Super Bowl XLIII

after a great regular season with new faces, big hits, and amazing plays, Super Bowl 43 is finally here (well, almost. two weeks yesterday, on Sunday, February 1, 2009). the game takes place in Tampa and has the NFC champion Arizona Cardinals going to battle with the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers. the early line has the Steelers as a 6.5 favorite. i've picked against the Cardinals in every game this post season; i have to again. i love everything the Steelers do on the football field. Arizona's defense has played great these playoffs and their offense has blazed a trail to Tampa for them. however, the Cardinals are going to fly into the windshield of an eighteen wheeler that is the Pittsburgh defense. for most of the season they were number 1 in the three main defensive categories; against the run, the pass, and total. they ended the season number 2 against the run, number 1 against the pass, and number 1 in total defense. the Steeler offense is too much for the Arizona defense. the Steeler defense is way too much for the Arizona offense. the Cardinals will not be shut out, but with Big Ben and that offense controlling the ball and scoring when they need to, and that defense getting 2-3 turnovers and directly scoring with one, Pittsburgh wins this game big. Steelers 34, Cardinals 13.