It was a close game. Both teams played hard and it all came down to the last moments. I love this game!
Check the blogosphere and you'll read paragraph after paragraph of folks crying about the officiating. Sure, there were some calls that could've went either way, but in the end, it''s not up to the officials, it's up to the players getting it done. The Steelers got it done. The Cardinals played a hell of a game. It was closer than I expected, but there can only be one. That one today is the Pittsburgh Steelers. And before you call me a sellout. I'm a Redskins fan. Die Hard.
The Officiating
Tonight's penalty pile up was the third most in Superbowl History, but hey, I'm not going to throw rocks about Harrison pummeling some guy in the back while he was on the ground, sure it looked dirty, but the guy probably had it coming, and I'm not going to pour salt in the wound over the no-booth review of Kurt Warner's sack and fumble in the waning seconds of the game that sealed it for the Steelers, sure it would've been entertaining to end on a hailmary, I mean this is the Superbowl, but it should've never came down to that. The Cardinals deserved to lose, how are you going to let the same man beat you on back to back plays running he same route?
Anyways, I said I wasn't going to take it there and I'm not. I'm a man of my word. So instead of joining the choir of frustrated fans, I'd like to talk about Jennifer Hudson and her gutsy performance singing the National Anthem. I was touched. As Ms. Hudson hit those notes, pouring out her soul, I couldn't help but imagine what she's been enduring with the murder of her mother, brother and nephew. Hudson is top shelf, top shelf. And to think, American Idol said she didn't have what it took to be a star. Pfftt..
So there you have it folks. The Pittsburgh Steelers are the winning-est Super Bowl team ever with 6 bowl wins. The better team won tonight. There was no conspiracy. No backroom deals. Just hard-nose, smash-mouth football. To all you complainers, let me quote football great Tony D'Amato aka Al Pacino. He said it best.
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