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Inside the Pittsburgh Steelers Playbook: Effective Play-Calling in 2008
Published: May 27, 2009
Last season they made a championship run on the strength of these five plays (four on offense, one on defense) that were consistently effective, although somewhat of a deviation of their aforementioned mantra.
1. Fake Blitz, 1-5-5 Nickel Package
At their own 2-yard line with 18 seconds remaining in the first half of Super Bowl XLIII with a 10-7 lead, the Steelers were in danger of losing the lead going into the half if they couldn't prevent the Arizona Cardinals from scoring.
Facing a three-receiver set with Kurt Warner in the shotgun and Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin split out to the left, the Steelers countered with a nickel package that featured one lineman (Brett Keisel), five linebackers (James Harrison, Larry Foote, Lamarr Woodley, James Farrior, and Lawrence Timmons) and five defensive backs.
This funky nickel look placed sev...
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