The Fat Lady sung

In an effort to demonstrate sportsmanship, I would like to congratulate the entire Pittsburgh Steelers fan nation in taking their sixth Super Bowl victory back home.

The game of all games stayed true to its name giving viewers twists and turns that left the final to be decided with mere seconds on the clock. As a person without a dog in the fight, I was thrilled to watch such an exciting game. Penalties, penalties and penalties came from both sides, including three unnecessary roughness flags on the Steelers. Turnovers also kept the game interesting, as Arizona turned the ball over inches from their end zone on a James Harrison interception. Harrison returned the ball for a touchdown. It was a 100-yard rush, the longest in Super Bowl history.

Other firsts in Super Bowl XVIII: Mike Tomlin became the youngest coach to win the Super Bowl; Arizona scored the first safety in game history and; the Cardinals featured the first Australian native ever to play in the Super Bowl.

The game was a nail-biter, even for neutral fans. Now that says something. The Cardinals came back from a 20-7 deficit in the fourth quarter, scored a passing touchdown, then a safety, making it a 4 point game at 20-16. Than Larry Fitzgerald found a hole and took it to the house to take the lead at 23-20.

Not missing a beat, Pittsburgh took the lead back with less than a minute remaining on a sweeeeeeeet Holmes touchdown. With only seconds left, the Steelers kicked the extra point making it a 4-point game at 27-23.

The Cardinals rushed to move the ball, and were forced to an unsuccessful Hail Mary.

A heart breaker yes, but also a game I am glad I watched in its entirety.

And for the record, I picked the Cardinals. But I won't lose sleep over it.

Coach Mike Tumlin had this to say at the trophy ceremony: "Steelers football is 60 minutes. It ain't always goin' to be pretty. Throw style points out the window. These guys are in it till the end."

I will not venture into the half-time show featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band or the commercials. That is a different entry all together.