I was surprised how the offenses for both of these teams are pretty much middle of the road for the NFL. A lot of 14'th & 15'th place finishes for offensive statistical categories.
I'm hoping the Steelers win because if the Pack goes to the Superbowl I think they could beat them easier than the Jets. The Jet's already shut us down once this year with their defense, we beat em', but it was a really low scoring game.
All year long it seemed like the Pack's great offense was shut down a bit too easy by the better defenses of the league.
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PACKERS 17 / BEARS 14
All year long I've been telling people "the Bears aren't that good". It just seemed like they were winning games they shouldn't. Now I know why. Looking at their offensive stats they're in the bottom third of almost everything. The only area they beat the packers is in the running game where they're ranked #22 to our #24. On the flipside the Pack is top ten or even top five in all the other offensive categories.
I know Chicago has turned that around a bit lately, but I still think Cutler is easy to rattle and won't present much of a challenge.
BUT, Chicago's defense is obviously very good, so I'm not 100 percent confident we'll win, especially in Soldier Field and in the elements.
Regardless of who wins the game though, we all know DA' BEARS STILL SUCK!
I think Packers over the Bears. Rodgers is flat out a better QB than Cutler. After much consideration, I think the Steelers over the Jets. It is absolutly not based on fact, I'm just finding myself having difficulty cheering for the Jets.
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