Sunday, February 05, 2006
Big plays give Steelers Super victory
After the lopsided conference title games, many of us were hoping not to see more of same in Super Bowl XL. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks actually gave us a decent game.
The biggest difference between the teams tonight: the ability to make big plays. Simply put, Pittsburgh had it while Seattle didn't.
Pittsburgh's offense didn't look stellar, especially after Ben Roethlisberger got picked off near the end zone as he was trying to add to the Steelers' lead. But, Willie Parker stepped up with a record-setting 75-yard touchdown run. Receiver Antwaan Randle El showed us some of his old QB skills, throwing for a Pittsburgh touchdown.
On the other hand, Seattle was done in by, among other things, poor time management on offense. The end of the game looked much like the end of the first half, when the Seahawks wasted too much time. I wanted to see them score and try an onside kick toward the end of the game, not turn the ball over on downs with three seconds left.
A team with Mike Holmgren as coach, with all his experience running offenses, should've looked more organized.
The biggest difference between the teams tonight: the ability to make big plays. Simply put, Pittsburgh had it while Seattle didn't.
Pittsburgh's offense didn't look stellar, especially after Ben Roethlisberger got picked off near the end zone as he was trying to add to the Steelers' lead. But, Willie Parker stepped up with a record-setting 75-yard touchdown run. Receiver Antwaan Randle El showed us some of his old QB skills, throwing for a Pittsburgh touchdown.
On the other hand, Seattle was done in by, among other things, poor time management on offense. The end of the game looked much like the end of the first half, when the Seahawks wasted too much time. I wanted to see them score and try an onside kick toward the end of the game, not turn the ball over on downs with three seconds left.
A team with Mike Holmgren as coach, with all his experience running offenses, should've looked more organized.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 11:32 PM
