Well, there were fine points, and there were wrong points.
It took three quarters for the game to start meaning anything, and for the players to start showing some passion and emotion - except the guy who ran for a hundred yards, that was pretty spectacular.
For the second straight year, it was down to the wire and only decided in the final couple of minutes. Too bad the wrong team won. There is no way Ben Roethlisberger should have his name mentioned in the same sentence as Joe Montana, Tom Brady and John Elway, but such a thing will become inevitable now that he has won two Super Bowls in his first 5 years as starting quarterback, despite never having been named the game's MVP, and showing dismal stats. Kurt Warner outdid him in every way, yet fell a few points short. Maybe had he given Larry Fitzgerald the ball a little earlier on, he might have had a shot.
But that's also the good news, isn't it? The Steelers won by too few points, so by Vegas standards, anyone who chose the Cardinals ends up a big, big winner. Predictions-wise, for wins and losses, I'm at a disappointing 1-2, but where the money is concerned, this past Super Sunday was a complete success, and I'm 2-1 with the spreads. That's what rules about football: the game itself is like a hard-hitting chess game where the fewest mistakes might give you a win for which the TV network bring in the most side-entertainment and most analysts to pass the time, but you can also end up on the winning side of a bet even after a loss.
I'm so happy with my weekend that I feel like watching another game soon; too bad the Pro Bowl is the next game coming. What a snore-fest that is. The worst All Star Game in pro sports.
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