Superbowl XL - Second Quarter


  • Don’t special teams drill that whole “knock the ball out of the end zone” move?
  • The Bus has now entered the game.
  • Not necessarily by coincidence, the Steelers have finally broken the thick, thick ice protecting the first down marker.
  • Who wants to buy Rolling Stones tunes from Sprint? Not me.
  • Big Ben finally settles down and concentrates his duck distribution direct to defenders. Turnover count: Seahawks +1
  • Ok, now he’s connecting with his own teammates for a change - and 3rd and 28 is a good time to connect for a long one. First and goal,
    Steelers.
  • Looks like the Seahawks knew Bettis would get the ball.
  • Six blades? Six blades? I’m still using a rusty butter knife to shave. Didn’t SNL do a parody of four blades a few years ago? Commerce imitates comedy.
  • Big Ben sneaks it in… there’s discord in my household about whether any part of the ball crossed the plane, but with the benefit of TiVo replay and slo-mo, I have no doubt this is a TD. 7 - 3, Steelers. On review, the call stands.
  • In perhaps the most bizarre sequence of muffed play calls and time-outs I’ve ever seen in a Superbowl, Mike Holmgren has pissed away a chance to go into the locker rooms with a one-point margin. And of the first half, 7 - 3 Steelers.
  • Going into the locker room, Holmgren blames the last-minute strangeness on the guys “upstairs” who told him the ball never crossed the plane. What game are you watching, Mike? You’re even confusing Madden.

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