Quite often the Super Bowl is anticlimactic for me. I mean, I?m a Lions fan with hometown allegiance to Cleveland, so it?s not like I ever have a rooting interest, and it?s always a little sobering that this is the last football game until September. That last statement is truer than ever this year, but there will be ample time to focus on the labor and CBA issues after the game. Instead, this one is all about one of the best Super Bowl matchups I can recall. I?m very excited about seeing Pittsburgh and Green Bay square off in Dallas. And after freezing my butt off here in San Antonio watching a largely unimpressive group of lower-rung prospects here for the NFLPA game, I am frothing at the mouth to watch the cream of the professional crop! I could break down the matchups left and right, but here are the two most critical points of competition in the game: 1. Can the Green Bay offensive line keep Aaron Rodgers comfortable enough to handle the fierce Pittsburgh pass rush? 2. Can Pittsburgh establish enough offensive balance with their patchwork offensive line to keep the game close, so Big Ben can win it in the clutch? The two main matchups I?m focusing on are Steelers OLB LaMarr Woodley against Packers RT Bryan Bulaga and the Packers DL combo of B.J. Raji and Ryan Pickett against the Steelers G-C-package of Chris Kemoeatu, Doug Legursky (I don?t think for one second Pouncey will play), and Ramon Foster. I give the edge to the defense on both accounts. So that flips the coin to which offense can better handle the adjustment. And here is where I like Pittsburgh to come up victorious. I think the prior Super Bowl experience comes into play for Pittsburgh when adversity strikes. They won the Super Bowl against Seattle when Ben Roethlisberger had a largely terrible game. They won the Super Bowl against Arizona by coming from behind after the Cardinals? high-octane offense staged a furious rally. They just beat an aggressive, confident Jets team by doing what no one expected--firebombing them early and often and holding on for dear life. That style, however scary it might be for the Steelers faithful, should serve them nicely in the Super Bowl against the Packers. Green Bay?s issues running the ball play into this as well. Pittsburgh simply mauls one-dimensional offenses; Troy Polamalu is at his best when he can take risks with his blitzes and freelance coverages, something that a lack of a running game liberates him to do without recourse. So here?s how I think the Super Bowl plays out? Christina Aguilera horribly over-sings the national anthem while wearing too little clothing. Bet the over on the time prop, and we?ll suffer through every last second. Pittsburgh wins the coin toss and takes the ball. As is typical in most Super Bowls, the defenses start the game ahead of the offenses. The first quarter plays out at 3-3, with Sean Suisham netting the game?s first points. Pittsburgh grinds out a long drive and cashes it in for a Heath Miller red zone touchdown reception, taking a 10-3 lead. Green Bay tries to return the favor, but the Steelers defensive pressure forces an INT by Ike Taylor. The Packers also return that favor, getting the ball back near midfield on a Cullen Jenkins recovery of a Big Ben fumble from a Charles Woodson strip sack. But they can only bag a field goal before halftime, leaving the score 10-6 Pittsburgh at intermission. During halftime, the Black Eyed Peas will mildly entertain most people a lot more than the decrepit performance by what?s left of The Who a year ago. The best commercial of the evening will air just before they get it started in here, and even if it?s a fantastic Bud Light commercial, I?m still not drinking that watery swill. Green Bay gets a great kick return and takes the lead with a Rodgers-to-James Jones strike. Pittsburgh methodically starts a drive by asserting their physicality, then Roethlisberger breaks the bomb to Mike Wallace to seize back the lead, 17-13. The next three drives end in punts, with sacks and stuffed runs galore, but then the Steelers pull out another big play. Roethlisberger catches Woodson blitzing, escaping and finding Wallace once again as the safeties lose track. A 2-yard Rashard Mendenhall TD run makes it 24-13. Green Bay enters frantic mode, quickly mounting a long drive that stalls after a Bulaga holding penalty, and with just over four minutes to go they kick a long field goal to bring the margin within one score at 24-16. A defensive hold and judicious use of timeouts gets the Packers the ball with a hair over two minutes left. Rodgers artfully drives the Pack for the touchdown with less than 20 seconds to go, hitting Donald Lee just behind James Harrison and just in front of Ryan Clark. That means the game will be decided by the two-point conversion. Rodgers takes the shotgun snap with the 4 receivers spread out, but the inevitable ?unforeseen Super Bowl hero? moment comes in the form of Ziggy Hood batting down the slant pass. Steelers win 24-22. Mike Wallace gets the MVP with his four catches for 109 yards, much because the NFL wonks don?t want to reward Roethlisberger after all his off-field indiscretions. Rodgers throws for 308 yards and the two TDs in a valiant losing effort. And in perhaps the worst follow-up programming to a Super Bowl ever, millions of beer-fueled, testosterone-filled men angrily chuck their remotes at ?Glee?. a cameo from John Elway or Mike Tyson. Jeff.Risdon@RealGM.com