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stillers4me
01-29-2011, 11:17 AM
Of all the great pass-rushers in NFL history, Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=10490) stands alone in one important category.

In the AFC Championship Game victory over the New York Jets (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/nyj/new-york-jets), Woodley became the first player to record at least one sack in his first six playoff games. It's a feat even Lawrence Taylor (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=6705) would envy. Woodley also holds the NFL record with 10 sacks over that same postseason span.


On Feb. 6 Woodley will try to extend his historic streak in Super Bowl XLV against the Green Bay Packers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/gb/green-bay-packers). Pressuring Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=8439) will be vital, and based on Woodley's postseason track record, he will be a disruptive force.

"If you compare his first eight games to his second eight, that's usually when he explodes. ... and I think that just rolls over to the playoffs," Steelers safety Ryan Clark (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=4301) said. "He's a big-game player." .............

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