A Game of Superlatives

Everything I am about to say concerning the Pittsburgh/Indy playoff game today is the truth. None of it is an exaggeration, although some of it may be opinionated.

• It was the most exciting (but not the best) NFL game I have ever seen, and the most exciting football game since Ohio State beat Miami for the national championship a few years back.
• The Jerome Bettis fumble and subsequent return was the most exciting, and most sickening, single play I have ever seen in a football game. It was also the most untimely mistake since Bill Buckner.
• Vanderjagt's missed field goal was one of the biggest one-man choke jobs in sports history, when one considers he is the NFL's all-time leader in field goal accuracy.
• Peyton Manning should be considered one of the biggest "non-clutch" players in sports history, if such a thing as "clutch" exists (this is a whole side topic that I will discuss at length one day in this blog, or any time you want in person).
• Ben Roethlisberger is more valuable to his team than any other player in the NFL (I have maintained this all season long).
• The Steelers completely dominated this game. The Steelers were clearly the better team today.
• The uncalled pass interference penalty on the Colts in the first half was a travesty.
• The call made late in the game overturning Troy Polamalu's interception was the worst officiating call in sports history. Again, I am not exaggerating. I am deeply concerned about a conspiracy to overturn the call.
• The Steelers are the best team in the NFL. They will easily beat the Broncos next week and then win the Super Bowl two weeks later.

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Today: -925 (tournaments)

Year to date: -950