Super Bowl Preview against the Giants?

This week’s game is going to be huge and could be a preview for this year’s Super Bowl. I’m very excited about this game and for a couple of reasons. The first is we are playing at home, second we are the underdog going into this game and all the experts are picking the Giants to win. This team plays well when they are backed into a corner so, it’s the perfect scenario.

I was out of the country on business last week and missed the game against the Bengals but I did see highlights of the game. Here’s what I see are the keys to beating the Giants.

Offense
1. Protect Ben – that’s a given but the offensive line has stepped up over the last 2 games and it has showed.
2. Run the Ball Well- this is huge for a few reasons, it keeps the Giant offense off the field, controls the time of possession and keeps our defense rested and ready to hit.
3. No Turnovers – do not give Manning and the Giants any points off turnovers

Defense
1. Pressure Manning – Eli is much like his brother and needs time and doesn’t like to be hit, he will also make mistakes once he’s hit a few times, so hit him early and often
2. Control Plaxico Burress – Plax is going to be pumped for this game and want to score and make big plays against his former team, so keep him away from the ball.

These are critical to winning this game as well as the usual, stop the run, no big plays on special teams and play mistake free football. If we can play true Steeler football, we will win this game, if we make mistakes and allow big passing plays, it’s going to be a long day.

I watched the replay on NFL network yesterday of the 2004 game when we beat the Giants 33-30 and got pretty fired up watching it. We have to play a similar game to beat the Giants. Go Steelers!!

Pat Lovell

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