Here we go.
...halftime thoughts: well, huh. The score is about or close to what I expected, but how we got there, not what I expected. The Steelers did not come out with domination - they are playing a C game - and still they lead. The Seahawks looked rattled going into the half.
There should be no "we got a huge lead, there's 22 minutes left to play, what do we do now" type of mini-letdown, like we saw last week in Denver. Hopefully the team comes out with steadily increasing intensity and concentration (no more dropped passes, no more dropped INTs).
Cowher said something about getting the running game going, which is true. Seattle's the kind of team the Steelers want to drive a power back through. You have to take what they offer, and right now they are offering their gut with so many guys in pass coverage. Yet the team stayed with Willie Parker. Just as I was thinking they should start to lean on Bettis, Ben connects for some throws. Still I'd like to see more power running - for some first downs, for crissakes - in the second half.
Certainly better than the last Super Bowl. The Steelers have dodged a bullet or two and have the momentum and the opportunity coming out of the half.
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