Super Bowl XLIII

Ah... Super Bowl 43. Finally. After 2 long weeks of bickering about how the Cardinals are one of the worst SB teams ever and how the Steelers are gonna roll over them, we'll finally get to see what goes down in Tampa Bay.

The Cards are led by an explosive offense, anchored by the passing game (Kurt Warner, Anquan Boldin, Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Breaston) and complemented by a running game that has finally woken up in the playoffs (Edgerrin James, Tim Hightower). The defense wasn't very good during the regular season, but has also woken up in the playoffs, helped tremendously by the fact that the DL is getting pressure. That has made it a lot easier for the secondary. And the run D has been solid as well.

The Steelers are led by a very strong defense, running the 3-4 as well as any team out there and led by mastermind DC Dick LeBeau. Blitzburgh, anyone? Meanwhile, the offense is led by the running game (Willie Parker, Mewelde Moore) and complemented by their passing game (Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Santonio Holmes, Heath Miller).

So, it seems like it'll be a true test... offense or defense?

Truthfully, all I really want to see is a good game. No blowout (like we've seen with Tampa Bay over Oakland or Baltimore over the Giants in recent years), just a good, close game. Part of me wants the Cards to win (underdog pride!)... the other part wants the Steelers to just crush them (revenge for what they did to my Panthers).

Oh, and hopefully we have good commercials. Last year's weren't too good, and this year isn't looking too promising with no FedEx (remember the dinosaur/caveman one from a couple years back?) and the bad economy. Hopefully Audi can make better car commercials than your average Ford/GM/Chevy/etc. one. Hopefully Budweiser is still on top of their game. Oh, and 3D commercials... what?