Steelers vs. Cardinals: Best Super Bowl Ever?
 

I've watched many a Super Bowl in my day, and I have to tell you guys, this is probably the best and definitely the most exhilarating. Yes, including last year's game between the Pats and the Giants.

I really feel badly for Warner, Fitzgerald and the whole Cardinals team but the best team won today. Or did they?

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Man, right up there!

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[quote=12thMan;524411]I've watched many a Super Bowl in my day, and I have to tell you guys, this is probably the best and definitely the most exhilarating. Yes, including last year's game between the Pats and the Giants.

I really feel badly for Warner, Fitzgerald and the whole Cardinals team but the best team won today. Or did they?[/quote]

no way
any skins win in any of the 3 were better!!!!!!!

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Definitely a top game. Hard to compare them aross years but it was great!

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**** this super bowl. Untill the final 3 mins it was one of the most boring super bowls ive ever seen. Poor driving up the field, too many penalties, and not enough consistant driving up the field.

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I was gonna call it the worst called game ever actually, just behind the Seahawks-Steelers SB. I've never seen so many calls go one way (in a team's favor). After the infamous "push-off" call i didn't thing a SB would be handled so badly but wonders never cease.

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i still can't get over the fact that they didn't review warner's fumble at the end. was anyone else surprised?

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I say it ties the Titans vs Rams in excitement, but last years was the best.

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[quote=NicknacK89;524418]i still can't get over the fact that they didn't review warner's fumble at the end. was anyone else surprised?[/quote]

Yes...what could be more deserving of a review than the final seconds of the biggest game of the year....WTF?...I still can't believe that.

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It was worth watching. I was thinking that it was going to be a blowout going into half-time. Close but no cigar.

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It was great until the last ten seconds. They spent 10 minutes reviewing that Holmes touchdown which was fairly clear and they didn't bother with the last play of the game. IMO, they got the call wrong too. Wrong or not, that play should have been reviewed and there will always be what if's because it wasn't. Those lead changes were epic and that call totally ruined it.

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[quote=hondakiller;524424]It was great until the last ten seconds. They spent 10 minutes reviewing that Holmes touchdown which was fairly clear and they didn't bother with the last play of the game. IMO, they got the call wrong too. Wrong or not, that play should have been reviewed and there will always be what if's because it wasn't. Those lead changes were epic and that call totally ruined it.[/quote]

especially when arizona has fitzgerald, and with the premature celebration by pittsburgh, that would have tacked on 15 yards and made a very doable 35 yard field for a touchdown. i will be forever unsatisfied with that ending.

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Best ever? The end was great, no doubt. However, a big part of the game was really, really, really boring.

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At what point was that game boring? It was close and never bogged down or anything. I get bored real easy watching teams I don't care about but that game was fun to watch the entire time for me.

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[quote=NicknacK89;524418]i still can't get over the fact that they didn't review warner's fumble at the end. was anyone else surprised?[/quote]

i cant believe that either

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It was poorly officiated, I lost all respect for the (FIST THROWING) Steelers, The MVP is a POTHEAD and the Superbowl championship hats are Seahawk colors WTF.
The best part of the game was the free beer! I took a bet that the Cards would win or lose by by the spread, the wager was buying the days worth of beer.

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[quote=NicknacK89;524418]i still can't get over the fact that they didn't review warner's fumble at the end. was anyone else surprised?[/quote]

I was very surprised. IMO, it was more obvious that his arm was going forward than the one in the first half the called an incomplete pass.

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[quote=MrIcon;524429]It was poorly officiated, I lost all respect for the (FIST THROWING) Steelers, The MVP is a POTHEAD and the Superbowl championship hats are Seahawk colors WTF.
The best part of the game was the free beer! I took a bet that the Cards would win or lose by by the spread, the wager was buying the days worth of beer.[/quote]

I noticed the hat colors and it makes me think that it was a jab at the Seahawks whining after losing that SB.

