This fall, the Pittsburgh Steelers will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Super Bowl XLIII team and the 40th anniversary of their Super Bowl XIII squad. The Atlanta Falcons also have a Super Bowl team to celebrate, as the 1998 Falcons will celebrate their 20th anniversary after becoming the first team in franchise history to capture an NFC title. If Sports Illustrated's Andy Benoit is right, 2018 will also be a season to celebrate for both franchises for years to come.

In his 2018 NFL season predictions, Benoit picked the Steelers and Falcons to represent their respected conferences in Super Bowl LIII? Who does Benoit have taking home the Vince Lombardi Trophy, Benoit is picking the Dirty Birds to bring home Atlanta's first major professional championship since the Braves captured the 1995 World Series. If he's right, the Falcons would be the first team in NFL history to win the Super Bowl on their home turf.

"I’m picking the Falcons to be the first team to play (and win) a Super Bowl at home," Benoit wrote. "Atlanta has a diverse, electrifying offense quarterbacked by 2016 MVP Matt Ryan. They also have a fast, unified defense built around guys in their prime. In the AFC, the Patriots feel a touch weaker this year, so I’m giving that conference to the Steelers, who can win with a smashmouth ground game or a high-flying spread passing game. They, too, have a defense in its prime. But the Falcons are a more complete team. Atlanta finally gets its Lombardi Trophy."

Ben Roethlisbeger is in search of his third Super Bowl ring, while Matt Ryan is still in search of his first.

Benoit has the Falcons capturing the NFL's No. 1 seed with a 12-4 regular season record. He then has Atlanta defeating the Saints and Vikings to punch the franchise's third ticked to the Big Game. Benoit has the Steelers finishing second to the Patriots in the AFC with an 11-5 regular season record in 2018. He does, however, have the Steelers beating the Chargers in the divisional round and New England in the AFC Championship Game. Pittsburgh is currently 0-3 against New England in AFC title games. The Steelers fell to the Pats at home in the 2001 and '04 AFC title games before again falling to New England at Foxboro in the 2016 AFC title game.

Pittsburgh is currently second to New England and tied with Dallas with eight Super Bowl appearances. The Steelers still own the record with six Vince Lombardi Trophies. Atlanta, who fell to the eventual Super Bowl champion Eagles in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs a season ago, is still looking to rectify blowing a 28-3 lead to the Patriots in Super Bowl LI.

"There's always going to be a little sting," Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan told CBS Sports back in 2017. "You never lose that. Hopefully we've got four Super Bowl victories after this one, but that doesn't mean we won't still be like, 'Damn, let's talk about the other one we should've had."