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Super Bowl Sunday is finally set with the Pittsburgh Steelers facing the Arizona Cardinals. The Steelers held the Baltimore Ravens at bay with a 23-14 win in the AFC championship game. Ben Roethlisberger and the Steeler defense made plays when their back was against the wall. "Big Ben" finished the game 16-33 for 255 yards passing and one touchdown. Troy Polamalu intercepted rookie Joe Flacco`s pass with 4:24 remaining and ran it to pay-dirt for 6 points securing the win.

Flacco, who is the first rookie in NFL history to win 2 playoff games, struggled against the NFL`s #1 ranked defense all day. He finished the game 13-30 for 141 yards passing, and 3 interceptions. Don`t feel sorry for Flacco, he had an amazing year and his future is very bright. He took this team further than was expected and almost pulled it off.

Meanwhile in Arizona, Donavon McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles nearly made a remarkable comeback, scoring 19 unanswered points before Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald put a stop to their giant effort. The Cardinals hung on to beat the Eagles 32-25 in a thriller. This will be Arizona`s first ever Super Bowl appearance in franchise history. Fitzgerald finished the game with 9 catches for 152 yards and 3 touchdowns.

 Warner, who will now lead his second different team to a Super Bowl, finished the game 21-28 for 279 yards passing and 4 touchdowns. If that doesn`t get him in the Hall of Fame in Canton, than I don`t know what will. Fitzgerald set an NFL record for most yards ever receiving in a post season with 419 in just 3 games. The prior record was the great Jerry Rice with 409 yards. This team is scary on offense and their defense makes plays when it has to. This will hopefully be another great Super Bowl like last year was with New England and the New York Giants.