GDT Week 8- Steelers (5-1) at Saints (4-3) Sunday Night

JDLefebvre

I know its early but I don't know how much time I will have to do it later in the week...

Halloween Night

8:20 PM EST in New Orleans, Louisiana

The 2009 Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints

host the 2008 Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers

Big Mismatches

Passing
Saints #1 Offense - Steelers #24 Defense
Steelers #26 Offense - Saints #3 Defense

Rushing
Saints #27 Offense - Steelers #1 Defense
Steelers #11 Offense - Saints #17 Defense

LAST WEEK

Late-game call helps Steelers slip past Dolphins
Browns capitalize on four Brees INTs for upset

LAST MEETING
Steelers 38 Saints 31
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JDLefebvre · Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:48 pm Post subject:

LATEST NEWS

Bush cleared to play
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JDLefebvre · Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 3:49 pm Post subject:

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navysaintsfan · Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:38 pm Post subject:

I don't know what is wrong with my Saints this year. Right now we are playing at best like a 9-7 team. Before the Browns game, I figured we had a shot against Pitts. Now, I am praying we don't get creamed again. Our defense has really been playing well considering the secondary injuries we have, but our offense is generating noting. It almost seems like that tampa bay 33-6 win was a fluke. It sucks losing hope. We have time to get our acts together, but it's hard to see it happening with all the problems. Drew Brees is terribly off so far this season, the run game has been poo poo without Bush and Thomas, we need something. I hate being the downer fan, but I don't see a win barring a miracle performance.

24-17 Steelers victory over my Who Dats Crying or Very sad

I'll never stop cheering for my boys...but right now it's hard. Maybe I've been spoiled by seeing a Top 5 Offense for the last 4 seasons, but this is rough to watch.
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SouthwestSteel · Joined: 08 Jan 2008 Posts: 1290

Most often it is tough to beat a good team which has just suffered a humiliating loss. Plus Bush appears to be ready for this game, which will give the Saints a big boost. For those reasons I voted for the Steelers to win by 1 point. We need Adams and Wood back, and I hope that Hoke can get some major minutes as Hood gains some needed momentum. Clark and BMac need to step up, or Brees may snap out of his slump and pick us apart.

RandomHero · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 7763 Location: Chesham

I'm just wondering which Saints teams turns up. This could be a great game.

Raves · Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 16855

Unfortunately this game might not even be close. Bush will get neutralized by Polamalu who is probably one of the only players in the NFL that I feel can handle the assignment of Bush with no help, and with Brees playing poorly I can't see us winning.

Steelers 27
Saints 12
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2011 Stats:
Malcolm Jenkins - 78 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 9 PD, 1 FRTD
Jimmy Graham - 99 catches, 1310 yards, 11 TD

FourThreeMafia · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 40081 Location: East of Sixburgh

panda51988 · Joined: 22 Jun 2009 Posts: 507 Location: pittsburgh

this game scares me(lulz Halloween). coming off a loss to the browns, i think the saints are going to be ready to bounce back. this saints team is very very talented, much more so then their 4-3 record. not only that, but i don't like how we match up against them.

i am hoping a full week of practice will help get something going with eason and hood rotating with each other for the injured aaron smith. our run D is going to take a hit either way, even if eason/hood play well, but bush is more of a passing threat at running back and i still don't see them tearing us apart on the ground. if we can just contain the run enough we should be good. the DB's are going to need to step up against brees. also we need keisel and the wood man back playing well. some big plays on D and turnovers when it matters, is key as well.

the biggest thing that we need is our O-line to open some holes, when it matters. if we can run the ball good and ben plays a little better then last game or even about the same(minus the fumbles), we should be in this game. but, the O-line is the key, more then the D-line, imo.

i am predicting whoever wins, is going to do so by around 14 points. its up to the steelers to execute what i mentioned above and up to brees to get back in rhythm(its bound to happen soon, hopefully not this game).

so my final prediction is...

steelers-34
saints-20

this is being a little bit of a homer, just because i think it could go either way. i do however think hood/eason surprise and the oline puts up a better performance then last game. imo, legs was the weak link and the kinda player i think he is, i think he plays his heart out. but that score could easily be switched around.

i am also expecting a few big plays out of harrison, i dunno why. i just got a feeling. maybe even a big game changer!

good luck to the saints though, lets just hope for a good game, with no more injuries to either team!

navysaintsfan · Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:57 am Post subject:

JDLefebvre · Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 8:20 am Post subject:

I'm just mad as hell that we won't be able to run our trick play "Sepulveda up the middle" for 80 yards!!!!!!

Thanks a lot Cleveland!!!

Wink

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GridironWarrior · Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Posts: 512

I don' t feel good about this game at all. The pass D once again has been bad. And where is the pass rush? Unlike the Jets, we can't seem to generate pressure when we need to.
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navysaintsfan · Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:30 am Post subject:

GridironWarrior · Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Posts: 512

I think we drop this one, and it won't hurt. It's a non conference game. Plus we have key injuries on D. The Steelers will win the following week in Cincy. That's more important.
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Raves · Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 16855

Well after the Browns GDT and their awesomeness we decided to do the same in ours and I bring you all an offering of peace, and manly oogling.

*pic removed* so sad
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2011 Stats:
Malcolm Jenkins - 78 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 FF, 9 PD, 1 FRTD
Jimmy Graham - 99 catches, 1310 yards, 11 TD