02-12-2018, 09:27 AM
(02-11-2018, 10:09 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: You also have to think about the momentum and the way the play calling would have changed.
The Steelers got outplayed that game and that was a 14 point swing, which they still ended up only winning by 4.
Except for that one play, the Steelers were beaten in that game and had no business winning.
You're right in that it wouldn't have gone the same way, but the Cardinals were the better team that day except for that one play.
It goes back to being lucky, which was my point all-along.
You are hopelessly swayed by your bias. If the exact same scenario happened AGAINST the Steelers, you’d be saying how gritty the winning team was to have made the plays that they needed to win. Because it's the Steelers, you try extra hard to portray their wins in a poor light in a way that you don't do with any other team.
Case in point: The Patriots desperately needed a game-deciding interception against the Seahawks, and you say they outplayed Seattle in that Super Bowl. The Steelers get a momentum-turning interception against the Cardinals (in a situation VERY similar to Butler’s INT) and you say they’re ‘lucky’.
