The Steelers and Packers ranked #1 & #2 in the NFL respectively in points allowed in 2011 (Pittsburgh 232, Green Bay 240). This is the first time in 28 years that the top two scoring defenses in the league have met in the Super Bowl.
For the first time in 13 years (when they were stunned by Elway, TD, and the rest of the Broncos crew) the Green Bay Packers advanced to the Super Bowl…and Jay Cutler will always suck.
Each season, our very own Jerome V hands out awards for the greatest disgraces in the NFL Year That Was. Without further ado, the 2010 NFL Offseason Awards.
There is a brief moment after all the 7-layer dip has been mauled, the dead soldiers cleared, and the celebratory rampages have petered out into hungover walks of shame. A moment when every team, save one, is once again equal in their quest for the Lombardi, and every fan equal in their deep dread at the prospect of another long offseason filled with Mike Mayock talking out of his ass.
There would be a small coup in Philadelphia if McNabb, who still has elite arm strength and decent accuracy, were to defeat his former team as a Redskin twice in 2010.
Green will join former Baltimore Raven’s defensive lineman Justin Bannan, who signed with Denver a few days ago. Bannan and Green will add a veteran presence to the re-imagined Broncos defensive line.
