Green Bay over Pittsburgh

The Super Bowl was a very good game. News reports today advise that this was the most watched television show in television history. Wow is all I can say to that.

The Super Bowl has become an event. The commercials, the pregame, the Anthem, and the half time show all add to it.

This is the game even people who are not fans watch. It was a good game. For me football is the least of the four sports. I enjoy a good game, I marvel at a great catch but it is just not in my blood.

I wanted Green Bay to win. Aaron Rodgers has listened to too much comment about Brett Favre. By all accounts Rodgers has stood up to this pressure well, I have not heard of him popping off but just keeping his head down and playing.

Pittsburgh is a great town. A good football town, a good hockey town and a great baseball stadium awaiting a good team. But they also have James Harrison and Big Ben, two players that outside of Pittsburgh are hard to like. I will say however that Big Ben is as tough as nails when it comes to playing with injury.

Maybe we are becoming immune to greatness. This was a very good game by all measurable means. 31 to 25 with much offense, big plays, turnovers, pick six and all the requisite plays. For me it just felt ho hum. Maybe I needed the Patriots to be in it to feel a huge interest.

Sad to say the commercials were more interesting.