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Originally Posted by IsiliRunite

does Flacco have what it takes in these high-pressure situations?!?

He looked great against the Fins, but then again their defense was giving him a tough time and they are rated nowhere near the Steelers. Plus getting great field position all the time (thanks to the defense) makes any QB look good. I mean, look at the Colts/Chargers game - Manning got pinned against his own end zone often and I don't think ever started from even the 20. No wonder the 3-time MVP couldn't get anything together.

That said, while I never trust rookie QBs in the playoffs, it's going to be a close game, as the Steelers are tough. Who knows if the Ravens can win it all.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by 34958hq439-qjw9v5jq298v5j

He looked great against the Fins

really? he was 9 for 26 or something like that.

[cured]

Flacco is looking an awful lot like Trent Dilfer and that worked out really well for the Ravens. For them, they don't need Flacco to go out and score a lot of points...the defense really handles things and as long as the offense doesn't turn the ball over, the defense usually handles the other team.

[Troy McClure]

How about that ass-kicking beatdown by my Cardinals tonight?



So this is what it's like to live in a city where the local NFL team is in the NFC Championship game!

Jason

[cured]

Yeah, that was a shocker, not necessarily who won, but the margin of victory.

[holden]

Woooo! Go Steelers!

How about an all PA Superbowl - Eagles vs. Steelers?

[Troy McClure]

Thought I'd plug my hometown Cardinals again. This article is from the main sports columnist for 'The Arizona Republic', the biggest newspaper of Arizona. I think it's going to be in Monday's paper. It sums up what it's like to be a Cardinals fan, and how big this is for the team.

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/DanBickley/43229

I was able to get tickets for next week's game. I can't believe it.

End fanboy hype....Jason

[gambit]

A Steelers/Eagles Super Bowl would be the most fun match up, but I'd like to see the Cardinals get in just for the hell of it. But it'll probably be an all PA match-up. I don't see the Eagles being caught with their pants down like the Panthers were nor do I see the Ravens matching up offensively with the Steelers.

[den]

Forget about all of the end-of-the-world predictions for 2012. We're not going to make it. Just think, we're only two games away from the phrase: "Super Bowl Champion Arizona Cardinals."

I would love to see them win just for fun.

Stump-Your-Friends Trivia!

What's the oldest team in the NFL?
It's not the Bears or the Packers. It's the Cardinals. Even before joining a league that would eventually become the NFL in 1920, the Cardinals date back to 1898. They were originally called the Racine Cardinals, and not for Racine, Wisconsin, but I guess for Racine Street on Chicago's south side. Later they played at Comiskey Park while the Bears played at Wrigley Field. (Sox and Cubs is too much, I can't imagine Chicago still having two football teams.)

Why are they called the Cardinals?
It way pre-dates their days in St. Louis:
"In 1901, the team gained longstanding identification when O'Brien, finding a bargain, bought used jerseys from the nearby University of Chicago. The jerseys were faded maroon in color, prompting O'Brien to declare, "That's not maroon, it's Cardinal red!" The club's permanent nickname had been born!"

http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl.../cardschi.html

What school did the first Heisman Trophy winner attend?
The University of Chicago (1935). Then they had the first controlled atomic reaction underneath the football stadium bleachers, later demolished the stadium to build a library, and won like 50 Nobel Prizes. And 1 Heisman Trophy.

Ok, I'm done for now.

[holden]

I'm prowd to be from Pittsburgh today. Steelers played an inspired game to make it to the SuperBowl.
And, big congrats to the Cardinals, for shocking everyone again! Should be a fun SB in 2 weeks!

(Go Steelers!)