Superbowl XL

Took leave on Monday morning to catch the annual Superbowl between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks in my home state of Michigan. The first Superbowl at downtown Detroit in Ford Field was on a blistering cold night but luckily the stadium was indoor. The game was not really that exciting and the controversial calls by the officials did not make it any more exciting. In my opinion, the Seahawks were robbed of a touchdown in the 1st quarter but had that disallowed due to a pass interference foul. The first Steelers touchdown was also a mistake as Roethelisburger did not really cross the line before his knees touched the ground.

The second half was much more exciting with the Pittsburgh jazzing the crowd with a 75 yard touchdown run. They did a sensational trick play with a running back throwing the ball for the next touchdown. The Seahawks fought back but could not overturn the deficit. The Steelers came out winners 21-10 and making them an elite league that had won 5 Superbowls. The others were the 49ers and Cowboys.

Good work for the Steelers and sad to say, we will have to wait till August for football again. The football season ended quite miserable for me especially with the Wolverines losing in the Alamo Bowl. Hopefully they can re-group and re-capture the Big Ten Championship and qualify for the Rose Bowl!