Jan 22
The Pittsburgh Steelers is fully motivated to win and end the upset run of the New York Jets when they face each other on Sunday night in the AFC Championship game.
Having a better record at the end of the NFL regular season, the Steelers are picked to prevail over the sixth seeded Jets who surprised the world with their strong showing in the NFL playoffs.
Lead by Ben Roethlisberger aka Big Ben the Steelers (13-4) barged into their fourth AFC championship game in his seven years in the league.
The Steelers barged inside the AFC championship after its dramatic win against the Baltimore Ravens.
Two turnovers helped carry the Steelers in a 21-7 hole, but Roethlisberger led it back.
The two-time Super Bowl winner threw two third-quarter TDs to tie the score, and then completed a 58-yard pass to rookie Antonio Brown on third-and-19 late in the fourth, setting up Rashard Mendenhall’s score to punctuate a 31-24 victory.
To beat the visiting Jets, Big Ben needs to give his A-game and stop the upset done by the visiting team against some of the elite NFL teams.
The 6-foot-5, 241-pound Roethlisberger is much bigger and has more experience than Jets rookies quarterback Mark Sanchez.
To defeat the Jets, Big Ben needs to overpower Sanchez and create awesome plays for his team against the visitor.
Aside from Big Ben, Emmanuel Sanders and Mike Wallace also needs to speed up their game to tow the Steelers to victory over the Jets.
Moreover, All-Pro safety Troy Polamalu, must also step up his game to help the Steelers against the Jets.
The Steelers is 31-8 with Polamalu in the lineup since 2008 and 6-7 without him.
The underdog Jets for their part has a huge chance of beating and upset the home-team Steelers if young quarterback Mark Sanchez continuous with his solid game in the NFL playoffs.
Sanchez is 4-1 on the road in the postseason, and his playoff passer rating is 92.2 – 22.0 higher than in the regular season.
If Sanchez can play solid and not be dominated by Big Ben there is a huge chance for the Jets to beat the Steelers.
Having beaten some of the top teams in the NFL this year, the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots, Jets rookie coach Rex Ryan has no reason from stopping until they take the Super Bowl crown.
Ryan said his team is fully motivated to beat the Steelers and barged into the Super Bowl against either the Green Bay Packers of Chicago Bears.
He said if his team will play as a team and execute their game-plan well there is no reason they will not win against the Steelers.
With the Super Bowl appearance as reward, the Steelers-Jets game promises to be a slam-bang affair to all professional football fans all over the world.
Teams: New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers
