Stroll Down NFL Boulevard 2008 Superbowl

Stroll down the NFL Boulevard 2008 Superbowl

Well here we are, the final game, on the most exciting stage. This was a game for all the ages, until the next game for all the ages. Well we had our ribs cooked and our sausage balls in the crock pot, and the Cheesy potatoes ready. We are all set, are you??? So let’s get to the game so one more time Expo kick it…

Well in the first quarter we had our plate loaded up, so let’s take a look. Do we really need two Anthems? We mean Faith Hill is okay to look at, but her and a choir to sing America the Beautiful? Okay we guess that is okay but don’t we have the coin toss? Well the National Anthem is great by Jennifer Hudson, okay can we have the coin toss now, my potatoes are getting cold. AH yes the coin toss and who should do that? General David Petraeus? Doesn’t he have something better to do? Shouldn’t he be thinking up ways to get our troops to Afghanistan? But okay flip the Damn coin please. Oh wait let’s introduce Lynn Swan… Lynn Swann? Sure why not that is what we need another Pittsburg Steeler Fan on the field. Hell why don’t we get Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris and Chuck Noll? Maybe the best thing for the NFL to do is find former players for teams other than the two playing. We thought it was kind of humorous that the NFL couldn’t find any one that played for the Cardinals that were still alive, so they got Roger Craig. Roger Craig but he was a 49er right? Well okay can you just flip the damn coin? Heads always wins but tails never fails right? Okay finally the Steelers lose something and Cardinals get to decide if they put their high powered offense on the field first. But then they take the ball in the second half, great… Okay now the kickoff….. Huh no… First let’s introduce the flight crew of the US airlines plane that landed in the Hudson River. Nice move not to kill people but is it just us or is that the pilot’s job. Okay now the kick off. Finally the game started. Wait time for a commercial first. Good Lord we waited for 30 minutes to see a Hyundai commercial, our word for it, terrible.

Finally the kick off and the Steelers come out on the field, then a pass to Hines Ward for 38 yards and then Big Ben rushed to the goal line and the officials on the field called it a touchdown. However after further review the Steelers have 6 points pulled off the board and have to settle for an 18 yard field goal. Okay let’s see that high powered offense of the Cardinals. Well 3:26 minutes in the first quarter is not much of high powered offense. 3 yards? Oh no the Real Cardinals showed up, this is going to be terrible. Pittsburg gets the ball back and drives till the end of the quarter.
End of the first quarter the Steelers 3 the Cardinals 0. The Steelers are driving.

The start of the second Quarter finds Pittsburg at the Arizona 5 yard line and two plays later the score is now 10 to nothing. Great 134 yards for the Steelers and 3 for Cardinals, could it be more one sided? We hope this is not going to continue. Finally the Cardinals offense gets going and they drive 83 yards in 9 plays finally we might have a game. As long as the Cardinals defense can hold up. So the Steelers run 7 more plays in the Quarter for 18 yards. Well we guess that the Cardinals Defense held up. And then it happened. Big Ben threw an interception and the Cardinals were heading in for the go ahead touchdown and then it happened. The Cardinals finally showed up in Tampa. While on the sidelines during a time out Kurt Warner, Matt Leinart and Coach Whisenhunt were heard discussing play selection: Kurt asked “What do you think we should do here?” Matt replied “Man if it was me in college I think we should hand the ball off to Reggie Bush and let him do it. So if he fails it will not make me look bad.” As the Coach and Kurt were looking at each other confused Coach Whisenhunt said “We have a few options here we can: A. Take Matt’s suggestion, but we don’t have Reggie Bush so that might not be a good idea. B. Kick the Field Goal to tie the game. Or C. Kneel down and let the clock run out.” “Now, look I have never been in this situation before and I am little nervous.” Well Kurt shook his head as he ran back on to the field and had another option in mind. He threw the ball to Pittsburg linebacker James Harrison who ran the ball back 100 yards for a touchdown as the first half expired.
End of the first half the Steelers 17 the Cardinals 7. Who knew about option D?

Now on to the halftime show, what the hell was that? Well we are not a fan of the boss. And just between you and us, the only think that could be worse than Bruce Springsteen signing is being the coach of the Archery team at a school for the blind. We can’t even talk about the show. We guess that if this guy is from New Jersey then he should stay there. Damn who thought Janet Jackson would ruin the 2009 Super Bowl show? When does the second half kick off? Oh yea and changing the words to Glory Days while cute was so typical and lowest Common denominator, even that sucked and that was one song we could stand. Hey Bruce thanks for nothing. Next year why doesn’t the NFL just have a couple of Elvis impersonators sing “you aint nothing but a hound dog.” for 12 minutes?

