[IggyWH]

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That's the thing. Pittsburgh's running game simply isn't that good, or to put it another way - it's above average but usually doesn't factor heavily in the outcome of the game. The running game helps them win by running the clock out but most of the time they get the lead through their defense and their passing game. We've seen that so far in the playoffs.

Problem from Pittsburgh is that the Seahawks actually have a better running game than the Steelers do.

This game is going to come down to Roethlisberger vs. the Seattle Secondary. If Seattle's smart about it, they'll be able to put up 20+ on Pittsburgh; they scored at will against Carolina and put up a good showing against Washington, two great defenses. Pittsburgh is an entirely different thing, but teams have demonstrated a way to beat it using max-protect.

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This is so wrong. The Steelers "appear" to not be able to run the ball because the last 3 games have been against defenses that put 8 men in the box. The thought around the league (and very much so on this forum a couple months ago) was Ben couldn't a game with his arm.

Ben has proven he can and probably Seattle's biggest weakness in defense is pass protection. Because of this, I don't see Seattle packing the box. I see a lot of Cover 2 from Seattle, meaning the Steelers running game will have a ton of room to work with.

This is also why I think Jerome will have a big game. With < 8 men in the box, the Steelers want to run a power game.