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Ben Roethlisberger last trip to the Super Bowl wasn’t a good trip as he would like to be, and his team won. Three years ago, Big Ben helped Pittsburgh win Super Bowl XL, but he had a passer rating of 22.6, worst ever for a winning quarterback. The MVP of that game was Hines Ward. Willie Parker had a 75-yard TD run, and Antwaan Randle El had an option pass to Ward.
Roethlisberger being a 23-year old playing in his first Super Bowl admitted that he was “overwhelmed”. This time he is older and wiser, just enjoying his time. He might not be the most accurate passer or the fastest quarterback, but he just wins. He can make a play last when you think its over and he going to be sacked, as evident by the 65-yard TD connection to Santonio Holmes in the AFC Championship game against the Ravens. No matter what kind of game he has on Sunday, he will enjoy it this time around, until the opening kickoff that is.
ESPN reports that Tom Cable will be the head coach of the Oakland Raiders for the 2009 season. Cable served as interim head coach in 2008 after the in-season firing of Lane Kiffin. Cable has been considered the front-runner ever since he helped the Raiders finish the season with consecutive victories while winning three of their last six games. No official news from the Raiders have confirmed the report.
Super Bowl XLIII will be played in Tampa this year. In years past Super Bowl has been much more than just a game, the glitz and the glamour that comes with the largest sporting event in the county. But in these tough economic times, the Super Bowl is taking a hit too. Numerous corporations including General Motors and FedEx have pulled their TV ads, even though NBC has lowered the price. Ticket prices have also fallen for the big game. Many individuals cannot afford to pay $5,000 to just go to a game.
Trivia
What year did the Cardinals win their last NFL Championship?
Answer revealed 01/29/2009.
Fun Fact
In 1944 the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merged to create the Car-Pitts due to WWII.
According to multiple sources the San Francisco 49ers and head coach Mike Singletary has interviewed Dan Reeves for the open offensive coordinator position. Reeves was a head coach for 23 seasons in the NFL with Denver, the Giants and Atlanta. But he has been out of coaching since being replaced by Wade Phillips with three games left in the 2003 season with the Falcons.
According to John Clayton of ESPN, new head coach of the Jets Rex Ryan wants Brett Favre back. This is what he had to say.
Priority No. 1: Rex Ryan's biggest recruiting task will be trying to talk Brett Favre into not retiring. The Jets would save Favre's $13 million salary if he retires, but they would have to enter the market for a quarterback and may not find one as talented as Favre. The Jets went 9-7 last season with an easy schedule, but they had a great quarterback. Going into next year's tough schedule with uncertainty at quarterback could lead them to a losing record.
