Almost. The Steelers offense had the ball with two minutes. Big Ben had done this so many times before, including in Super Bowl XLIII against the Arizona Cardinals. But when the Black & Gold started their final drive, something was off. The offense was not moving smoothly up the field. Mike Wallace seemed unclear on the play calls. Since Ben's arrival, the Steelers had successfully completed several game winning drives either in the fourth quarter or in overtime. Not this time, however; the drive stalled and the Green Bay Packers were champions.
The Steelers will be back; mostly likely in a year when nobody expects them to be successful. Most had the Steelers finishing either second or third in the AFC North this year to the Ravens and/ or Bengals, but they won their division, secured the 2 seed in the AFC, won the conference, and came within a touchdown (despite countless errors) of another Super Bowl Championship. We will, however, have to wait for #7.
So, I say congratulations to the Packers and their fans, particularly the Sangha and Lehn families in Milwaukee. As I mentioned to some friends with whom we were watching the game, had the Packers been playing anyone but the Steelers, I would have cheered for them and we may even have had a cheese-themed Super Bowl Party. Had they been playing the Patriots, I may have worn a cheesehead.
Despite the outcome of the game, we had a wonderful Super Bowl party at the condo. Homemade Pizza Company and a handful of close friends made for a festive Super Bowl Sunday; especially after a week of dealing with Snotorious B.I.G.'s aftermath. Key party highlights included outstanding desserts from our guests to complement the pizza, Devin taking down one of our houseplants from the blindside, and and the VW Passat commercial.
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