Super Bowl 43: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

[magicfan4life05]

Harrison is a bully

[SportsWorld]

i looked the play again, im convinced harrison should be banned for a lot of games....this is the center stage of the sport and that kind of behavior shouldnt be tolerated

im guessing everyone is referring to the special teams blunder by harrison when he pretty much beat that 1 guy up, right? or was there another one i missed?

as for the officiating, yea i thought it was horrible, i was getting really annoyed on the drive where pittsburgh got a fg in the 3rd. i about lost it when dansby got that horsesh*t roughing the passer and then when wilson stumbled into the holder (i didnt even know you could get a penalty for that) luckily the cards stood tall mostly when the steelers got in the redzone.

Eh the running into the kicker call was a good one. The roughing the passer call was horrid though.

[SportsWorld]

Harrison is a bully

That's bush league. He should have been kicked out. They need to change the rule so they can review things like this and can kick players out based on it. They do that in college basketball and it works great.

[High 5]

Harrison is a bully

This may have been the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Well, forgetting Leon Lett.

I just don't know what could have possibly been going through his mind.

[casey]

Thank God Holmes came up big in the end. It would've been a shame if that thing would've got the MVP.

[kNiCk_PriDe]

Super Bowl XLIII- Steelers win in Santonio Show


First of all, let’s get one thing out of the way. This was a great game. Great effort by the Cardinals, and even greater victory for the now 6-time super bowl champion Steelers. We’re suckers for last second come backs, and big catches, but come on Mr. Goodell. To say this game tops last year’s Super Bowl is an insult to NFL fans, the New York Giants, and yes, the New England Patriots. We know you want to promote your product, but don’t cheapen it by comparing it to Super bowl XLII.

Now that we have that out of the way, we can talk about the game. Pittsburgh did exactly what we expected them to do. Whether Pittsburgh was the better team tonight is debatable, but at the end of the day, its 27-23 Pittsburgh Steelers, and that certainly makes them the better team.

They had everything Arizona lacked. Sure Kurt Warner has been there before, but they showed they were a team that wasn’t yet ready. The Steelers showed the poise, the confidence, and made the big plays. That along with a little bit of luck makes for memorable nights and Super Bowl victories.

The Steelers came out firing on all cylinders, making a 75 yard drive in the first 5 minutes of the game. With 3rd down on the 1 yard line, in a play reminiscent to Super bowl XL, Ben Roethlisberger made a scrambling dash for the end zone. It looked good as the men in stripes signaled touch down, but was quickly called back after being challenged by Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt.

The Steelers ended up with a field goal as the Cardinals dodged a bullet on the opening drive. With 14:09 left in the 2nd quarter, short-yardage back Gary Russell brought it in for the first touchdown of the game. After the extra point, the score stood at 10-0 Pittsburgh.

All signs were pointing towards Arizona getting embarrassed. The Steelers were dominating the game. They had complete control. Arizona couldn’t start up their offense. Larry Fitzgerald hadn’t yet made a catch. The Steelers had double coverage on him seemingly all night. He was being shadowed hard by Troy Polamalu.

The Cardinals finally made their first break through of the game on the subsequent drive to the Steelers’ touchdown. Kurt Warner brought the ball down 87 yards before making a 1 yard touchdown pass to TE Ben Patrick. Arizona-7, Pittsburgh-10.

At the end of the half with the score still standing at 10-7, in what went on to be perhaps the deciding play of the game, Kurt Warner through an interception at the Pittsburgh 1. The pass was intended for receiver Anquan Boldin, but never made it to its intended target as James Harrison picked it clean and took it back a 100 yards as time expired to give the Steelers a 17-7 lead going into the second half. He showed why he’s the defensive player of the year.

It was a decisive play as it would have given the Cardinals the lead if the pass made it to Boldin, but instead padded the Steelers lead and deflated the Cardinals going into half time. It could have been a 14-10 Cardinal lead, but Harrison’s 100 yard run, beating and juking defenders all the way to the end zone made it 17-7.

