Seven Wishes wrote:The Bears' D is better and more dangerous than the Steelers'? Really?
They gave up 50 points at home, in the snow, to New England. Come on.
To put things into perspective, the Steelers defense has really come together even stronger in this December month. The Steelers were always #1 in rushing defense, possibly the best ever when stopping the run, but this year has been magical. The Steelers are setting records with their run defense, giving up a severe low
62.8 yards per game! Who's ranked second in run defense? Chicago at a whopping
90.1.
(The Steelers also ranked
#2 in overall defense behind San Diego, while Chicago ranked
9th. The Steelers finished
12th in passing defense, and Chicago finished
20th. The Steelers only give up on average
271.6 yards per game, while Chicago gave up
314.3 yards per game.)
The distance between one and two are tremendous. The Jets ran the ball exceptionally well against the Steelers in their W (106 yards), but that was without Troy in the lineup. I don't see that duplicating, which means Sanchez is going to have to pick apart the Steelers D which I do NOT see taking place. No way, no how. Sanchez is protected to begin with and is very in-accurate. He over-threw many open WR's last week, but N.E nor Indy has the defense to be in your face and force the necc. turnovers throughout the whole landscape of the game. That ball won't fall to the ground against Pittsburgh.