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On Sunday afternoon, the NFL on CBS will feature the
NFL's game of the year as the welcome the into Heinz
Field with everything on the line. That's not really
hyperbole; the winner is likely to secure the No. 1 seed
in the AFC and home-field advantage throughout the
playoffs and it's very po sible the 2017 MVP race is
decided -- or at least altered drastically -- in this
game. Few know the ins and outs of the battles between
Pittsburgh and New England like former Steelers coach
Bill Cowher, who now serves as an NFL on CBS analyst
(tune in to watch him and the rest of the gang on "The
NFL Today" at noon ET on CBS this Sunday).Cowher joined
the Pick Six Podcast for our weekend preview edition to
break down the game and had a bunch of juicy nuggets to
share as it relates to the forthcoming powerhouse
matchup.The thing I noted most when talking to Cowher --
you can listen to the full interview below and -- was
what he said about coaching against Bill Belichick.
Cowher did well against the Patriots, ama sing a 4-3
regular season record against them during his time with
Pittsburgh, and also had a strong record against
Belichick when he was with the .He said, and maybe this
isn't a surprise because of how good a coach Belichick
is, but the key is being
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gameplan and remaining calm when it comes to making
adjustments and keeping an open dialogue. "You want to
get through that first quarter and then you want to get
some information. You want to see what the approach is
going to be. Is Tom Brady going to go no-huddle, are they
going to come out with a fullback
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try to run the football -- all those things you have to
be prepared for and be ready to adjust," Cowher
explained. "I always said planning against New England
and Bill is, we're going to be on the sideline talking a
lot. Because there may be some things we have not seen
before, that we didn't prepare for, but that's part of
the proce s going in, the understanding going into this
game. Don't get frustrated, don't overreact, just be
ready to respond and adjust."The , who sacked the
Patriots in Miami during Week 14 after losing to them in
New England on Nov. 26, did a fantastic job of adjusting
to New England's approach in the span of a few weeks. The
Steelers don't have the luxury of playing the Pats a
couple games ago, but they do remember last season's AFC
Championship Game, which Cowher pointed to as a blueprint
of sorts for both teams. If there's a net positive for
Pittsburgh from that disaster in New England, it's the
additional weapons for ."I think you go back to the
familiarity that's there and you go back to the
championship game and I'm sure it's a game that both of
these teams are watching. Because you're looking at
philosophical approaches that they each took and how they
kind of unfolded. At times, shadowed a year ago, but they
have now. He had opposite A.B. -- this year he's got and
in the slot. There's a lot more weapons," Cowher said.
"Remember, got hurt in the first quarter, they lost him
in that game. I think what you have to
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unfold. And one thing with Ben, you saw it other day, he
started to get some blitzes in the second half against
the , he was able to see things, he was able to get the
protections where they needed to be and he was able to go
where he needed to with the ball. Disguise will be a big
part of these teams." Roethlisberger struggled early
in the season, particularly when it came to his five-
interception game at home in a stunning lo s to the .
People have questioned his level of play and he himself
questioned how much he had left in the tank early on. The
offense did not take shape the way we thought it might
out of the gate, but the Steelers have rounded into form
on that side of the ball.Cowher said he sees
Roethlisberger, who he drafted in 2004 while with the
Steelers, utilizing the still-scary injury -- Shazier was
placed on IR after undergoing spinal stabilization
surgery following a tackle gone wrong against the -- as
sort of motivation for the offense to take "the baton"
from the defense and try to finish what many believe
could be a -worthy season."Oh he loves this. You almost
feel like you, you hear him talking about the whole Ryan
Shazier unfortunate injury , it's almost like with this
offense, the defense got them to this point, where they
are with 11 wins. It's almost like I feel Ben saying 'you
know what you can hand off the baton, Ryan, because we're
going to bring this thing home from the offensive side of
the ball.' And I say that from the standpoint because we
were waiting for this breakout game from this offense,
it's almost like, there's a sense of purpose this whole
football team has," Cowher explained. "Not just
defensively to make up for the lo s of a great player,
but on the offensive side of the ball, his
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guys. It's a very focused team, I know they've won eight
in a row and it's hard to sustain that in the National
Football League, but, boy I think the inspiration he's
provided for them and the sense of purpose they have to
try and finish this thing. "It'll be interesting to see
how it unfolds -- this is a Pittsburgh team, I know they
put up a lot of points, but you look at their last three
wins, three points, three points, one point. So they are
very comfortable in close games and they're going against
one of the best closing teams in football in the New
England Patriots."Both teams are getting key players back
(Smith-Schuster for the Steelers, for the Patriots) but
both teams could be mi sing critical pieces on defense.
The weather might be nasty in Pittsburgh, but otherwise
this has the makings of a shootout. Everything screams
Patriots here because of their recent dominance, but
counting out the Steelers feels foolish too.The added
bonus of having Jim Nantz and Tony Romo call this
critical game for the NFL on CBS only makes it more of a
reason to fire up your television around 4 p.m. ET. Or,
if your family somehow drags you out of the house, from
your smartphone or tablet. And don't forget to check out
Cowher and the rest of "The NFL Today" crew break down
the game, as well as everything
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ET on Sunday on CBS.
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