Stats say Pittsburgh is better on D.. total Defense: Pittsburgh #1 NE #9 <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-TOTAL/2004/regular?sort_col_1=4" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-TOTAL/2004/regular?sort_col_1=4</A> Rushing Defense: Pittsburgh #1 NE #6 <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-RUSHING/2004/regular?sort_col_1=7" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-RUSHING/2004/regular?sort_col_1=7</A> Pass Defense: Pittsburgh #4 NE #17 <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-PASSING/2004/regular?sort_col_1=8" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/DEF-PASSING/2004/regular?sort_col_1=8</A> Pittsburgh leads the league in Time of possession: <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/OFF-TOTAL/2004/regular?sort_col_1=15&_1:col_1=15" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/OFF-TOTAL/2004/regular?sort_col_1=15&_1:col_1=15</A> Pittsburgh leads AFC, second in league in Rushing <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/OFF-RUSHING/2004/regular?sort_col_1=7" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/OFF-RUSHING/2004/regular?sort_col_1=7</A> Turnover Margin: Pittsburgh #6 NE #8 <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/OFF-TURNOVERS/2004/regular?sort_col_1=4" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/stats/teamsort/NFL/OFF-TURNOVERS/2004/regular?sort_col_1=4</A> QB rating (excluding qb's with just a couple games) Roethlisberger #5 Brady #9 <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/stats/playersort/NFL/QB-PASSING/2004/regular" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/stats/playersort/NFL/QB-PASSING/2004/regular</A> Field goal kickers: vinatieri #1 Reed #4 <A HREF="http://www.nfl.com/stats/playersort/NFL/K-FIELDGOALS/2004/regular" target="_blank">http://www.nfl.com/stats/playersort/NFL/K-FIELDGOALS/2004/regular</A> PLUS...... N.E. will have to deal with 65,000 screaming STEELER Nation lunatics like this.... lol <img src=http://www.post-gazette.com/images3/20050122rrfan0122_450.jpg>