COWBOYS VS. STEELERS?Byline: New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times News Service Indianapolis (11-7) at Pittsburgh (12-5) in AFC (1) (Application Foundation Classes) A class library from Microsoft that provides an application framework and graphics, graphical user interface (GUI) and multimedia routines for Java programmers. championship game, 9:30 a.m. today. Key stats: In their last three games, the Colts have 10 interceptions compared to 10 in their first 15 games. The Steelers finished the season scoring just 28 touchdowns on 65 trips inside the opponents' 20 yard line (43.1 TD percentage) - 12th in the AFC. Comments: No one cares that dome teams are 2-17 in playoff games at cold-weather sites. The Colts aren't even playing like a dome team. Quarterback Jim Harbaugh James Joseph "Jim" Harbaugh (born December 23, 1963 in Toledo, Ohio) is a former American football quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers and finally the Carolina Panthers of the NFL. is playing like he's at a carnival and the defense doesn't mind paying for all his rides. Fun time might be over for the Colts, though. They have an atrocious history at Three Rivers Stadium • • [ (0-8). And they're facing a Steelers team that's more mature and battle-hardened than the group that blew a Super Bowl trip last year against San Diego. The Steelers have won all styles of games this year from nailbiters to blowouts. The Colts will make it interesting, but the Steelers will prevail. Score: Pittsburgh 24-20. Green Bay (13-5) at Dallas (13-4) in NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference championship game, 1 p.m. Key stats: Brett Favre is the NFC's highest-rated passer on third down (103.8), completing 61.3 percent of his passes for 11 touchdowns and only three interceptions and averaging 8.42 yards per attempt. The Cowboys defense allowed the third-fewest points in the league (291), while the offense scored the third most (435). Comments: Favre is having a magical season. And it's not just because of the awards he's won or his throwing a league-high 38 touchdown passes. The way he picked apart the 49ers last week was something to behold. The Packers have a Cowboys phobia phobia: see neurosis. phobia Extreme and irrational fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation. A phobia is classified as a type of anxiety disorder (a neurosis), since anxiety is its chief symptom. . They tense up every time they hit Texas Stadium. Unless they can get over it, they're in big trouble. As is the case with most Cowboys games, this one will be decided at the line of scrimmage line of scrimmage n. pl. lines of scrimmage Football Either of two imaginary lines extending across the field parallel to the goal line at the ends of the ball as it rests prior to being snapped and at which each team lines up for . If the Cowboys' massive offensive line gets the Packers' defense moving backwards, it's over. If the Packers can't stop Leon Lett any better than the Eagles did last week, it's over. It's the Cowboys' time of year. It's over for the Packers. Score: Dallas 31-27. |
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