That being said, thoroughly satisfying Superbowl. Do I think the refs were a little one-sided? Yeah. Some real ticky tack calls, including that horrible roughing the passer call? Did it cost the Cardinals the game? Nope. I loved the fact that so many people stepped up. Warner and Fitz did themselves proud. Boldin contributed. Edge and Hightower showed some nifty moves. And for the most part the D played pretty well. That being said, Ben and Santonio, among others, stepped up big time with the game on the line. Nobody can question Ben as a leader in big games. Sure, Santonio made a great catch on that final TD, but Ben threw a PERFECT pass. Feel bad that one team had to lose. Whisenhunt - I was as impressed with his post game interview as I am with him as a coach. Solid. Good for Tomlin. Good for the Rooney's. Bottom line - the play at the end of the first half was monstrous, and Pitt won in most part because of it. But what a great Superbowl.
I agree with Smails..Hmmmm....Hmmmmm.....Hmmmmmm.As a diehard Cardinal fan, I was just upset to see a poorly officiated game. I don't necessarily think it effected the outcome, but there were a number of very questionable calls. The only three I really think were bad were the "roughing the passer", not reviewing the final play of the game, and the non call on Santonio's celebration. I get that he is excited, but you can't use the ball as a prop in your celebration, which he clearly did.All in all it was a spectacular game, and although I am still crying in my Wheaties this morning, I am proud of the Cards. Welll, except for Fancisco, he is a pathetic excuse for a safety and should have been cut 4 months ago.