As a native Clevelander, it pains me to say that the Steelers are what other teams want to be when they grow up.

The Steelers play football the way it was meant to be played: line up, buckle your chin strap and knock the guy across form you into the adjoining area code. Dick LeBeau is one of the top defensive coordinators of all time, Troy Polamalu is the best ball-hawk in the NFL, and a healthy Hines Ward is perhaps the most effective player in the NFL who doesn’t line up under center.

Kurt Warner is a walking biopic, Larry Fitzgerald may be the best player on the field, and the Cardinals do seem to be a team of destiny. That destination, however, was to be NFC champions.

Steelers 31-24.