Feb 05

Steelers slightly favored to roll past Packers in Super Bowl

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The Pittsburgh Steelers has been picked by experts to rule the Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers in the current National Football League season.
The number two seed Steelers (14-4) is the favorite in this NFL championship game since they have a better record compared to the sixth seeded Packers (13-6).
A successful NFL franchise, the Steelers aims to get its seventh Vince Lombardi trophy when they face the very determined Packers on Sunday night.
Lead by controversial quarterback Ben Roethlisberger the Steelers had a great season this year as the marched towards the biggest stage NFL.
After having accused in March of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old college student – the second time since 2008 he faced assault allegations, Roethlisberger was suspended for four games at the start of this season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Despite the accusation and suspension, Roethlisberger still gave his 101 percent effort and carried his team to victories against some of top NFL teams to reach the Super Bowl.
To keep their NFL postseason winning streak alive, Roethlisberger once again needs to produce solid numbers to his team to bring home the bacon to the Steelers fans.
NFL defensive player of the year Steelers safety Troy Polamalu also needs to continue with his great defensive effort to bring victory to the Steelers over the Packers.
The key for the Steelers in this game is to allow Roethlisberger to do his thing being a seven-year NFL veteran.
Having won two-Super Bowl rings, Roethlisberger must use his experience to topple the Packers and its young quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
The Packers for its part can hurdle their tough task and beat the Steelers if Rodgers can continue his huge NFL postseason plays.
Rodgers is a big revelation for the Packers this season as he overcome odds to lead his team to victories over the NFL teams expected to beat them in the playoffs.
The Packers quarterback has showed the world in the playoffs that he is ready to carry the Packers on his back away from the shadows of former Packers quarterback NFL great Brett Favre.
The key for the Packers in this game is to once again get solid contributions from Rodgers who faces a tough opponent in Roethlisberger.
If Rodgers can hold his ground against the Roethlisberger there is a big chance the Packers can pull and upset and beat the favored Steelers.
Packers linebacker Clay Matthews also needs to continually play big for his team to get the Super Bowl crown this year.
The rest of the Packers players also need to give their A-game to topple the favored Steelers in their NFL championship match-up.

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Dec 11

Cowboys targets upset win vs. Eagles

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The Dallas Cowboys hopes to upset and get their fifth win in the current National Football League season when they host the high-flying Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.
Despite holding an inferior record of 4-8 compared to the lofty 8-4 record of the Eagles, the Cowboys is still slightly favored to win against the visitor in their game.
The Cowboys is picked to win to win over the Eagles since they have beaten the latter three times the past NFL season.
The struggling Cowboys are also on a roll these days winning three of their last four games under new coach Jason Garrett, who is starting to bring back the winning attitude to the team.
The Sunday night meeting between the Cowboys and Eagles is the first of their two meetings this year.
It can be recalled that the Eagles lost by four at home to the Cowboys in 2009, but was blown out in its first two visits to the new Cowboys Stadium.
A 24-0 rout Jan. 3 ensured that Dallas would host the teams’ NFC wild-card meeting the following week, when the Cowboys ended the Eagles’ season with a 34-14 victory.
Although the Cowboys failed to live up to its billing as the favorite to win the Super Bowl crown this year, the team hopes to end their NFL season with a bang by winning their remaining games in the NFL regular season.
To beat the visiting Eagles, the Cowboys need to have a superb offence and capitalized on its revitalized running game.
Cowboys star quarterback Jon Kitna must also play superb and orchestrate right plays for the home-team so that they can beat the tough Eagles.
Kitna must also do his best no to allow Eagles superstar quarterback Michael Vick to dominate him in their game.
If Kitna can play superb against Vick chances of victory is not remote for the Cowboys.
The visiting Eagles on the other hand can avoid an upset if Vick once again will take the lead role in the game against the struggling Cowboys.
Vick had a break-out year this NFL season as he brought the Eagles to a great record and accomplish personal accolades at the same time.
After heading into this season with a career completion percentage of 53.7, Vick has completed 63.8 percent of his passes in 2010.
His NFC-best 105.7 passer rating is exactly 30 points higher than what he put up in his last full season as a starter in 2006.
If Vick and the rest of the Eagles will not be slowed down by defense or misfortune in their game, the visitor is already assured of their ninth win in the current NFL season.
To defeat the home-team, Vick must lead the attack of the Eagles and at the same time the Eagles need to impose stone-wall defense on the Cowboys who are on a roll these days.