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Basically i see the steelers has holding two of the most "tainted" sb's in the nfl. Just terrible officiating. Oh well... let FA speculation begin.

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I saw Ryan Clark put another nasty hit on a guy. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. A lady at work told me that the NFL had taken out the rule for helmet to helmet unless it's against the quarterback. The last hit he put on the guy in the Raven's game looked to me like he was going in with his shoulder and just happened to hit the guy with his helmet. The hit he put on the guy tonight looked like all helmet. I thought the only guy allowed to lead with the helmet was the RB? What's the rule?

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The end was great, no doubt. Totally agree about the final fumble. What do they have replay for?

Way too many penalties, but the INT return for a TD was pretty amazing.

Larry Fitzgerald is one bad-ass man. Felt bad for him.

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I'm sorry but the Warner fumble not being questioned with less than 20 seconds was BS. On top of that Holmes TD was not a TD after watching closely you can see his other foot did not touch the ground after he caught the ball. This super bowl was boring as hell except for the last 7 minutes or so. Also James Harrison is MVP because that INT he returned for a TD was the biggest game changer EVER in SB history!

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It Was A Great Game!! Filled With Excitement, Fitz Is A True Monster!! And Its Time To Say Warner Is A Hof, The Guy Shows Up In Superbowls... But Last Years Was Hard To Top, But It Was The Best Back To Back Superbowls Of All Time!!! I Can't Wait Until The Draft And Next Season.... Go Skins 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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It was reviewed,at least from what I saw.Yes his arm went forward....but he did not have the ball............it had already been knocked out. Good last 10 min but great halftime!

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[QUOTE]i still can't get over the fact that they didn't review warner's fumble at the end. was anyone else surprised?[/QUOTE]

Yes totally. I felt it was a forward pass. Although a lot of people believe fumble. If the defender is trying to knock the arm backwards and the ball flies forward it's physics....the arm was going forward, but they didn't even try to look at it. They should have atleast done that to make sure it was the right call.

[QUOTE]I was gonna call it the worst called game ever actually, just behind the Seahawks-Steelers SB. I've never seen so many calls go one way (in a team's favor). After the infamous "push-off" call i didn't thing a SB would be handled so badly but wonders never cease.
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I was not enamored about the Cards/Steelers anyway so I only watched part of the game. I was only rooting for the Cards caused they have not won a SB yet.

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You know you guys are right about the hats. Holly cow. I didn't stay and watch the after game stuff so had to go to NFL.com to see it. I've seen all white with the team logo. I've seen hats with team colors and team logo. Heck I even want to say maybe black with team logo, but I've never seen a SB hat that does not have any of your colors other then white in it and use the logo. It clearly looks like a Seahawks hat. NFL should step in and force them to change it. I know it's late and some people already have their hats but a nice fine or force them to pull all the hats and change them would cost them money and would be a punishment enough. You can't tell me if the Cards won their hat color was going to be the same hat but with the Cards logo. Thats BS.

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[quote=SBXVII;524443]You know you guys are right about the hats. Holly cow. I didn't stay and watch the after game stuff so had to go to NFL.com to see it. I've seen all white with the team logo. I've seen hats with team colors and team logo. Heck I even want to say maybe black with team logo, but I've never seen a SB hat that does not have any of your colors other then white in it and use the logo. It clearly looks like a Seahawks hat. NFL should step in and force them to change it. I know it's late and some people already have their hats but a nice fine or force them to pull all the hats and change them would cost them money and would be a punishment enough. [B]You can't tell me if the Cards won their hat color was going to be the same hat but with the Cards logo. Thats BS.[/B]

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[quote=The Goat;524432]Basically i see the steelers has holding two of the most "tainted" sb's in the nfl. Just terrible officiating. Oh well... let FA speculation begin.[/quote]

Tainted Super Bowls? I guess I dont see how officiating could taint a win since the calls happen as the game develops. Actually if any team has tainted Super Bowls it the Skins, with winning them in strike shortened/ruined seasons but I dont hear anyone on this site complaining about that.

