James Harrison, 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, won that Super Bowl with 100-yard return … responsible for 14 point turnaround On paper, the Steelers should never have won their sixth Super Bowl, number XLIII. They were thoroughly outplayed offensively by the Arizona Cardinals, but the key play — and the MVP performance — occurred on the final play of the first half, not late in the game. On that play, the Cardinals were on the 2-yard line, and 37-year-old QB Kurt Warner completely misread the Steeler defense. Dick LeBeau blitzed from the outside, and that put pressure on Warner. Warner flipped the ball on a short look-in but did not see Harrison. The rest, as they say, is history, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqnQwKAI4OE Why is that such an important play? Not only did Harrison intercept, the ball he returned it a record 100 yards for a Steeler touchdown. At the time, the Steelers were leading, 10-7, and if Warner completes that for a TD, it would be 14-10 Cardina...
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