Happiness! The first time i've watched an American Football game and i loved it! It makes a bit more sense than it did before! ^_^ Shame its a tad difficult to get on tv here...
Dude, they play maybe a game a year in your country now. Don't make it to one of those, nor do they show them on TV when they're played there?
We even sent the best passer in the league this year in Drew Brees...going up against arguably the worst secondary in the league (at the time that was a toss-up between the Saints and Chargers).
OPINIONS:
1. The Flying Polamalus became the Flying Harrisons. Polamalu's presence was felt, I'd imagine, but I didn't see him knock fire into someone's ass like he does every game. James Harrison, however, worked his ass off...though the punching of a player while he's down I definitely frown upon.
2. Depending on your perspective, this was either the best or worst officiating in ever. There were some ridiculous calls going both ways. I wasn't a fan of the roughing the passer, though the helmet to the back of Roethlisberger (can't believe I spelled that without google searching it) was probably what got the flag. I also wasn't a fan of the holding that resulted in a safety--that was a DE on a bullrush that knocked the OG over, not a hold.
3. Ben's way hotter than Kurt Warner, but winner to me was Aaron Smith (#91, LDE for Pittsburgh). Man alive is he gorgeous.
4. This was a much better and closer game than I expected. I think the Steelers went into prevent fail mode, and it almost cost them the game. It's the Super Bowl, man. You don't let up off the gas until the last two minutes. Until then, if you can score at will, you do it...none of this "we're up by 13, so we'll just play it conservative" crap.
That's about it.
(Note the green!)