Well here comes the third quarter finally. The Cardinals start the third quarter with the ball and no luck. They started 7 plays for 27 yards and a punt. Then we watched as Pittsburg drove 79 yards to kick a field goal. After the kickoff the Cardinals showed us exactly why they should not be at the big game by running 6 plays for 10 yards. Were they there to watch? Well if that doesn’t say it all we don’t know what will.
End of the Third Quarter the Steelers 20 the Cardinals 7. Our own family asked “Dad if the Cardinals don’t win will they get to play in another Superbowl?” “Well” we replied, they haven’t let the Viqueens, the Bills, or the Bungels back in the Superbowl yet.”

On to the Forth Quarter and even the commercials are not enough to keep our brother interested. He was fed up with John Madden as the entire nation was, we think. Thank God nothing else will be coming out of his Pie hole like vomit coming out of a 6 month old puppy that just ate the electrical cord from the living room lamp. Hey John Madden stick to what you do best, riding a bus. What? Oh yea the game… well the forth quarter starts with an exchange of punts, not like Christmas or some other gift exchange holiday. Okay well the Cardinals get the ball with about 11:30 to go and start to drive. What the Hell? Where has this been all night? They get to the Steeler 10; well this might just turn into something. And we have a touchdown, Remarkable. The Cardinals score a touchdown to make the score 20 to 14. And there is still plenty of time. The Next time the Steeler get the ball they drive for 14 yards on first and third down… But Big Dumb Ben took a sack that lost 10 so it was only a net of 4 yards and they punt again. Is anyone seeing a pattern here? The Cardinals drive stalls and they punt as well, only this time they leave the ball on the Pittsburg 1 yard line. Now we aren’t all together sure that “Fast Willie Parker made it out of the endzone on second down, but on third down Pittsburg gets called for a holding penalty in the Endzone giving the Cardinals 2 points and new life. After the free kick the Cardinals find Larry Fitzgerald open in the middle of the field for a 64 yard touchdown. And you can hear half the world cheering and the other half start to cry, because the Cardinals left 2:37 on the clock and they are the Cardinals. And then the Santonio Holmes show starts and doesn’t end until the greatest catch in the history of the Superbowl is made. No he didn’t reach behind while running and catch the ball with one hand like Max McGee did in the first super bowl, no it wasn’t like when Lynn Swann seemed to run in mid air to catch the ball over Mark Washington in Superbowl 10. It wasn’t even like when David Tyree caught the ball on his helmet in Superbowl 42. What is was like is when you are out in the street in front of your house and your dad throws a terrible pass and you leap up and catch it, and when you come down both feet hit the ground before you fall over a trash can and skin your knee on the sidewalk. Yea kind of like that, great but not the greatest of all time. And with 35 seconds left and after a final review the Steelers win the game.
Final Score was Steelers 27 the Cardinals 23 Didn’t we all know that this was going to happen?

So that about does it let’s take a little inventory. The Steelers Win the Cardinals lose, the Cowgirls, the Packers, and the Redskins didn’t make the playoffs. Some coaches have been fired and some have kept their jobs for some reason and others have been fired then hired somewhere else. But that is for another day. We only hope that you have enjoyed this season as much as we have.

And remember like we always say….

She was staring out the window
Of their SUV
Complaining, saying,I cant wait to turn 18
She said, "I'll make my own money"
And I'll make my own rules"
Mama put the car in park
Out there in front of the school
And she kissed her head
And said 'I was just like you"

You're going to miss this
You're going to want this back
You're going to wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're going to miss this

Before she knows it
She's a brand new bride
In her one bedroom apartment
And her daddy stops by
He tells her "It's a nice place"
She says "It'll do for now"
Starts talking about babies
And buying a house
Daddy shakes his headA
nd says "Baby just slow down"

Cause You're going to miss this
You're going to want this back
You're going to wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're going to miss this

Five years later
There's a plumber
Working on the water heater
Dogs barking, phones ringing
One kids crying, one kids screaming
She keeps apologizing
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got two babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
It's hard to believe..."

But You're going to miss this
You're going to want this back
You're going to wish these days
Hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're going to miss this
You're going to miss this
Yeah you're going to miss this