Pittsburgh Steelers Win Super Bowl XLIII

Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Editorials,

The Pittsburgh Steelers won the NFL’s 43rd Super Bowl, edging out the Arizona Cardinals, 27-23 in what will be one of the better Super Bowls ever played.  Trailing 20-7 going into the fourth quarter, the Cardinals came back to score 16 unanswered points to take a 23-20 lead with over two minutes to go.  Then Ben Roethlisberger coolly led a 78-yard TD drive to win the game for the Steelers who are now the best NFL franchise in history, winning its sixth Super Bowl, leading all NFL teams in history.  Santonio Holmes was named Super Bowl MVP with nine receptions and 131 receiving yards and one TD.  Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin became the youngest coach to ever win the Super Bowl at the tender age of 36 and in only his second season as the Steelers head coach.  Congratulations to the Steelers!

Super Bowl XLIII Preview - Arizona Cardinals Versus Pittsburgh Steelers

Posted by Dennis Velasco Categories: Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Saint Louis Rams, Editorials,

The Fig Caption: Number 43 wants another trophy in Super Bowl 43… is it destined in the numbers?

The NFL’s 43rd Super Bowl goes down this Sunday, February 1st at 6:28 PM ET in Tampa Bay, Florida on NBC.  The NFC champion Arizona Cardinals (9-7) hope to keep the postseason magic going as they face off against AFC champs, the Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4).  The Cardinals had a more burdensome postseason path than the Steelers as Arizona needed to defeat the Atlanta Falcons (30-24 @ Arizona) in the Wildcard Round, take on heavily favored Carolina Panthers and light them up on the road (33-13 @ Carolina) during the Divisional Round, and finally, beat the Philadelphia Eagles in a close game (32-25 @ Arizona) during the NFC Championship Round.  The Steelers on the other hand, had a first round bye, defeated the San Diego Chargers handily (35-24 @ Pittsburgh) in the Divisional Round, and beat the Baltimore Ravens in a closer match-up than the score indicates (23-14 @ Pittsburgh) in the AFC Championship Round thanks to a timely Troy Polamalu interception.

The road for both teams has been a long and taxing road, as only an NFL schedule could be, but on Sunday, one of them will reach the ultimate destination - a Super Bowl victory.

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Titans, Giants and Panthers Forget How to Play Football

Posted by Frank Nevarez Categories: Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, San Diego Chargers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Editorials,

I figured when I went 1-for-4 with my Wild Card playoff picks that it couldn’t get any worse. Wrong. I go O-for-4 this weekend. What the heck is going on? One playoff preview (from the experts) this past week stated “pick the home team” in the second round of the NFL playoffs. The reasons given: A) the stronger teams have earned the first week bye, B) these teams will play at home in the second week, C) they’re rested, and D) they have an extra week to gameplan.
So what happens? Other than the Pittsburgh Steelers, all home teams lose.

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National FUN League: Thanks Adrian Peterson

Posted by Frank Nevarez Categories: New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Editorials,

Sometimes the NFL is called the “No Fun League” because of its conservative leadership. However, there was so much going on this past weekend that it was a fan’s delight - it’s great fun!  And the Minnesota Vikings’ Adrian Peterson leads the charge in the “National FUN League.”

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New England Patriots WR Troy Brown Retires

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In today’s world of sports, there aren’t too many athletes that stay with one team, which makes New England Patriots wide receiver Troy Brown stand out amongst NFL players, as well as other sports.  For 15 seasons, Brown donned the Patriots uniform and now holds the team record for receptions (557).  He made the Pro-Bowl once, but ask any teammate of his and he’ll tell you that he was a Pro-Bowler every year thanks to his “team-first” mentality and doing whatever was needed to win.  In recent seasons, Brown’s abilities had decreased and with the signing of WR Randy Moss and WR Wes Welker before last season, the writing was on the wall.  Despite that, Brown will always be loved in the New England area as he contributed in a big way to the Patriots’ three Super Bowl titles.  Brown will be missed for not only his play, but mostly his attitude.

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