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Super Bowl: Steelers vs Seahawks

In the journalistic sense of Who, What, When, Where and Why NFL teams win, one of the most important stats this season was First Downs Rushing.

In separating winners from losers this season this stat almost doubled in importance.

The stat graphic below shows the close linkage between this new Killer Stat and the Winning Margin. For both the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers, years when they improved pushed their winning margin through the roof.

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In 2004 the Steelers earned almost 3 1/2 First Downs Rushing on offense more than their D allowed. This 2005 season the Seattle Seahawks powered their way to the top earning 4 Rushing First Downs Rushing on offense for each one allowed to lead the league.

Let's here it for RB Saun Alexander whose 1880 rushing yards moved the sticks, moved the sticks and moved the sticks. Against the Houston Texans D the 'Hawks earned 19 first downs rushing.

Think a sec about what an offense like this can do to our idea of clock control. When you own the ball the competition can't score. It's a perfect form of D.

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Can RB Alexander run over Joey Porter. Or go the other way and run AWAY from Porter?

What a great pounding game this Super Bowl will be.

Bud Goode