# Super Bowl 43. Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 25, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970 "2009-01-25T22:57:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/121 "2009-02-02T02:45:52Z")

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> [@Hamlet](#):
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> The Steelers O Line has lived up to their poor reputation.

And the very next play after I post this, the center gets called for holding in the end zone for a safety.

Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.

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**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/122 "2009-02-02T02:47:38Z")

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Holy fuck. What a game.

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**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/123 "2009-02-02T02:47:44Z")

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Man, as much grief as the Steelers’ O-line has caused this year, Hartwig has been a huge upgrade over Sean Mahan this year. Too bad.

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**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/124 "2009-02-02T02:48:15Z")

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ok the Gandy Holdings I can understand… Holding for a Safety a different kettle of fish

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/125 "2009-02-02T02:48:30Z")

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Larry effing Fitzgerald

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/126 "2009-02-02T02:48:33Z")

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Fitz!

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/127 "2009-02-02T02:48:33Z")

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That’ll do it.

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**Author:** ![IAmNotSpartacus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@IAmNotSpartacus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAmNotSpartacus)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/128 "2009-02-02T02:48:34Z")

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game over meng

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**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/129 "2009-02-02T02:48:38Z")

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Wow.

One for the ages.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/130 "2009-02-02T02:48:48Z")

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ut oh!!!

kabam!

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/131 "2009-02-02T02:49:17Z")

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All these years.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/132 "2009-02-02T02:49:18Z")

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There’s still 2:37 left.

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/133 "2009-02-02T02:49:42Z")

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Plenty of time for the Steelers to get a field goal.

If it goes to overtime, that’ll be a first, right?

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**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/134 "2009-02-02T02:49:58Z")

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Kurt Warner is over 300 yards against the Steeler D I am impressed. I expected Fitz to get maybe 60-70 yards and Boldin to crack 100 yards.

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**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/135 "2009-02-02T02:50:12Z")

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Aside:

Why all the hate for John Madden? Of course I’m talking in general and not in this thread, but I think he’s doing a heck of a job.

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**Author:** ![Alienhand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alienhand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alienhand)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/136 "2009-02-02T02:50:34Z")

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I think I have some Cardinal fans in my apartment building…the whole place just shook.

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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/137 "2009-02-02T02:50:54Z")

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Still a lot of time left. We might be looking at the first ever Superbowl OT if the Steelers get a Field Goal.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/138 "2009-02-02T02:51:11Z")

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now this is turning into a game!

madden just cracks me up. who (aside from the steelers) didn’t see the huge hole up the middle?

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**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/139 "2009-02-02T02:51:32Z")

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People are screaming in the streets in my neighborhood.

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**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970/140 "2009-02-02T02:51:38Z")

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I am on the edge of my seat. I am hoping Cards D can keep up the pressure.

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