Bowled over for Tampa

Hello there sports fans!
Well, it looks like we've got the Super Bowl we wanted, a slightly bizarre mix of the expected and completely unexpected. On the one hand, the Steelers: all that tradition, the chance to become the third franchise in history to win six SBs, a team built on rock-solid defense; and then we have the Cards: not a sensible bone in their bodies, never been to a Super Bowl before and never looked likely. They last won a championship in 1947.
Then Sunday night, the Cardinals beat Philadelphia 32-25 at Univesity of Phoenix Stadium and the dream was on. It was no less than the players deserved, but they were quick to thank those who had kept faith in them for so long.
"I like the way that sounds: Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl," said Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, thanking God first, and the fans second. "When nobody else believed in us, when nobody else believed in me, you guys did and we're going to the Super Bowl."
Sense will still prevail and say that Arizona are favorites, having beaten Baltimore Ravens 24-13 in the AFC title game.
You could feel some sympathy for the Ravens' rookie quarterback, Joe Flacco, who threw three interceptions and he was increasingly forced into difficult situations as the Ravens were left chasing the game. But the impressive efficiency of the Steelers D won through, and few would bet against that happening on Feb. 1.
But if last year's Super Bowl taught us nothing else, it's expect the unexpected.
So we will.

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