The Cardinals weren’t able to accomplish anything in the 3rd quarter offensively, but it was their defense that came up big, and perhaps inspired the 4th quarter comeback. They gave up a field goal at the end of the quarter to make it Steelers 20, Cardinals 7, but it’s the fact that they only gave up the field goal is what’s impressive.

With first down at the Arizona 5 yard line, the Steelers were poised to score another touchdown, and put the finishing touch on their 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years, but the Arizona defense was ready. They made three key stops pushing the Steelers back to the 9 yard line. Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin sent out the field goal unit. The field goal was good, but brought back. Arizona defensive leader Adrian Wilson made what could have been the bone-head play of the game.

Unnecessary roughness- 5 yard penalty- First Down Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh was given three more chance to score from the now 4 yard line after the 5 yard penalty. In an uplifting performance by the Arizona defense, they took Wilson off the hook, and shut down the Steelers with three more big plays. Tomlin once again sent out the field goal unit. The FG was good.

Steelers-20, Cardinals-7. The Cardinals were down 13, but were now confident and hopeful of a 4th quarter run after the exhilarating, Super Bowl caliber performance by the defense. Now it was the offense’s turn to go out and put up some points.

We had by then accepted that it was going to be a one-sided Super Bowl. Oh well. You can’t have two great Super Bowls in-a-row.

Then Larry Fitzgerald happened. It’s as simple as that. No disrespect to Randy Moss, but Fitzgerald is easily the most dynamic receiver in the game today.

And when he wakes up, be afraid.

Fitzgerald made his first touchdown catch with 7:41 left in the 4th quarter.

Steelers-20, Cardinals-17.

After another quick stop by the defense, Kurt Warner came out smelling blood. Arizona started on their 36 yard line. With 2:58 left in the game, Arizona had to take it 64 yards. On first down, Warner tried to hit Boldin through the middle, but the pass was knocked down.

2:47 left. Then came the big play.

With no safety in the deep, Fitzgerald came inside, curled, and cut back through the middle. Warner hit him in stride. The defense had no shot. Fitzgerald was gone, and there are not many people in the NFL that can catch him.

Cardinals-23, Steelers-20.

The Cardinals had stunned the world. They were 2 minutes away from winning their first Super Bowl in 62 years, proving fairy tales do come true.

But then this is the Super Bowl we’re talking about. It couldn’t end like that. The Steelers weren’t going to have it. As the Steelers were going down the field with 2 minutes left, and a 3 point deficit, people started screaming overtime. Well my friend, Super Bowls don’t go to overtime. It’s just the way it is.

What resulted was a drive that would make Eli Manning and the Giants proud. After having a sub-par game, Ben Roethlisberger showed what Super Bowl Champions are made of. He made all the big plays down the stretch.

In the last 2 minutes of the game, Santonio Holmes made arguably the biggest impact of any receiver in Super Bowl history. He made big catch after big catch.

Pittsburgh 12-yard line- (1st Down-20 yards)

-2:24- Roethlisberger passes short right to Holmes. 14 yard pick-up.

Pittsburgh 26-yard line- (3rd Down- 6 yards)

-1:56- Roethlisberger passes short right to Holmes. 13 yard pick-up.

Arizona 46-yard line- (2nd down- 6 yards)

-1:02- Roethlisberger passes short right to Holmes. 40 yard pick-up

Arizona 6-yard line- (2nd down- 6 yards)

-0:42- Roethlisberger passes short right to Holmes. 6 yard pick-up. TOUCH DOWN.

Steelers-27, Arizona-23.

As Rafael Nadal said to Roger Federer this morning- Game, set, and match.

With 0:35 seconds left on the clock, the Cardinals came out to make a token attempt to pull out another miracle, but it was over.

Santonio Holmes made one of the biggest catches you will ever see. I know you’re a little used to hearing that, especially after David Tyree’s helmet grab last year, but this truly was a great catch. Go up and read the catch recap for Holmes on the last drive. See something that sticks out in every pass? ‘Roethlisberger passes short right to Holmes.’

