be over by the end of the first quarter so I do not know what the NFL was thinking putting the Panthers on National TV as they were not looking like a good team before the season when this decision was made.
Having fun last minute shopping
Tom Mehegan
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