Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers’ One-Man Defense, is Missing in Action

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Published: October 5, 2009

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... to defend their title this coming February in Miami, then it is already obvious who is the only logical choice for team MVP.

Troy Polamalu.

The NFL's finest defense suddenly has more holes than a block of Swiss cheese in the three-plus games Polamalu has been out nursing a badly sprained left knee. Last night's 38-28 victory over the San Diego Chargers was simply the latest example of a defense that just can't close the door without No. 43.

The script was familiar. The offense chugged along, getting busy on the scoreboard with seemingly large enough cushion for the final 15 minutes...only to have the defense implode and put a night's work in peril. The defense coughed up comfortable leads in Chicago and Cincinnati, but it seemed nearly impossible for a team whose Super Bowl rings aren't even dirty yet to blow a 28-0 lead. 

Nearly impossible.

Phillip Rivers threw and threw and threw, and all of the sudden the Steelers' ghost of the recent...

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