You just knew going in that this was going to be a great Super Bowl. Two teams that are so evenly matched, with so much history, there was just no way this was going to be a blowout. To be honest at half time I was shitting myself. Even though Pittsburgh was down 11 they had all the momentum after that last scoring drive before the half. On top of that the Packers were losing one player after another. Woodson broke his collar bone, Driver was out (maybe forever), and even Sam Shields went down. With the way the Steelers were starting to be able to throw the ball I thought the loss of 2 out of their 2 3 CBs would be the end of them.
Even on top of all the injuries the game just didn't feel right for the Packers. How many times did they drop an easy pass? How many times did they end up a yard short? Honestly, it just didn't feel like a game the Packers were going to come up with.
Yet, looking in hindsight maybe it was meant to be. Favre's final sendoff was this year, and he gets to watch a QB that has already broke out of his shadow. I mean he has as many rings as Favre, and already has been a better QB, as you could see in this game it was Rodgers lack of mistakes that brought the game home. No picks usually leads to a win, and that is something Favre never seemed to learn.
On top of that you had the Lombardi special come out on HBO. My father and I getting to go to Green Bay, and even losing a friend who was a die hard Packers fan. Maybe it was just meant to be...
Still, there was 2 mins left with 1 timeout, Steelers only down 6, and Roethlisberger was on the field. Haven't we seen this before?
He hit a couple passes, but in the end just came up short. It happens, and he gave them a shot, but this year it was just the Packers year.
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