###OFFICIAL SUPERBOWL XL THREAD###

[olliejen]

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The Steelers stock is high right now because of how convincingly they handled what were considered the 2 best teams in the league in their stadiums.

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fwiw, I think at least part of them beating the Colts had something to do w/ a nearly 1-month span since they played a meaningful game (SD). Not taking away from the Steelers winning that game, but Indy looked rusty to me. it is possible though, maybe it just looked that way b/c the Steelers were just that good.

the Denver win was impressive, they owned the Denver offense and it never got on track.


You must also acknowledge that SEA crushed WAS & CAR; the scores of those games weren't close, but they indicated closer games than what actually took place.

You can make the case that WAS & CAR <> IND & DEN, but i've always skeptically regarded that type of analysis; it doesn't say anything meaningful about the teams that beat them.