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Article: Lombardi Trophy may take a ride on the Bus; Sports staff leans toward Pittsburgh Dave D'Onofrio; Ray Duckler; Jeff Novotny; Sandy Smith; Tim O'Sullivan
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- Concord Monitor
- Article date:
- February 5, 2006
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Does "one for the thumb" ring true? Or does Seattle's 12th man
raise Vince Lombardi's trophy?
Does Matt Hasselbeck enjoy "the view" from the top? Or does Ben
Roethlisberger become the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
The Monitor sports staff makes its annual Super Bowl picks, with
the Steelers the early favorite.
Based on matchups, this game's got the makings of a classic. Both
teams have a quality coach, a competent defense and an ultra-capable
array of offensive options. For Seattle, that's centered on MVP Shaun
Alexander, while Pittsburgh probably will try at least one trick play
by taking advantage of its two college quarterbacks (Antwaan Randle
El and Hines Ward) who happen to ...