Who’s Your Bet to Win Super Bowl 2011?
Written by David Delano on Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Super Bowl 2011 is just one week away from now. Pittsburgh Steelers will face Green bay Packers on February 6, 2011 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, North Texas. Between these two NFL teams who had successfully reached the finals of the NFL, which do you think will have the chances of winning the Super Bowl Vince Lombardi trophy?
If history is an indicator to win the Super Bowl 2011, then we are definitely sure that Pittsburgh Steelers will be declared as Super Bowl 2011 champions. They already appeared 7 times in the past in a Super Bowl game with 6 wins and 1 loss. This will be their 8th appearance for the Super Bowl 2011. So far, they are the NFL team with the most number of wins in a Super Bowl game.
Looking at the history of Green Bay Packers, they only appeared 4 times in the past with 3 wins and 1 loss. This will be their 5th time as they face the Steelers for the Super Bowl 2011. But as the saying goes, past performance is not an indicator of future performance especially in the field of football where each season has a new player which could lead the team to championship.
Looking at the statistics of both NFL teams, Pittsburgh Steelers has the edge over Green bay Packers. They are also the favorite of some sports betting sites. Steelers defense is reminiscent of the one that carried Pittsburgh to its most recent Super Bowl win. The Steelers lead the NFL in scoring defense and rank second in total defense with 14.5 points and 276.8 yards allowed per game. Pittsburgh has been nearly impossible to run against, leading the league with 62.8 rushing yards allowed per game.
Led by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers finished the regular season ranked 12th in scoring and 14th in total offense with 23.4 points and 345.2 yards per game. They ranked 11th in rushing and 14th in passing offense with 120.2 and 225.0 yards per game respectively.
Right now, we cannot really ascertain if Steelers will indeed win the Super Bowl 2011 next week. Aside from watching the game at FOX which will have a live broadcast of it, you can also tune into several sites who will have Super Bowl 2011 live stream to bring updates as the game happens live.