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Article: Thrills are now the norm.(SPORTS)(MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK - SUPER BOWL XLIII)(Column)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 2, 2009
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Byline: Ryan O'Halloran, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
TAMPA, Fla. -- Once is a fluke. Twice is a trend. It's now commonplace for a Super Bowl to start as a snoozer, then erupt into a thrill-a-minute finish that is in doubt until the confetti is falling and the Vince Lombardi Trophy is handed out. Last year, the New York Giants and New England Patriots slept-walk through three quarters before playing an epic fourth.
Sunday night in Super Bowl XLIII, the Pittsburgh Steelers entered the final period with a comfortable 20-7 lead against the Arizona Cardinals, whose passing game was stuck in neutral.
But just when James Harrison's 100-yard interception ...