Super Bowl XLIII

Pittsburgh Steelers

Pros

- No. 1 Defense in the NFL

- Potentially lethal running game

- Mistake-free offense

- Super Bowl experience - Roethlisberger, Ward, Parker

Cons

- Inconsistent offense

- Weak O-Line

Arizona Cardinals

Pros

- High-flying passing game

- Resurgent defense

- Emerging ground attack

- Kurt Warner

Cons

- Unproven in big games

- Defense struggled against Philly

Those points mentioned, I still like the Cardinals to pull off the upset tomorrow. It will require the stars to be perfect alignment - not to mention Anquan Boldin and Larry Fitzgerald - but the reason for my favour of the underdog in this Super Bowl is that they're offense is as good as Pittsburgh's defense.

There I said it, assuming Kurt Warner keeps up his stellar play, Offensive Coordinator Todd Haley keeps the ground game coming every three downs and throws in some inventive plays like he did against the Eagles and the Arizona defense plays up to the level it did in the Cards first two playoffs games, the Cardinals will hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

It's all about balance for the Cards attack and that is how they will penetrate the Steelers defense. Pittsburgh's offense's big guns will be stopped by the 'Zona D if they play up to their previous playoff performances (when they stopped much more potent offenses: Atlanta, Carolina and Philly). They won't stop them but they will give their team enough leeway to win the game.

Look for Boldin to be a key in this game, as Troy Polamulu will be have his hands full with Fitzgerald.

I see the Cardinals scoring first like they did against Philly, and then adding to it with further passing TD's and several long range field goals. Roethlisberger will rally in the third and final quarters, but it won't be enough as they will be settling for field goals at best for the first half.

In the end: ARI 27 PIT 23