After frustratingly missing out on Super Bowl LI do the Steelers have the inside track on Super Bowl LI?
On paper, the Steelers seem to be the team to beat and the team that everyone should be afraid of, especially in the AFC. It would also help if that paper does not have the New England Patriots mentioned anywhere.
It’s hard to feel like you’re the tough guy on the block when your own quarterback feels like a little brother to the reigning champs. Still, with the roster that Pittsburgh will presumably be trotting out this September, it’s hard to think that the big game isn’t inevitable for the Black & Gold.
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Andrew Lynch over at Fox Sports complied the odds for each team to make it to Super Bowl LII based on intel from online sportsbook 5Dimes (via Oddshark.com). Your Pittsburgh Steelers sit at 15-1 odds to be covered in confetti next February.
I’ll give you one guess who the odds-on favorites are.
Also ahead of Pittsburgh are the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, and Atlanta Falcons. So, at least according to these odds makers, the AFC Championship Game will repeat.
It will be up to Ben Roethlisberger and Co. to see if they can take down big brother once and for all. They’re probably going to need to host the game for starters and they’re also going to want to throw out all of the sections of the defensive playbook that have soft zone defense in them. Just saying.
Roethlisberger will hopefully be getting Martavis Bryant back this season, will have Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell at his disposal again and presumably Sammie Coates will have full use of his fingers. Along with a healthy Ladarius Green you’re looking at a pretty unstoppable offensive force.
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On the defensive side of the ball it’s clear to see the blueprint to beating Tom Brady begins with pressure and a four-man rush at the very least. It’s also important to remember that no lead is safe when Brady and Belichick are involved.
What do you think Steeler Nation? Would you pick the Steelers as Super Bowl LII favorites?