The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in a fantastic finish to Super Bowl 43 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Super Bowl MVP wide receiver Santonio Holmes managed to keep two feet inbounds while catching the game-winning 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with 35 seconds remaining in the game, capping a 78-yard drive.
The Steelers became the first NFL team to boast six Super Bowl wins, breaking a tie with Dallas and San Francisco, but the NFL's No. 1 defense had few answers for Arizona Cardinal quarterback Kurt Warner in the fourth quarter. Warner Read more [...]
Here is the link to the Official Super Bowl 43 media flip card given out to all of the media covering Super Bowl 43 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals.
Below is the video of the John Lynch interview of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin. Both discuss the upcoming Super Bowl and the time the two spent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when Tomlin was the secondary coach for Lynch. This is probably the last Tomlin interview done with the media before Super Bowl Sunday.
The Arizona Cardinals are no doubt a Cinderella story of the 2008 season. Kurt Warner has played almost flawlessly throughout the post season along with wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald. On defense the Cardinals have done just enough when it has counted most. For the Steelers this season it has been all about the defense with some inconsistencies mixed in on the offensive side of the ball.
I will start with what the Cardinals need to to to win Super Bowl 43. The Cardinals have been successful thus far in the playoffs because they have been able to run the ball successfully. The rushing numbers Read more [...]
If Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor wants to put his name solidly on the cornerback map, he must do so on Super Bowl Sunday. Taylor is a good cornerback, but at this moment, he benefits more from the talent around him then his actual play. Right now, Taylor is just the newest reincarnation of former Steelers corner Dewayne Washington. Washington always played hot or cold, he always was good for a big pass interference call or sloppy coverage on most Sundays. Washington would have his moments, but more times than not, he was the weakest link in the secondary. Taylor must prove he is a worthy link Read more [...]
On Friday the Steelers held their final organized team practice of the season in Tampa for Super Bowl 43 versus the Arizona Cardinals. The Steelers injury report is a short one. WR Hines Ward (knee) practiced fully for the second straight day and is listed as probable on the injury report. Barring any set back, Ward should be good to play on Sunday evening.
On Friday the Cardinals held their final organized team practice of the season in Tampa for Super Bowl 43 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Cardinals injury report is as follows. RB J.J. Arrington (knee), P Ben Graham (left groin) and DE Read more [...]
I recently did an interview for Robert Ferringo from DocSportsBlog.com along with two Arizona Cardinal fan site owners to answer questions related to the upcoming Super Bowl matchup. Below is a link to the interview and hopefully he will edit it to include my game prediction. Make sure to comment that you found the link to their site on Steelers Depot.
Below is the NFL.com video on the Tampa weather forecast from AccuWeather.com for the Sunday evening Super Bowl 43 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals.
Audio from Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin Friday January 30th final pre Super Bowl press conference. This is the last press conference scheduled until after Super Bowl 43 versus the Arizona Cardinals.
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The Steelers held their final Thursday practice of the season today at the University of South Florida practice fields in preparation for Super Bowl 43 on Sunday versus the Arizona Cardinals. WR Hines Ward (knee) remains the lone listing on the Steelers injury report and he practiced fully on Thursday despite wearing a knee brace. Ward seems ready to go and it will be important to see how the knee responds on Friday.
The Cardinals held their final Thursday practice of the season today at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers complex practice fields in preparation for Super Bowl 43 on Sunday versus Read more [...]
Video of Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin Super Bowl Thursday press conference from in the Tampa InterContinental Hotel on January 28th, 2009 after being named Coach of the year.
