Potentially the Steelers could not have asked for an easier home opener. Seattle was 7-9 last season, being the first team to make the playoffs with a losing record, and they even managed to defeat the Saints in Game 1 of the playoffs. However, they won in a division that could arguably have been the worst in NFL history last season (the four teams won a TOTAL of 25 games between them).
THEN the Seahawks cast off their formerly All-Pro QB, in favor of the NOT All-Pro QB Tarvaris Jackson, AND traded their best linebacker. What is going on in the wet northwest? Foggy thinking?
Last week they gave up two returns for TDs to a player the Dolphins bailed on.
Further, they have to travel for a 1 PM ET game which is 10 AM PT. West coast teams have not done well historically travelling to the east coast for an early game. Plus the Steelers were totally embarrassed by the Ravens last week and that is probably NOT going to happen again.
PREDICTION: STEELERS 34 - SEAHAWKS10
Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. -- Vince Lombardi
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