Time 4:30 p.m. Mountain, today, at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, KASA
Opening line Packers by 2
Record vs. spread Steelers 11-6-1; Packers 12-7
Series record Packers lead 18-14
Last meeting Steelers beat Packers 37-36, Dec. 20, 2009
Last week Steelers beat Jets 24-19; Packers beat Bears 21-14
Steelers offense overall (14), rush (11), pass (14)
Steelers defense overall (2), rush (1), pass (12)
Packers offense overall (9), rush (24), pass (5)
Packers defense overall (5), rush (18), pass (5)
Streaks, stats and notes Steelers, Packers meet in postseason for first time in matchup of franchises that have combined to win nine Super Bowls (Pittsburgh, six; Green Bay, three). ... Pittsburgh, going for third Super Bowl title in six years, has won nine of last 10 postseason games. Steelers also have seven-game winning streak in playoffs. ... Steelers eight trips to Super Bowl tied with Cowboys for most in NFL. Their six wins also are most of any franchise. With victory, Steelers will surpass Cowboys (33) for most overall in postseason. ... Coach Mike Tomlin is 5-1 in postseason with Steelers and trying for second championship ring. At 38, he can become youngest coach to win two Super Bowl titles. He already joined Washingtons Joe Gibbs as only coaches to reach two Super Bowls in first four seasons as head coach and can become first to win both. ... With win, Ben Roethlisberger joins Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Troy Aikman and Tom Brady as only QBs to win at least three Super Bowls. ... Roethlisbergers .833 winning percentage (10-2) in postseason ranks second behind Packers Hall of Famer Bart Starr (.900; 9-1 record). ... In only previous meeting vs. Packers, Roethlisberger was 29-for-46 for career-best 503 yards with three TDs vs. zero INTs. ... WR Hines Ward, MVP of 2006 Super Bowl, needs three catches to surpass Colts Reggie Wayne (83) for fourth-most in NFL postseason history and five to pass Buffalos Andre Reed for third.
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