Super Bowl: Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23

by Brandon on Feb 1, 2009 10:58 PM CST in Green Bay Packers News

That was a hell of a game. Overall, the game played out as I expected; Pittsburgh was the better team, but Arizona had enough offensive fire power to come back and keep it close. But, in no way did I expect Pittsburgh to rally and respond with a last minute TD drive to regain the lead. I thought they would get into field goal range and force it into OT. But WR Santonio Holmes was fantastic on that final drive. He deserved the MVP.

Although both teams deserved to be in the Super Bowl, they beat all the opponents in their paths and earned the right to be there, I thought that neither team was all that much better than the Packers. The Packers didn't deserve to be in the 2009 Super Bowl, they deserved to lose all 10 of the games they lost in 2008, but it won't take much to make some changes, stop losing all those close games, and get them right back among the best teams in the NFL. I'm really looking forward to next season.

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WHAT A GAME!!!

I think thats all that needs to be said!!!!

Acutally ok I cant just stop at that! but this too me has been one of the most exciting SBs since maybe the Pats Rams or Rams Titians! this came down to the final minutes and was exciting pretty much throughout the whole game! Pitt came out on fire but AZ slowly answered in the second half. The game was never really one sided no matter what the score what suggest at times. both Os had it going at times and both Ds had their own moments!!

by bizzle4 on Feb 1, 2009 11:25 PM CST reply actions

Thank you for bringing me back down to earth.

I was thinking that this year’s Super Bowl was so good and it had to be the 4th best ever (behind I, II, & XXXI of course).
You’re right though. I think Titans losing on the 1 inch line was the best. I’ll never forget the Patriots winning after 9/11. I was deployed and my whole ship was rooting for the Red, White and Blue.
God, I love football……………

by Lee-Roy Jenkins on Feb 2, 2009 10:57 PM CST up reply actions

impressive for both sides

I’m officially adopting the Arizona Cardinals as my non-Green Bay NFC team. Something I should have done after the McCown-Poole connection shattered Vikings’ fans dreams back in ’03.

"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."

by Mitchell Maurer on Feb 2, 2009 7:25 AM CST reply actions

Harsh

But bringing up the misfortune of Mike Tice’s 2003 Vikings reminded me of my favorite Madden reenactment of all time.

by Brandon on Feb 3, 2009 12:44 AM CST up reply actions

Fitz the Freak

I disagree that Holmes deserved MVP. He played a nice game, but i still think Pittsburgh wins without him.
Arizona wasn’t even close until Larry Fitzgerald got involved. It seems that their strategy was to get everybody involved until they ABSOLUTELY had to throw to #11. He still came through with 7/127/2. He caught ALL 7 passes thrown his way and ALL 7 were in the hurry up offense. He almost stripped Harrison of the ball at the end of the first half (it actually looked like Harrison’s elbow was down on the 1). Unbelievable.
I love Green Bay’s receivers, but we gotta steal that guy somehow.

by Lee-Roy Jenkins on Feb 2, 2009 10:51 PM CST reply actions

I wish

But he just got a fat contract extension after last season. Fitzgerald was Arizona’s MVP, for their entire postseason too, but only once has a player from the losing team won the MVP and that was in 1971. Fitzgerald had no chance, so I’m glad Holmes got it instead.

by Brandon on Feb 3, 2009 12:52 AM CST up reply actions

Cardinals = Packers

I was rooting for the Cardinals all the way. This past season as a Packer fan left me well prepared to be rooting for the Cardinals this Superbowl

Cardinals play some very good football in the second half to finally take the lead on a late drive only to see their defense give up a long drive to lose the game only to have the offense turn the ball over in the last desperate bid to drive the field.

All too familiar!!!

by RichBeckman on Feb 3, 2009 9:30 AM CST reply actions