This time the Cardinals were ready. They had three players surrounding Holmes as he cut through the end zone going right. Roethlisberger still threw it up there. He had confidence in his man, and yeah, you guessed it. Holmes brought it down, and managed to keep his feet inbounds. The look on Fitzgerald’s face said it all. ‘Oh no’. Yes Larry, it’s over.

For his trouble, Mr. Holmes gets to take home the Super Bowl MVP trophy, not to mention a new diamond ring.

36-year-old Pittsburgh coach, Mike Tomlin becomes the youngest coach in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. He summed it up perfectly. “Steeler football is 60 minutes. It’s not gonna be pretty or perfect, but they have a great deal of belief in each other and a great deal of resolve.”

The Steelers defense wasn’t great tonight. Other than the interception to Harrison, Warner picked the defense apart. The rush that was expected from the Steelers came only in spurts. Give credit to the Cardinal Offensive line.

Warner showed he’s a veteran, and did everything right. His connections with Fitzgerald in the 4th quarter should have won the game for him, but they didn’t.

Warner finished with 377 passing yards, throwing 3 touchdowns and 1 interception. Larry Fitzgerald caught 2 TDs and went for 127 yards on 7 catches.

After the game, Warner praised the Steelers, “Obviously it’s disappointing to lose after coming so close to being World Champions, but they deserve to be champs.” “I tip my hat to them”, added Fitzgerald.

Sadly Warner will only be remembered for his interception to Harrison, but he showed he deserves to be in the Hall-of-Fame one day. Steelers’ defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau was proud of his Defensive Player of the Year. “Without James Harrison, we don’t win this game”.

In the end the Steelers stole this Super Bowl, but that’s what great teams do. The resolve it takes to win is the difference between a champion and a loser, but in no way or form are the Cardinals losers tonight. They played hard, and with a little luck and a play here or there, they could have won. They should be proud of the way they played.

Their coach Ken Whisenhunt said it best. "I'm disappointed for our team. This is a group of men I'm really proud of. They played very hard in circumstances where nobody believed in them but themselves."

On this night though, the Steelers are champions. Ben Roethlisberger becomes the 2nd youngest quarter back in NFL history to win multiple Super Bowls, and it’s safe to say, this probably won’t be his last. He doesn’t always make the pretty plays, but he gets it done, and does what he has to do to win the game. The grit Roethlisberger plays with is evident in both Super Bowl XL and XLIII.

Roethlisberger finished with 256 passing yards throwing 1 TD and 1 interception, but tonight was the Santonio show. Santonio Holmes grabbed 9 catches for a game high 131 receiving yards, and oh yeah. He grabbed the game winning touchdown.

This couldn’t get any better. This is exactly what the Super Bowl is. It is exactly the reason millions of people are watching, not only in the United States, but around the world. It is exactly the reason the cost of a 30 second commercial during the Super Bowl costs $3 million. Just when you think you can’t have anymore miracles, anymore thrills, we get Super Bowl XLIII. Let’s see what Super Bowl XLIV has in store.

From Pro Sports Press, Steelers 27, Arizona 23. Good night, and have a nice time getting to work tomorrow.

The Steelers have now won the most Super Bowls in NFL history with 6:

Super Bowl IX- 01/12/1975- Pittsburgh Steelers(16) – Minnesota Vikings(6)

Super Bowl X- 01/18/1976- Pittsburgh Steelers(21) – Dallas Cowboys(17)

Super Bowl XIII- 01/21/1979- Pittsburgh Steelers(35) – Dallas Cowboys(31)

Super Bowl XIV- 01/20/1980- Pittsburgh Steelers(31) – Los Angeles Rams(19)

Super Bowl XL- 02/05/2006- Pittsburgh Steelers(21) – Seattle Seahawks(10)

Super Bowl XLIII- 02/01/2009- Pittsburgh Steelers(27) – Arizona Cardinals(23)

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[trwi7]

Tucson-area cable TV broadcast porn during Super Bowl
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/fromcomments/278448.php

A short clip of a pornographic movie cut into a Comcast broadcast of the Super Bowl in homes in and around Tucson.

