Super Bowl XLlll

A moment of silence for football season is over. But what a way to go. Just when I thought the Super Bowl couldn't be as exciting as last years, here come the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals to prove me wrong. This game was no let down as the Cards (Arizona Cardinals) fighting for their place in history and the Steelers (Pittsburgh Steelers) fighting for dominance. But ultimately both fighting for a Super Bowl victory.

Giving credit to the Steelers the way they played, they deserve to win. Big Ben (Ben Roethlisberger) played like a legend never giving up on any play, making something out of most of the time nothing. Feet like Tony Romo, risky like Brett Favre, and smart like Tom Brady and you get an elite QB Big Ben. Big Ben drove his team to the Super Bowl for the second time in four years and drove them to their sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy. I'm giving a lot of credit to Big Ben but the whole team deserves the credit. Their defense was solid and their coaching under the realm of second year coach Mike Tomlin were superb.

For every winner there's every loser. The Cards may have lost the game but in a lot of people eyes emerge winners. Who would have thought an 9-7 team would make it to the playoff let alone the Super Bowl. Kurt Warner going for his second Super Bowl victory in his third Super Bowl appearance was this close to winning it. Kurt (37 years old) also prove he belongs in the hall of fame. Larry Fitzgerald played out of his mind the whole playoff of run and had a good game. And their defense would had been great if it wasn't for that special QB on the other end Big Ben.

The game was exciting living up beyond expectation. The Steelers started off hot scoring on their first drive and eventually took a 10 to 7 lead. The Cards were getting the momentum right before the half and a few plays away from taking the lead before the shocker came in, the 100 yard return for a touch down interception. Which gave the Steelers a 17 to 7 lead at the half. I don't blame that pick on Kurt but I do blame the touch down on the Cards what happen no until the end was able to catch up with a 200 plus line backer one yard away from the goal line and no touch down and the second quarter will be over. The Cards did answer back being down 20 to 7 and how did they answer Larry Fitzgerald. Why did they take so long to get this guy in the game it's not like the Steelers defense took him out of the game cause in the fourth were it matters most Larry Fitzgerald score not once but twice on the defense giving the Cards the lead 23 to 20 I mean this was amazing to watch but unfortunately too much time remain on the clock for Big
Ben to become legendary leading his team down the field with two minutes to go and throwing the perfect past to Santonio Holmes, who had one of the most incredible catches in Super Bowl history next to the Eli Manning to David Tyree catch. To take the lead. One thing that bugs me is the no call for his celebration in a game were flags were a dime a dozen there was no flag for his football props. This would have giving the Cards better field position. But alright then the last play of the game were they call a fumble, it was clearly an incomplete pass there was no review. Come on this is the biggest game of the whole year and no penalty call and no review in the final minute. If called would this have giving a win for the Cards I don't know but at least giving them a better opportunity for them to win.

Taking nothing away from the Steelers they played their hearts out and the Cards just came up short. Two teams with two QB who have played and won a Super Bowl before with two new head coaches with two years under their belts gave us the second most watch Super Bowl in history and one for the ages. Congratulation to the stand alone six time champions and to the Cards for making believers out of all of us.

With a long off season ahead of us who knows what next year brings? More hungry teams and new faces. Will it be a season of the underdogs or the elite teams? Will it be all about the drama or pure competitive action? Whatever the outcome maybe rest a sure I'll be ready with all the football fans and hoping not to say well there's always next year.