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Some people will never give up that Meme. Bad call were made on both sides during the Super Bowl, but the ones most commonly pointed out that favored the steelers (Offensive Pass Interference in the End Zone, Holding bringing back a deep pass, and the TD by Ben) were all valid calls. Madden makes an ignorant statement on the air (what a shock) and suddenly everyone loses the ability to reason on their own. Live with it.
As far as why they suck so far this year...I think it's because they won the super bowl. That tightness isn't there. That drive. That hunger. EAT THE SANDWICH! They're losing games all on their own. They turned the ball over 4 times inside the Denver 5 yard line this past game. You don't win that way. Heck they've found ways to lose to Oakland, and Atlanta, and San Diego, and Cincinnati. All good teams, but I would have liked to see those games played again without the slippery hands of Verron Haynes, Santonio Holmes, and the hyper passing of Roethlisberger. They might have been interesting games.
They have the talent, and they played with it last year winning all those straight games and beating Cinci, Indy, and Denver in the playoffs before besting Seattle, fair and square. That talent then got their super bowl rings and got complacent. Maybe next year they'll start getting hungry again, but if they couldn't pick it up to beat Denver, I don't see it many more wins this year.
I predict they end the season with 6 wins. Any more and I'll be shocked.
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