Thaindian News

By Gina Gomez
Jan 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) When the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the New York Jets on Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, the stakes are surely going to be immensely high. One of the player’s to watch out for in the much-anticipated game is surely going to be the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward who has earned the reputation of being one of the roughest players of the National Football League with 59 catches for 755 yards in his kitty this season. However, if Steelers have Hines Ward as their trump-card, for New York Jets, things seem quite promising as well with expectations running quite high from their wide-receiver Santonio Holmes during Sunday’s AFC championship game.

The highly-awaited face-off between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets is likely to turn into a delightful watch for the football fans as both the teams would giving their best shot to ensure their slot in the Super Bowl. The atmosphere at today’s AFC championship game scheduled to take place at the Heinz Field in Pittsburgh is expected to be electrifying although the Steelers are sure to have the support of the home crowd.

Meanwhile, things have got all the more heated up between the players of the two teams considering the fact that after a week full of mutual admiration, a number of Jets player took shot at Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward. While talking to reporters on Friday, Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie said that he is very well aware of the fact that the Jets player “will hit you while you’re not looking.”