Steelers muscle a sixth Superbowl
I watched the Steelers muscle their way to a record breaking six Superbowl win earlier today.
It's always nice to see a first. I was also privileged to watch the first game of gridiron at North Harbour stadium a few years ago, the first time I'd seen American Football. I laughed my head off straight the whole game!
Having experienced only rugby before, I was in for a culture shock with this crazy game. First of all they dress up all panzy-like, then line up and stick their bums in the air. They attack the guys who DON'T have the ball. They blow the whistle and stop the game after the first play; don't pass the ball; can't be bothered touching down and just run over the tryline; swap their whole teams whenever they lose possession (S-A-D!!!) and have more refs than players who all seem to want to interrupt the game by throwing silly little flags onto the field! The end result is that it takes four hours to get through 60 minutes of action.
Back then I struggled to comprehend the game, but have since taken the time to learn the rules, and it's actually quite a game when you get into it. Good international rugby is definitely more exciting to watch but I will say that with something like 67 cameras filming the Superbowl, you always get a good shot, and you need the various replays to get the best out of it.
The game was the Steelers all the way in the first half, sealed by the first 100 yard intercept in Superbowl history (great to watch) dotting down in the corner for a touchdown. The second half started again with the Steelers playing just one notch above the Cardinals, but the fourth quarter really came to life with the Cardinals finally waking up and giving it all. With two minutes to go, it was not looking good for the Steelers, and the play (and the lead) see-sawed until the gritty Steelers pulled off an amazing touchdown, executed within an inch, and seconds from disaster.
A great game to watch - thanks guys!
Tagwords: football, gridiron, sport
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