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| Skydude Posts: 18/2607 |
You can say what you want about the Steelers' performance in the playoffs, but the fact remains that from the middle of the season people doubted they could make them at all. And then predictions favored their opponents in all rounds of the playoffs. The Seahawks were strong this year, too, and the Steelers rose to the challenge and played a hard-fought game, with iffy calls on both sides, to win. I just think it's a shame that watching it from Britain I got the British commentators rather than the American ones.
As a Steelers fan, it was an epic season, even more so for my father and brother, who managed to get tickets to the Super Bowl as well as one of the playoff games. Yeah, it wasn't really a wonderful game, but it was still exciting to watch in the company of die-hard fans for both teams, as you might expect. |
| witeasprinwow Posts: 8/613 |
Originally posted by Young Guru They're not the first 6th seed to get into the Super Bowl, or the first 6th seed to win the Super Bowl... But they ARE the first 6th seed to defeat the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd seeds of thier own conference on the way to the Super Bowl, and then defeat the 1st seed of the other conference in the Super Bowl. Honestly though, I'd be surprised if the steelers went any better than 75% on the season next year. They put on an awful show in the Super Bowl - Defeating a Bengals team that lost thier pro-bowl QB on the first snap, a Colts team using the same plan the Chargers had laid out week sago, and a Broncos and Seahawks team that failed to show up. Add this on top of 11 of thier starters going up for free agency, and the loss of thier short-yardage back... I think Bengals win the division again next year, Steelers stay somewhere between .500 and .750 on the season. My favorites for the big teams next year: Chicago Bears (Rex Grossman at QB obviously - He took a team that was struggling to put up 7 offensive points a game and put up 22 against the Panthers in the playoffs), Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks (If they keep Shaun Alexander), Denver Broncos (If they get T.O. they basically have one year to win it all before he explodes the team), Iniannapolis Colts. |
| Young Guru Posts: 42/279 |
Also, there was the history in the making of the Steelers being the only 6th seed to get into the super bowl and then they won on top of that. |
| NSNick Posts: 517/2228 |
There was the whole Bettis thing. And maybe the fact that both coasts were represented? Or maybe football's just getting more and more popular? |
| Toxic Posts: 98/251 |
I don't understand how that happened at all.
There was no real interesting plotlines, no drama at all, it wasn't a good game... You would expect superbowls like Titans / Rams (amazing game), Pats / Rams (ditto), Pats / Eagles (two really big draws in terms of fans) |
| neotransotaku Posts: 746/1860 |
Nielsen ratings are out and this super bowl ranks 2nd all time of average viewers, only series finale of M-A-S-H did better. 140.1 million people watched some part of the super bowl, only the 2004 super bowl between new england and carolina did better.
for such a horrible game, there sure were a lot of viewers...or maybe it was watched mostly because of the rolling stones (which i've never been fond of--but that is something for a different thread) |
| witeasprinwow Posts: 7/613 |
Final score:
Seahawks 10 Levy and his officiating crew, 21 Three BLOWN calls that DIRECTLY involved points. Not saying that it was stolen per-se, but the Seahawks would have had a legitimate shot at the game if the calls had been made properly. Awful, terrible, embarassing game. I wanted to see Bettis get a ring, but not like this. |
| Young Guru Posts: 40/279 |
Some entertaining comercials though, "Hey guys, hurry up, the magic fridge is back."
And way to go JB, former ND guy from my dorm, we were all excited for that win. It was a very bizzare game, considering how much it felt like the Seahawks controlled the field but never converted when they should've scored. |
| NSNick Posts: 488/2228 |
Yup. Pretty lackluster. And the steelers won.  |
| Toxic Posts: 96/251 |
I hate the Steelers, specifically Joey Porter, but damn, that was one awful superbowl.
Roethlisberger was what, 9-21? The Bus only ran out the clock...Alexander was silent...Hasselbeck somehow threw it 40 times? Where did 20 of them go? All in all, rather disappointing. |
| Apophis Posts: 302/734 |
Originally posted by drjayphd I was watching on a big projection screen. He didn't. |
| Thoughtless Posts: 492/2405 |
I didn't watch it at all, I simply checked ESPN.com twice. Once while the game was in progress, then later after ti finished. I was rooting for the Steelers though. |
| neotransotaku Posts: 700/1860 |
i only watched a grand total of 30 seconds on TV, listened about 10 minutes on the radio, and saw it on the internet for only 5 seconds...
I heard Hasselback's 4 quarter interception and at that point, I knew it was over... |
| drjayphd Posts: 215/1170 |
So, uh, when'd the Niffle draft the Jerome Bettis Must Get His Ring rule? Pass interference, phantom TD's (to be fair, they were correct to not overturn Roethlisberger's scramble, as there wasn't proof he didn't score)... Seattle got jobbed, but the Steelers probably would've won anyway. |
| Thoughtless Posts: 379/2405 |
Steelers all the way, for Bettis' sake of course.
You know, now that I stated this, they will lose. I know for sure. And no comment on the fact that both games had almost the exact final score. |
| neotransotaku Posts: 512/1860 |
seahawks win 34-14  i wonder if the panthers had a missed field goal...
seahawks versus the steelers... I'd like the seahawks to win (first time teams are fun to root for), but I think the steelers have the grit to pull their 4th straight upset and make even more history. |
| acillatem98 Posts: 9/387 |
I didn't like the Steelers and Broncos game. I don't think the Broncos played as good as they are. The Steelers deserved to win the game, they played much better, and at the end, when the Broncos had no time outs, they pretty much gave up. There was still a little hope but they wasted the rest of the time, many may disagree with me on this. I just hope next year will be better, teams make mistakes or just aren't clicking and screw up, just gotta learn from those mistakes and try again next year.
Seems it's probably going to be the Seahawks and Steelers, I'd rather see the Seahawks win, but on the other hand, it's Bettis' last year, so it would be good either way. It's gonna be a good Super Bowl, hopefully. |
| Thoughtless Posts: 374/2405 |
At least one of the teams I rooted for made it to the Superbowl (RIP, Colts and Patriots season)
So far, the Seahawks are leading the Panthers 27-7. Go Panthers! Or not. |
| neotransotaku Posts: 498/1860 |
Steelers leading 24-3 at halftime... unless we have a repeat of last week (i.e. Steeler defense starts letting up and/or bad officiating), it appears we now have 1 wild card team in the super bowl...
EDIT: we do have 1 wild card team in the super bowl as Steelers beat the Broncos 34-17. |
| neotransotaku Posts: 453/1860 |
back to the other NFL circus--the front office circus
Mike McCarthy (sp?), offensive coordinator of the NFL's worst offense last season with the 49ers was named the new coach of Green Bay Norv Turner is hired to replace the aformentioned departed coordinator. Back in 1999, Norv Turner was Nolan's boss in Washington |
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