Officials at Comcast confirmed that its signal was interrupted during the Super Bowl, but the company is still working to figure out how porn broke into its cable feed.

Engineers at Comcast will be working throughout the night to determine what happened, said Kelle Maslyn, a Comcast spokeswoman.

The Star newsroom erupted with calls from irate viewers shortly after 7:30 p.m. who said that the porn cut into the broadcast just after Cardinals player Larry Fitzgerald scored a touchdown on a pass from Kurt Warner to give the Cardinals the lead with less than two minutes in the game.

I blame Justin Timberlake.

[Mags FTW]

Harrison is a bully

Am I missing something? There are players running down the field to cover a punt, and Harrison has his back turned to them. He doesn't know anything except that the play is still live and the man standing in front of him can get up and tackle the punt returner. Gunners get abused like that all of the time.

[sunshinekids99]

That Harrison play was a joke, I don't know what the hell he was thinking on that one.

As for the game, really was a great game. Congrats to all Steelers fans.

[Da Schwab]

Madden was right last night, Harrison should've been ejected for that play.

Anyway, that was an amazing game, still not better than last year's (which will always be my #1), but one helluva game. I'm actually kinda happy the Cards didn't win, because I didn't want Warner to get the MVP.

[deeney0]

ESPN hasn't even mentioned the Harrison personal foul. I can't explain why.

[studcrackers]

it's to early to dwell on the negative of the superbowl

plus espn's lame

[Celtics_Champs]

ESPN hasn't even mentioned the Harrison personal foul. I can't explain why.

Mike golic talked about it on mike and mike.

Called it a stupid mistake.

[HCYanks]

It's hard to tell with the erratic disciplinary actions of the Goodell administration, but i'm guessing Harrison will at least get fined for that. But really, that was too good a game for it to be a major focus in any kind of coverage. Beyond that, I disliked the roughing the passer call and that chop block on Edge looked a little weird. But anyone who thinks this particular game was a low point for the officials hasn't been paying attention the past few years.

The biggest mistake of the night belongs to NBC for letting Matt Millen join the analyst table.

[J.Kim]

Madden was right last night, Harrison should've been ejected for that play.

Anyway, that was an amazing game, still not better than last year's (which will always be my #1), but one helluva game. I'm actually kinda happy the Cards didn't win, because I didn't want Warner to get the MVP.

Had the Cardinals been able to stop the Steelers on that last drive, I don't know if Warner would have won the MVP.

I personally think it would've went to Fitzgerald (who opened up the passing game in the 2nd half) or Dockett (Solid in the first half, wreaked havoc in the backfield in the second half)

[Geddy]

Harrison's personal foul was stupid, but I don't think it deserves a suspension. He was being an ass and it probably only deserves a fine.

[Pharmcat]

just for discussion sake....and i know you always want to put points up when you are down....but should fitz have downed himself near the goalline instead of scoring, and then burn as much clock as they could to give pitt less time of driving? just food for thought

[Worm Guts]

just for discussion sake....and i know you always want to put points up when you are down....but should fitz have downed himself near the goalline instead of scoring, and then burn as much clock as they could to give pitt less time of driving? just food for thought

Down 4 against Pittsburgh's defense? No chance. You're risking not getting the touchdown at all.

[RapsVC15]

Just rewatched the game and the refs missed 3 blatant calls, the reffing sucked bigtime.

First that Harrison td wasn't even a question, Fitzgerald was clearly running out of bounds on the replay and tackled him, the refs completely missed it. Imagine if they actually overturned that td what would have happened. At least in the end they got the call right, I'll give him that.

Second, Harrison should of been kicked out. We all saw what he did, even the refs seen it. Why the **** wasn't he kicked out?

Lastly and most importantly imo. Anyone catch Holmes using the football as a prop in his celebration. The last time I checked that's a big no no. An easy taunting call and a 15 yard penalty. Imagine giving that Zona offense 15 more yards to work with, who knows what could have happened.

[studcrackers]

i wondered why holmes didnt get a penalty on that