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Dec 04

Steelers, Ravens gets going on Sunday night

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TWO of the top teams in the National Football League will clash on Sunday evening in the ongoing NFL season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will visit the Baltimore Ravens in search of their ninth win in the current NFL season.
Holding a similar 8-3 win-loss record, a win in their game will do wonder to any of the two as they hope to land a seat in the forthcoming NFL playoffs.
The game between the two is hard to predict since they always plays hard, in five of the last six meetings between Pittsburgh and Baltimore have been decided by four points or fewer, and the one that wasn’t
the Steelers’ 23-14 win in the supremely hard-hitting AFC championship game Jan. 18, 2009 was a two-point game until Troy Polamalu’s late interception return for a touchdown.
In the recent game between the Steelers and Ravens, the Ravens beat the former 17-14 at Heinz Field on Oct. 3.
Coming into the game, the Steelers is the slight favorite to win their game due to the presence of its superstar quarterback Ben Roethlisberger who was not able to play in the last meeting between his team and the Ravens due to suspension.
Roethlisberger has missed four games against Baltimore due to injury or suspension since entering the league, and the Steelers have lost all four. With him starting, they’re 7-2.
If Roethlisberger can produce great numbers against the Ravens chances of victory of his team is higher.
To win the game for the Steelers, Roethlisberger need to assert himself by scoring and passing for his team.
The Ravens for its part could avoid defeat if they can sustain and limit the performance of Roethlisberger in their game.
Aside from imposing tough defense on the Steelers particularly on Roethlisberger, Ravens reliable quarterback Joe Flacco also needs to play big for his team.
The Ravens third-year quarterback threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns in a 17-10 win its eighth straight at home.
In six games since Oct. 17, Flacco has 13 TDs, two interceptions and a 111.6 passer rating — the league’s second-best in that stretch.
The key for the Ravens in winning is to make sure Flacco will not be outplayed by Roethlisberger and they can limit their visitor from scoring big in their game.

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Dec 01

Texans seeks 6th win vs. dangerous Eagles

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The Houston Texans seeks to get its sixth victory when they visit the dangerous Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday evening in the ongoing National Football League season.
Sporting a 5-6 record compared to the 7-4 record of the Eagles, the Texans are the underdog in the game which is expected to produce fireworks and excitement due to the quest of the two teams to emerge victorious in their game.
Taking charge for the Texans in an important game against the Eagles is reliable star wide receiver Andre Johnson, who is among the league leaders with 65 receptions and 869 yards.
If the four-time Pro Bowler will once again have a stellar game there is a huge opportunity for the Texans to beat the Eagles in-front of its fans.
Although, Johnson had been a steady force for his team this year, he needs to keep his emotion under control to avoid an ejection or suspension.
In the recent 20-0 victory of the Texans over the Tennessee Titans, Johnson almost got suspended after he engaged into a fistfight cornerback Cortland Finnegan.
Due to his action, Johnson was fined $25,000.
Johnson said the incident is an unfortunate one and he already moved on to it and ready to bring victory to the Texans against the very tough Eagles.
The Eagles for its part is the favorite to win their game after the team won their last two meetings.
The Eagles are also flying high in the 2010 NFL season due to the strong performance of superstar quarterback Michael Vick.
Vick is averaging 308.0 yards through the air over his last three games and could be in line for another big day against a Texans defense which has allowed an NFL-worst 25 touchdown passes and 286.2 passing yards per game – 31st in the league.
The Eagles superstar quarterback said he will do his best to bring his team to victory and avoid a second straight loss after their recent 31-26 defeat to the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
The home-team are also on a hot-streak as they won their past three games at their lair and hope to capture another one come Thursday evening.
If Vick can once again produce a great game, there is no reason the Eagles will lose against the visiting Texans.

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Nov 16

After masterful victory over Redskins, Eagles ready to climb NFL ladder to the top

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They might not be one of the top favorites to win the Super Bowl this year but the Philadelphia Eagles is showing the world they are a force to reckon in the current National Football League season.
The recent victory of the Philadelphia Eagles over the home-team Washington Redskins on Monday night a masterful 59-28 thrashing showed the world the team has it takes to rule the 2010 NFL season.
In the game, Eagles superstar quarterback Michael Vick was simply awesome as he scored a historic six touchdowns to carry his team to victory against the Redskins who is supposed to celebrate the $78 million contract extension of its superstar quarterback Donovan McNabb.
With his huge performance, Vick became the first player in NFL history with at least 300 yards passing, 50 yards rushing, four passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a game.
Vick was very happy with his performance since it leads to their victory and increase further the team’s chance to compete in the NFL playoffs with their 6-3 win-loss record.
In the game, the much talked about McNabb finished 17 for 31 for 295 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions; nearly all of the yards coming after the Redskins had dug themselves a five-touchdown hole.
The loss dropped the Redskins to 4-5 and decreases its chance to get a slot at the NFL playoffs and play for the Super Bowl in 2010.
The night however belongs to Vick, who completed his first 10 passes and finished 20 for 28 for 333 yards.
He also ran eight times for 80 yards and two scores, moving past Steve Young and into second place in NFL history for yards rushing by a quarterback.
The Eagles set team records for total yards in a game (592), points in a half (45) and had the biggest lead after the first quarter for any NFL road team (28-0) since at least 1950.
The win moved the Eagles into a first-place tie with the New York Giants in the division, with both teams’ two games ahead of the Redskins.
The Eagles are 4-0 when Vick starts and finishes the game.
With Vick on the back on the starting line-up as the Eagles starting quarterback the team is expected to finish with a bang in the 2010 NFL season.
Despite their loss, the Redskins remains a force in the NFL as long as McNabb and his teammates will always play their A-game at all times and remains focused on their goal for success this year.

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