Steelers or Seahawks?

ESPN's "Cold Pizza" segment this morning showed that of the approximately 240,000 people who had responded to their poll about who would win the Super Bowl, more than 60 percent had picked the Steelers. If you're a believer in the wisdom of crowds, that's bad news for Seattle fans.

But their main story up today is by John Clayton, a sports writer who covered the Steelers and the Seahawks for years. He claims he has the most experience around both teams of any reporter out there. He came up with a list of 10 things to expect from Sunday's Big Game. Nine of them favor the Seahawks. Here's what he has to say by way of introduction:

Remember the Patriots team that beat the Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI? I was one of the dummies that didn't appreciate the concept of team as well as I should have and picked the Patriots to lose by 21. Never again, I said. Never again would I make rash judgments of Super Bowl teams that slipped under the radar.

In case you missed it, he's talking about the Seahawks there. Here's a summary of his list.

1. Hasselbeck is on fire.

2. Steelers' star linebacker Joey Porter has pointlessly distracted himself.

3. The Seahawks are better at getting an early lead.

4. Hasselbeck is on fire.

5. Roethlisberger will have more difficulty handling the slick, new balls they use at the Super Bowl.

6. Pittsburgh running back Willie Parker isn't good enough.

7. Seattle's offensive line is better.

8. Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher has proven he can win big games. This is the only point that Clayton lists in Pittsburgh's favor.

9. Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren is on fire.

10. The Seahawks are better at making long scoring drives.

Looks like Dave has himself a safe bet