Super Bowl Sunday!!

Here we are again! The time of the year where everybody looks to the same place for the same 4 hours. Even people who don't care about football are finding the Super Bowl party that they are planning to attend.

What a game we have in store this year. The Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lots of potential story lines, but the one that I think is going to decide the game is the Packer Defense. Here are what I think are the keys for the Packer defense to win the game.

Tackle Big Ben!

The Steelers offensive line will give up some pressure, that is nothing new. What makes Ben so good is his ability to elude that pressure for just long enough to get something out of the play. If they can prevent him from getting out of the pocket, and force him to take the sack or just throw it away, that will go a long way towards keeping the Steelers offense off of the field.

Get Turnovers

Big Ben is the type of quarterback who will go for that high risk, high reward style pass. An aggressive defense like the Packer defense will get their chances to make a huge difference in the outcome of a game. The Steelers were quite prone to turnovers in their playoff games. If not for their superb second half against Baltimore, there is a great chance this team isn't even in the Super Bowl because of all the turnovers.

Solid Tackling

I was watching Sports Center earlier today when they were showing how many yards after contact the Steelers got against the Jets. It was quite a huge difference that you don't really notice just watching the game. The Packers really have to make certain that they wrap up any Steeler that has the ball and not allow any extra yards after contact. That's the difference between 4th and 3 and a brand new set of downs.

Make the Steelers One Dimensional

The bread and butter of the Packer defense is in the secondary. Everybody knows that the Steelers like to run the ball, and they will do it whether or not it has been working throughout the game. That being said, if you keep that run game in control, then you force long third downs where you know they have to pass. If the Packers are able to get more third and six to third and tens, I'd have to think that they would take that any day of the week. If that does happen, the advantage definitely goes to the Packers.

I think the Packers are good enough on defense to do all of those things. Plus, my gut goes immediately to Green Bay. Last year, I just couldn't see the Saints losing, and this year, I just can't see the Packers letting it get away. Aaron Rodgers is the hot hand right now, and you just can't go against the team that is on the hot streak. And right now, that team is undoubtedly the Packers.

This will be a great game, but I'll take the Packers, 27-21.