Lord, this is THE game.

You are reading way too much into this game. The Steelers with all their guarantees are clearly desperate for a win. This is just another tough game for the Saints. The Steelers are the one's who've made this their season. According to weather reports it's going to rain, which means a muddy, sloppy game that should favor Willie Parker (averages 119 yds. at home) and the Steelers OL. Willie Parker isn't coning off major knee surgery unlike Deuce. As long as the Saints don't come out and lay an egg (Ravens game) they should be fine, win or lose. If this game were in the Dome things would be different but everything right now favors the Steelers. So if they do lose it's way too early to hit the panic button or say this is some kind of "defining" game......

an error free Pittsburgh team is still at least one of the top 10 teams in the NFL. If we win it will further cement us in the minds of people around the country as a bonafide contender. A close loss to the Steelers at home will have some of the same effect....especially if they play basically an error free game. At the end of the day we have to keep winning the rest of the season because if we don't...a convincing winn at PB will mean nothing.