Posted on 01/18/2009 3:40:26 PM PST by doug from upland
NOTE: For those who don't get it, Jesus is not rooting for any particular team. When players say that they thank God or say they thank Jesus, they are thanking our Creator for giving them the strength to use the talent God gave them and to be the best they can be.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- That's not a mirage rising out of the desert, folks. It's the Arizona Cardinals soaring to their first Super Bowl.
Yes, the Cardinals, founding members of the NFL, but historically among the most dysfunctional of franchises, finally have joined the big boys. Capitalizing on Larry Fitzgerald's three first-half touchdown receptions, then coolly marching downfield to Kurt Warner's 8-yard scoring pass to rookie Tim Hightower with 2:53 left, they beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 Sunday for the NFC championship.
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All the years when the Browns played in the “mistake by the lake stadium” that 30,000 to 35,000 Steeler fans would trek up to Cleveland for the game did so not because it was a huge rivalry but because it wasn't a huge rivalry.
Who gives a rip about it being a big rivalry. The Cincy game is a big rivalry too. Your initial statement ignores the fact that the Brown fans hate Art Modell more than anything on the planet. Pittsburg is the enemy, Art Modell is a traitor.
In otherwords, your joke is backwards, since seeing Modell lose is more important to them than seeing ANY other NFL teams lose. Getting beat by Pittsburg is a twice yearly event for the Dogs, they’ve grown to accept it. What percentage of your friends will ever accept Modell as anything than the worse traitor ever? He’s more hated in Brown lore than Earnest Byner.
I bet the cardinals
They can't stand the Bengals either however Cincinnati has never been as big a rivalry to the Steelers as the Browns have been. Nor were the Houston Oilers when they were in the same division back in the day.
The new grudge match is between the Ravens and Steelers. This is for obvious reasons.
As a Giants fan I am so very happy that our ex-quarterback defeated the eagles yesterday.I respect McNabb and Reid, Jim Johnson. But after the stunt McNabb pulled on the Giants sideline last week, he had this type of loss coming. Lesson to kids out there, unless you have a superbowl ring, don’t act like an idiot. Because you’ll be remembered for acting like an idiot.
Hey, the Giants won last year. And the Pittisburg QB fumbles a lot and gets sacked a lot. So it’s a toss up as to who’s going to win.
yesterday was the first time Big Bennie played a game at the level his supporters claim he always does....(snicker)
Great article. Thank you!
Just for the record, Ben Rothliesberger said “The Lord is good” after winning the game yesterday. The bad news is that Obama told a reporter in town he was a Steeler fan before moving to Chicago. Of course, that may not be true...
Just for the record, Ben Rothliesberger said “The Lord is good” after winning the game yesterday. The bad news is that Obama told a reporter in town he was a Steeler fan before moving to Chicago. Of course, that may not be true...
OK, so a 11-8 team is in the SB while an 11-5 team can’t even get in the play-offs....great system they got there...
I sure hope Hines is back by then - he looked miserable on the sidelines. I missed his smile - he always looks so happy...like he has the best job in the world!
I’m not a particular Steeler fan, but if I got the first 10 picks for a team, Ward and Polamalu would be there. Those guys are great athletes. Polamalu might even be my first pick.
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