HarveyWallbangers
01-06-2011, 11:19 PM
It don't mean a hill of beans, but it's interesting nonetheless.
http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110106/PKR07/110106167/Mike-Vandermause-column-Team-s-similarity-to-05-Steelers-gives-hope
Since the league expanded its playoff field to six teams from each conference in 1990, the Steelers are the only No. 6 seed to win (http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110106/PKR07/110106167/Mike-Vandermause-column-Team-s-similarity-to-05-Steelers-gives-hope#) the Super Bowl.
Similarities between this year’s Packers and the ’05 Steelers are striking.
Both boasted a top-5 defense and a top-10 offense.
Both scored at almost the exact same pace: the Steelers averaged 24.3 points and the Packers 24.2.
Both possessed the third-best quarterback in the NFL based on passer rating: Ben Roethlisberger at 98.6, and Aaron Rodgers at 101.2.
Both turned up the heat on opposing quarterbacks and produced identical sack totals (47).
Both needed to win their final two regular-season games to qualify for the playoffs as wild-card teams.
http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110106/PKR07/110106167/Mike-Vandermause-column-Team-s-similarity-to-05-Steelers-gives-hope
Since the league expanded its playoff field to six teams from each conference in 1990, the Steelers are the only No. 6 seed to win (http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110106/PKR07/110106167/Mike-Vandermause-column-Team-s-similarity-to-05-Steelers-gives-hope#) the Super Bowl.
Similarities between this year’s Packers and the ’05 Steelers are striking.
Both boasted a top-5 defense and a top-10 offense.
Both scored at almost the exact same pace: the Steelers averaged 24.3 points and the Packers 24.2.
Both possessed the third-best quarterback in the NFL based on passer rating: Ben Roethlisberger at 98.6, and Aaron Rodgers at 101.2.
Both turned up the heat on opposing quarterbacks and produced identical sack totals (47).
Both needed to win their final two regular-season games to qualify for the playoffs as wild-card teams.