Their Steel
Curtain
shredded, Ben
Roethlisberger
and the
Pittsburgh
offense ended a
Super Bowl of
incredible
swings with a
final-minute
touchdown for a
historic
victory.
Santonio Holmes
made a brilliant
6-yard catch
deep in the
right corner of
the end zone
with 35 seconds
remaining Sunday
night, lifting
the Steelers to
a record-setting
sixth Super Bowl
win, 27-23 over
the Arizona
Cardinals.
It was one of
the most
thrilling
finishes to the
NFL title game,
certainly
equaling last
year’s upset by
the New York
Giants that
ended with
Plaxico Burress’
TD catch—with 35
seconds left,
too.
But this one was
even wilder.
The Steelers
(15-4), winning
their second
Super Bowl in
four seasons,
led 20-7 in the
fourth quarter,
only to see Kurt
Warner and the
Cardinals stage
a remarkable
rally to go in
front 23-20 with
2:37 remaining...more
The Pittsburgh Steelers outhit the Baltimore Ravens and outplayed them behind a
steady-as-he-goes Ben Roethlisberger, marching into the Super Bowl behind a
defense that brought back memories of the storied Steel Curtain.
The Steelers ended their home-field jinx in the AFC title game by beating
Baltimore 23-14 on Sunday and Troy Polamalu ended any chance the Ravens had for
a comeback with a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown...more
Down and out for
decades, the Arizona Cardinals have turned a bad joke into a Super Bowl-bound
team.
Yes, the Cardinals, founding members of the NFL, but historically among the most
dysfunctional of franchises, are heading for the championship game in Tampa.
Capitalizing on Larry Fitzgerald’s three first-half touchdown receptions, then
coolly marching downfield to Kurt Warner’s 8-yard scoring pass to rookie Tim
Hightower with 2:53 left, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 Sunday for the
NFC championship....more
NFL Divisional Playoffs:
In one of the strangest and most intriguing weekends in years,
this weekends divisional playoff games feature rematches in all four of them.
Its always tough to beat a team twice in a year and in this exciting weekend
teams who know each other and played each other tight in the regular season
should make for a great weekend of football.
The sixth-seeded Ravens play Saturday at the top-seeded Titans,
who won a tight one with the help of a controversial penalty in Baltimore in
October
In the other AFC game Sunday, the San Diego Chargers return to
Pittsburgh, where they suffered a one-point loss to the Steelers in November
In the NFC, the defending Super Bowl champion and top-seeded New
York Giants, face a rubber match Sunday with the sixth-seeded Philadelphia
Eagles. The NFC East rivals will meet for the third time this season after
splitting a pair in regular season
The other NFC game Saturday sends the Arizona Cardinals to the
Carolina Panthers, rematch of an October game in which Cardinals quarterback
Kurt Warner threw for 381 yards and 2 touchdowns but Carolina won
Recap -
Baltimore Ravens 13 - Tennessee Titans 10 Ravens,
unflappable
rookie QB edge
Titans 13-10 A
not-so-raw
rookie and a
trustworthy
veteran lifted
the Baltimore
Ravens to the
brink of the
Super Bowl. With
the help of a
brutal defense
that knocks
opponents silly,
of course. After
all, these are
the Ravens, who
love nothing
more than to win
grudge matches.
And, this one
was worthy of
the WWE.
Baltimore
survived 13-10
on Saturday
against the
Tennessee Titans
thanks to Matt
Stover’s 43-yard
field goal with
53 seconds
remaining...more
Recap -
San Diego Chargers 24 - Pittsburgh Steelers 35
Steelers put the
home hammer down
and defeat the
Chargers 35-24
to advance to
Championship
game.
The team with
the NFL’s best
home-field
record since the
1970 NFL merger
shook off a 7-0
deficit barely
two minutes into
the game, shut
down pint-sized
playmaker Darren
Sproles and
returned some
normalcy to the
NFL postseason
by beating the
San Diego
Chargers 35-24
in an AFC
divisional game
Sunday...more
Recap -
Arizona Cardinals 33 - Carolina Panthers 13
Unbelievable!
Cardinals stun
Panthers 33-13,
just one win
from first
Superbowl. The Arizona
Cardinals were
considered the
softest team in
the playoffs,
unable to win
far from home
and carrying the
scars of years
of ineptitude.
But behind their
cagey
quarterback,
dynamic
receiver,
improved
defense—and a
big assist from
Jake Delhomme’s
horrible
night—the
Cardinals are a
win away from
the unthinkable:
a berth in the
Super Bowl. Kurt
Warner threw two
touchdown
passes, Larry
Fitzgerald had
166 yards
receiving and
the Cardinals
pounced on
Delhomme’s six
turnovers
Saturday night
in a 33-13 win
over the
bumbling
Panthers...more
Recap -
Philadelphia Eagles 23 - NY Giants 11 McNabb
continues hot
streak, Eagles
beat Giants
23-11 to reach
the NFC title
game
Donovan McNabb
will get another
chance to chase
that elusive
Super Bowl
title. Eli
Manning threw
away his
opportunity to
defend it.
McNabb made all
the big plays
that Manning did
not, and the
Eagles
eliminated the
New York Giants
23-11 Sunday to
reach the NFC
title game for
the fifth time
in eight
seasons....more
