There seems to be a problem with your poll. You're implying that the Cardinals will be playing in the Superbowl, which is quite clearly impossible. I'd suggest you fix that before anybody gets the wrong idea.
There seems to be a problem with your poll. You're implying that the Cardinals will be playing in the Superbowl, which is quite clearly impossible. I'd suggest you fix that before anybody gets the wrong idea.
The logical pick is the Steelers, who have played far better than the Cardinals throughout the regular season and the playoffs. Arizona, based on any rational analysis of the regular season, should have lost every playoff game they played; Pittsburgh should have won (though the Baltimore game should have been close, going their way mostly due to home field advantage).
I mean, I guess it's possible Arizona will make it four straight upsets. The Giants did last year. But that's no reason to start predicting it will happen.
Cinderella story aside, I think their offense is peaking at the right time, and their defense has suddenly shown a serious spine.
Pittsburgh, OTOH, has a powerful defense. However, my intuition is that the Steelers get an "extra player" in the form of the nasty late-season weather, and unless something utterly freakish happens, there will not be snow and freezing temps in Tampa.