Was it the Best Super Bowl Ever?

(Top 100 Greatest Ever Super Bowl moments)



1. Beautiful, artistic, athletic catch in the corner of the end zone in the waning moments of the game to cap a come-from-behind after losing a 13 point lead by Santonio Holmes of a Ben Roethlisberger. game-winning pass.


2. The 100 yard interception return at the end of the first half James Harrison, perhaps the most amazing run since Don Beebe came out of nowhere to knock the ball out of Big Goof Leon Lett's hands just as the show boater is crossing the goal. Not just the run, but imagine how deflated the Cardinals must have felt at the have with an added touchdown to have to overcome, just seconds after they'd thought they'd have a touchdown of their own.


3. The Cardinals Comeback; overcoming the biggest deficit in Super Bowl history in the 4th quarter to take a 23-20 lead after being down 20-7 and did so on the arm and legs of Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald, the way you'd figured from the onset it might play out.

4. Steelers coming back to win after blowing a 13 point lead in the 4th quarter. Nothing says more about the team than choking horribly in the 4th quarter, blowing the largest margin ever blown in Super Bowl history and STILL having the wherewithall to launch a game-winning comeback of their own. Amazing.

*****

For all intents and purposes, the game was over when Kurt Warner accepted the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year trophy before the start of the Super Bowl, like right on the field. Nothing better to concentrate on? Was that REALLY a wise idea? It's a similar curse to being the QB who wins the Heisman Trophy weeks before the NCAA Championship game. Kiss of death.

Also, comparing Mike Tomlin's dire certainty and confidence pre-game to Ken Wisenhunt's seemingly gee shucks just happy to be here sort of response was the first thing that made me think the Steelers would win. Yeah, I know I picked the Cards but I told you - that was that reverse psychology thing at work. Psyched out the Football Gods who, when I pick the team I prefer, always seem to enjoy letting the other side win. Bastids.


Who ran around, eluded tacklers and stuck with it better than Big Ben last night?