The Pittsburgh Steelers may have to claim their playoff position minus their superstar safety Troy Polamalu. Polamalu aggravated his achilles injury on the 45 yard interception return against the Bengals last week. It’s not abnormal for Polamalu to miss practice, but he almost always practices Friday, which is not expected to happen this week. If the Steelers have to go without Polamalu, then the offense will have to be far better than they have been this season. With a win the Steelers can lock up a playoff spot and move them into a very good position in locking up the division.
The Jet’s come into this game on a two-game losing streak and are headed in a different direction. The Steelers on the other hand have won 4 in a row, but two of those wins basically were because of the defenses play. The Steelers offence has had troubles most of the year putting the ball in the end zone, but if they can manage to do so this week, could come out with a win. Can Mike Walalce take advantage of a limited Darelle Revis? The Steelers secondary will have to contain old team mate Santonio Holmes. If they can do that, there’s a big chance of success.
This game has all the makings of an all out war…
In other notes, the Steelers worked out CFL Canadian All-star Andy Fantuz, who claims to have had a very good day showing the Steelers brass what he can do.
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Written by Jamie Van Dusen
