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Steelers avoid singing blues in Motown
l'he Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth
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By Jess Carlson
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both sides. the lack of good commercials,
the forseen chaos in the week before the
Super Bowl, the fact that Jerome Bettis'
career almost ended on a fumble and the
harsh criticism Pittsburgh received
throughout the season. Super Bowl XL is
over and done. and despite what critics
may have predicted early in the season.
the Pittsburgh Steelers finally claimed that
one for the thumb by defeating the Seattle
Seahawks 21-10.
Sunday night's game proved to he a joy
ful homecoming for Jerome Bettis and
Larry Foote who both grew up in Detroit.
In what pros ed to he Bettis' last game, he
made the most of his opportunities. Even
though he only had 14 careers for 43
yards, he still managed to make the big
plays when the Steelers needed a boost
A key factor in the game was
to keep the yardage to third
and short or third and five
and Bettis provided the nec-
essary yardage to get the first
down. In the last press con
ference after the game. Bettis
made the expected
announcement that Super
Bowl XL was his last game
as a Steele'
One element of the game
that could not he controlled
by either team was the crew of officials.
There were many plays throughout the
game that received questionable calls
from the refs. The most prominent ques
tionable call was the touchdown run by
Big Ben where it seemed he was stopped
short of the goal line. Another controver
sial call was the apparent fumble by
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Jerramy Stevens that looked as if he had
both feet down after the catch. At one cru
cial point in the game, the officials called
offensive pass interference on Darrell
Jackson in the end zone. To top it all off
there were a number of holding calls and
offsides calls that were neglected.
Sunday night seemed to be a night for
the record books. Willie Parker blasted
through the Seahawks defense to set the
record for the longest run in a Super Bowl,
heating Tony Dorsett's 74 yard run by one
yard. Randle El was the first receiver to
ever throw a touchdown pass in a Super
Bowl. The Steelers are the first ever sixth
ranked team to make it to the Super Bowl
and the second team to win three away
games in a row in the playoffs. Kelly
Herndon for the Seahawks broke the
record for the longest interception return
of 76 yards.
Sunday night's
game proved to be a
joyful homecoming
for Jerome Bettis
and Larry Foote
who both grew up in
Detroit.
Detroit, Pittsburgh seemed to be the
national favorite. With the Pittsburgh
faithful in mind, the Steelers brought
home their first championship since the
1979 season, and finally earned that one
for the thumb.
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coming for Bettis and
Foote, but the proximity
of Ford Field to Pittsburgh
appeared to be in the
Steelers' favor. A sea of
"Terrible Towels" could
be seen from Neptune as
Steelers fans showed their
Black and Gold pride. In
addition to the following
of Steelers' fans in
HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
NAME: Julia Andrus
SPORT: Women's Basketball
CLASS: Sophomore
DATE: February 6, 2006
Julia Andrus (Corry/Corry) has been named the Housing and Food
Services Athlete of the Week.
The junior led the blue and white to a 2-1 record last week with strong per
formances against three conference opponents. Andrus averaged 11.0 points
and 4.0 rebounds, while shooting 58% from the field and 83% from the free
throw line
"Julia has come off the bench and performed real well for us," said head
coach Roz Fornari. "She continues to shoot a high percentage from the field
as well as from the free throw line."
Housing and Food Services Athlete of the Week is selected .by the Sports
Iliformation Staff.
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