1. Pittsburgh has beaten San Diego four straight times and Cowher is 6-2 lifetime against the Chargers.
2. Roethlisberger has not thrown an interception this year and has just one giveaway all season.
3. The Steelers have won eight straight road games.
4. Ward has found the end zone four times in the last two games.
5. Big Ben has the highest passer rating in the NFL with 131.8
6. Pittsburgh's 14 sacks in three games have the Steelers on pace to break the NFL record of 72.
7. The Steelers come off a bye and have had two weeks to prepare for the Chargers.
8. Pittsburgh is 31-20 all time on MNF while the Chargers are just one game over .500.
9. Bill Cowher's Steelers are 29-10 in the month of October.
If you are leaning toward the Chargers:
1. San Diego will wear their powder-blue jerseys tonight
2. Brees has completed 80 percent of his passes in the last two weeks.
3. The Chargers have averaged 31 points a game at home in their last 15 games.
4. Tomlinson has scored a touchdown in 16 straight regular-season games.
5. Pittsburgh has lost five of its last seven MNF games on the road.
6. Brees has thrown eight touchdown passes in his last four home games.
7. In his last two games as a Charger, Donnie Edwards has 24 tackles, a forced fumble, a sack and an interception.
8. San Diego's offense is No. 1 in the NFL in converting third downs at a 50 percent rate.
9. The Steelers defense loses on third down 48.7 percent of the time.
10. In the last two weeks, the Chargers have scored 48 points in the second half of games.
Conclusion
Both teams are not going to shy away from running the ball. When the offenses come off the field, the head coaches will remind their players that they will keep run calls on even if things aren't going well. The Chargers turned their season around the minute they put their hopes in the hands of Tomlinson and increased his touches from 20 to 28.
The 2004 Steelers climbed on the back of Jerome Bettis and he carried them to the AFC Championship Game. Tonight he returns for the first time since the loss in that game and the Steelers offensive line will be excited to open up some holes for The Bus and Parker.
The Chargers easily beat the Patriots last week in Foxboro 41-17. The week before, the Steelers lost to the Patriots at home when Tom Brady went 12 for 12 down the stretch. Can Brees deliver a Brady-like performance if he has to? The popular choice around the country is to jump on the Chargers bandwagon, which isn't a bad idea at all.
But if Sunday's games reminded me of one thing that is true in the NFL, teams with a sense of urgency like the Patriots, Jaguars, Lions, Packers, Cowboys and Jets can and will get a win. The Steelers know the Colts are in the driver's seat for home-field advantage in the AFC, the Bengals are serious contenders for the AFC North and Roethlisberger has not lost two in a row. I'll take Pittsburgh in a low-scoring defensive battle.
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2. Roethlisberger has not thrown an interception this year and has just one giveaway all season.
3. The Steelers have won eight straight road games.
4. Ward has found the end zone four times in the last two games.
5. Big Ben has the highest passer rating in the NFL with 131.8
6. Pittsburgh's 14 sacks in three games have the Steelers on pace to break the NFL record of 72.
7. The Steelers come off a bye and have had two weeks to prepare for the Chargers.
8. Pittsburgh is 31-20 all time on MNF while the Chargers are just one game over .500.
9. Bill Cowher's Steelers are 29-10 in the month of October.
If you are leaning toward the Chargers:
1. San Diego will wear their powder-blue jerseys tonight
2. Brees has completed 80 percent of his passes in the last two weeks.
3. The Chargers have averaged 31 points a game at home in their last 15 games.
4. Tomlinson has scored a touchdown in 16 straight regular-season games.
5. Pittsburgh has lost five of its last seven MNF games on the road.
6. Brees has thrown eight touchdown passes in his last four home games.
7. In his last two games as a Charger, Donnie Edwards has 24 tackles, a forced fumble, a sack and an interception.
8. San Diego's offense is No. 1 in the NFL in converting third downs at a 50 percent rate.
9. The Steelers defense loses on third down 48.7 percent of the time.
10. In the last two weeks, the Chargers have scored 48 points in the second half of games.
Conclusion
Both teams are not going to shy away from running the ball. When the offenses come off the field, the head coaches will remind their players that they will keep run calls on even if things aren't going well. The Chargers turned their season around the minute they put their hopes in the hands of Tomlinson and increased his touches from 20 to 28.
The 2004 Steelers climbed on the back of Jerome Bettis and he carried them to the AFC Championship Game. Tonight he returns for the first time since the loss in that game and the Steelers offensive line will be excited to open up some holes for The Bus and Parker.
The Chargers easily beat the Patriots last week in Foxboro 41-17. The week before, the Steelers lost to the Patriots at home when Tom Brady went 12 for 12 down the stretch. Can Brees deliver a Brady-like performance if he has to? The popular choice around the country is to jump on the Chargers bandwagon, which isn't a bad idea at all.
But if Sunday's games reminded me of one thing that is true in the NFL, teams with a sense of urgency like the Patriots, Jaguars, Lions, Packers, Cowboys and Jets can and will get a win. The Steelers know the Colts are in the driver's seat for home-field advantage in the AFC, the Bengals are serious contenders for the AFC North and Roethlisberger has not lost two in a row. I'll take Pittsburgh in a low-scoring defensive battle.
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Having read the conclusion, I am on
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