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Article: super bowl XLIII; The Cardinals passing game meets the vaunted Steelers defense in a ... CLASSIC MATCHUP.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 1, 2009
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Byline: MARK CRAIG; STAFF WRITER
TAMPA, FLA. On Jan. 22, 1989, Jerry Rice caught 11 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown to earn Most Valuable Player in the San Francisco 49ers' 20-16 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII. It took another 20 years before the NFL would showcase a receiver as dominant in the postseason as Rice was that January. Who knew a 5-year-old kid from Minneapolis would grow up to become that player? But here we are. Game day for Super Bowl XLIII. Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers. And all eyes are on Cardinals All-Pro receiver Larry Fitzgerald Jr., a former Vikings ballboy and Holy Angels star. "I have to approach ...