Super Bowl XLIII exciting watch; ads not so much
Great players aren’t always great; they are just great when they have to be.
Whether one believes Ben Roethlisberger is one of the best quarterbacks in the National Football League, his performance in Super Bowl XLIII proved to be great.
Super Bowl XLIII, between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals, had all the material for a classic Super Bowl.
A 100-yard interception return, an epic comeback by the underdog and a game-winning 78-yard touchdown drive in the final seconds.
Many times throughout the history of Super Sunday, the commercials can be more exciting than the game itself, but that was not the case this year.
Super Bowl XLIII was one of the greatest ever.
During the fourth quarter, the Cardinals (12-7) showed the same resiliency that enabled them to make it through the playoffs as underdogs.
Quarterback Kurt Warner threw for 377 yards and three touchdowns, and solidified a Hall of Fame career after leading the Cardinals down the field for another late fourth-quarter scoring drive.
Pro-Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald caught seven passes from Warner for 127 yards and two amazing fourth-quarter touchdowns, which put the Cardinals ahead 23-20 with 2:37 remaining in the game.
Too bad the Steelers (15-4) had “Big Ben” Roethlisberger.
Some say Roethlisberger is an inconsistent quarterback.
One thing he is consistent on is leading his team in the fourth quarter.
Roethlisberger, who completed 21 out of 30 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown, led the Steelers to his 18th career fourth quarter comeback.
A six-yard pass to Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds left in the game capped the sixth Super Bowl win in Steelers’ franchise history.
Super Bowl ads weren’t as good as some have been in previous years.
Bud Light offered the funniest clips and Go-Dad dy.com pushed the censors to the limit with a risqué cleavage commercial.
A good commercial that may not have been seen by many was the one-second Miller High Life commercial. The commercial was made to prove a point on how ridiculous the price of a Super Bowl ad has become today.
The commercial cost $100,000 to air and consisted of a simple phrase: “High Life!”
The commercials can be seen on sites such as Youtube.com and superbowl ads.fanhouse.com.
This year, however, the spectacle of the game outweighed the ads, the way all Super Bowls should be.
Super Bowl Sunday only comes around once a year and when one is as good as Super Bowl XLIII, one can only wait for next year.
Rating: A+
—Matt Bishop
Staff Writer
