Hail to the Steelers

The new Super Bowl champs finally have one for the thumb. And it's well-deserved -- winning three in a row on the road in the NFL playoffs is a feat unto itself. Congrats to Bettis and Copwher, Roethlisberger and Polamalu, Porter and Faneca, and MVP hines Ward, the most complete receiver in the NFL. And here's to Duce Staley, former Eagle -- 4 straight title game losses were finally redeemed.

As for Seattle, we agree that the referees played a huge role, but their own miscues cost them a chance to take control of the game early, and Mike Holmgren's clock managment skills (or lack thereof) help us understand where our own Andy Reid got his bad habits. And Jerramy Stevens of the Seahawks needs to go find some Stick-Um.

The game itself would have cured insomnia for large portions of the contest, but there were some truly exciting plays, like the game-breaking TDs by the Steelers in the second half and the INT return by Kelly Herndon of the Seahawks. But the rest of the game dragged, and the as usual lame halftime concert didn't help. Mini-rant here -- why the hell do we suffer through over-produced concert acts at halftime featuring 60-something artists when we're trying to watch a football game? Just run more commercials (and preferably, better commercials).

In any case, the Steelers didn't play all that well tonight, but they played well enough to win. That's all that matters.

Now, if the Lombardi Trophy will finally travel across the state of Pennsylvania next year to the City of Brotherly Love, I'll really thank the Steelers.