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[quote=SBXVII;524442]If the defender is trying to knock the arm backwards and the ball flies forward it's physics....the arm was going forward, but they didn't even try to look at it. They should have atleast done that to make sure it was the right call.[/quote]


That's the point ....the defender hit the ball as the arm was moving back(not forward) when the arm was moving forward there was no ball in his hand.What was looked at ....was the ball kicked and where it should be placed.

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I actually lost a LOT of respect for the Steelers. I always thought they were just a hard-nosed defense but MAN they are a bunch of punk asses!

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Personally I think it was one of the best played Super Bowls. Maybe I was watching a different game, but that game sure as hell wasn't boring.

The officiating was what it was. I don't think it determined the outcome of the game, so no problem there. As far as S. Holmes, that will go down as one of the greatest/clutch catches in Super Bowl history. And how about Darnell Dockett?

A ton of great individual performances, great play calling, and awesome team effort on both sides places this one at the top for me.

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Darnell Dockett has prison muscles. That's the only way to describe that beast.

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I've been watching the NFL since '77 (damn I'm old) and that was the best SB I've seen. I thought it was over when Fitz caught his TD to be honest. If they didn't rule that last play a fumble, I'm not sure the Cards don't get a very good shot at the end zone. Anyone who criticizes either team's play from yesterday was watching a different game than me.

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Not sure if I would say it was the best SB ever, I think the dust needs to settle on it a bit to gain some perspective. It was a ho-hum game for a while but the end was very exciting. I thought the Cards were going to steal it.

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Is it just me but I am starting to think the NFL is a little bit fixed. So many "crazy" games of late. There was a time where the Super Bowl was just a blow out now every year it is an amazing finish.

The penalities really did make a differnce in this game and the booth reviews.

At one point I was just waiting for Big Ben to come out and hit Kurt on the head with a metal chair when the refs were not looking. NFL=WWE

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Been watching the Super Bowl sinc XVII and this ranks as one of the best (taking away the 3 Skins wins of course). My favorite of all time is still the Rams vs Titans. But this was a great game, reminded me of the Pats vs Panthers where it's an enjoyable game but then totally took off in the 4th quarter.

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The game was decent and the final 5 minutes were exciting but I never could shake the fact that the Arizona Cardinals were representing the NFC. One of the reasons I hate parity is the Super Bowl is no longer a game of the two best in their divisions. I think this would have been a great Monday Night Football game. Not a great Super Bowl, though.

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[quote=Wanga Skins;524436]I'm sorry but the Warner fumble not being questioned with less than 20 seconds was BS. [B]On top of that Holmes TD was not a TD after watching closely you can see his other foot did not touch the ground after he caught the ball.[/B] This super bowl was boring as hell except for the last 7 minutes or so. Also James Harrison is MVP because that INT he returned for a TD was the biggest game changer EVER in SB history![/quote]

That's just incorrect.

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[quote=Mattyk72;524453]Not sure if I would say it was the best SB ever, I think the dust needs to settle on it a bit to gain some perspective. It was a ho-hum game for a while but the end was very exciting. [B]I thought the Cards were going to steal it[/B].[/quote]

If not for that pick 6, they just may have.

I was also wondering why the corner went for the ball instead of trying to push Santonio Holmes out of bounds...stupid.

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[quote=jdlea;524457]That's just incorrect.[/quote]

My wife kept saying that his right foot was only touching his left foot but never touched the ground. They never gave us a good enough angle to actually see if the toes of his right foot hit the turf. It was really close.

As for the game overall, I'll agree w/Mike Golic who said it was a great 4th quarter but there was some sloppy play prior to that.

Calls were big, I thought the personal foul on Dansby was bogus & yet Warner took several hits that were just as 'late.' But I think they at least called the holding well, and they got Pitt for it in the end zone. Fitzgerald got held a lot.