Our first Superbowl in CT
Eva and Martin invited us over for some football, food and fun. Did I mention food? They had the best spread at a Superbowl party we've attended in a while (actually, the past few years, we'd been hosting it, so not saying much about ours, I guess). Pulled pork, pasta, grilled chicken, veggies, chips, salsa, cheese and crackers, chili, chocolate truffle cake, muffins...yum! Chris spent a majority of the night saying how full she was, but like the rest of us, we couldn't help but munch on all the food.
Brian and I brought our usual Superbowl pool to the festivities, while Andy and Sheila brought over their poker tabletop. Now that's a new way to "watch" the game. Seems like poker is a quite a big thing at this household as most of them get together every so often to play.
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Like most years, it's hard concentrating on everything broadcasted on the tube, so this year was even more challenging. The first tournament, which Gleason and I sat out on, went on through to near the end of the 3rd quarter. Brian had a good run, ending up in fourth place, but the winnings would only go to the first two, at $30 and $5 respectively. I joined in on the second tournament, where luckily there were winning for third place - whoo hoo! $5 for me. After dropping $10 on the pool, which Brian actually had a chance of winning some money - I wasn't even close, plus $5 buy-in per game ($5 x 3 = $15), it was good to get something back.
Here are the final results:
Tournament #1: hmm...I forgot but these were the top three
- Andy
- Martin
- Chris
Tournament #2:
1 - Chris $25
2 - Martin $10
3 - Ruby $5
1st Q: Pittsburgh 3 - Arizona 0 Mike $10
2nd Q: Pittsburgh 17 - Arizona 7 Chris $10
3rd Q: Pittsburgh 20 - Arizona 7 Martin $10
Final: Pittsburgh 27 - Arizona 23 Sheila $20
This game, the football game that is, had quite a number of memorable plays and certainly made the pool interesting - at least each quarter had a different winner.
Until next year...go Eagles!
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Highlights of the game:
***1st Quarter***3-1 ARI1 (10:11) B.Roethlisberger scrambles right end for 1 yard,
TOUCHDOWN. Arizona challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was
REVERSED. B.Roethlisberger scrambles right end to ARI 1 for no gain (D.Dockett).4-1 ARI1 (9:50) (Field Goal formation) Je.Reed 18 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Retkofsky, Holder-M.Berger.
PITTSBURGH 3, ARIZONA 0END QUARTER
PITTSBURGH 3, ARIZONA 0***2nd Quarter***2-5 ARI5 (15:00) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle to H.Miller to ARI 1 for 4 yards (G.Hayes, K.Dansby).Timeout by PIT (first) at 14:09.3-1 ARI1 (14:09) G.Russell right guard for 1 yard,
TOUCHDOWN. ARI2 (Kick formation) Je.Reed extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Retkofsky, Holder-M.Berger.
PITTSBURGH 10, ARIZONA 01-1 PIT1 (8:43) K.Warner pass short left to B.Patrick for 1 yard,
TOUCHDOWN.PIT2 (Kick formation) N.Rackers extra point is GOOD, Center-N.Hodel, Holder-B.Graham.
PITTSBURGH 10, ARIZONA 72-4 PIT22 (2:09) (No Huddle) B.Roethlisberger pass short middle intended for S.Holmes
INTERCEPTED by K.Dansby (B.Robinson) at PIT 33. K.Dansby to PIT 34 for minus-1 yard (M.Moore).
1-1 PIT1 (:18) (Shotgun) K.Warner pass short middle intended for A.Boldin
INTERCEPTED by J.Harrison at PIT 0. J.Harrison for 100 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on ARI-E.Brown, Face Mask (15 Yards), declined. The Replay Assistant challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was Upheld.ARI2 (Kick formation) Je.Reed extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Retkofsky, Holder-M.Berger.
PITTSBURGH 17, ARIZONA 7
***3rd Quarter***4-9 ARI9 (3:36) (Field Goal formation) Je.Reed
27 yard field goal is GOOD, NULLIFIED by Penalty, Center-J.Retkofsky, Holder-M.Berger. PENALTY on ARI-A.Wilson, Unnecessary Roughness, 5 yards, enforced at ARI 9 - No Play.
1-4 ARI4 (3:32) W.Parker right guard to ARI 2 for 2 yards (R.Hood, D.Dockett).2-2 ARI2 (2:55) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short right to H.Miller (C.Okeafor).3-2 ARI2 (2:49) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger up the middle to ARI 3 for minus-1 yard (G.Watson). 4-3 ARI3 (2:16) (Field Goal formation) Je.Reed 21 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.Retkofsky, Holder-M.Berger.
PITTSBURGH 20, ARIZONA 7
***4th Quarter***3-1 PIT1 (7:41) K.Warner pass short right to L.Fitzgerald for 1 yard,
TOUCHDOWN.PIT2 (Kick formation) N.Rackers extra point is GOOD, Center-N.Hodel, Holder-B.Graham.
PITTSBURGH 20, ARIZONA 143-10 PIT1 (3:04) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass deep right to S.Holmes to PIT 20 for 19 yards (D.Rodgers-Cromartie).
PENALTY on PIT-J.Hartwig, Offensive Holding, 1 yard, enforced in End Zone, SAFETY - No Play.
PITTSBURGH 20, ARIZONA 162-10 ARI36 (2:47) (Shotgun) K.Warner pass short middle to L.Fitzgerald for 64 yards,
TOUCHDOWN.PIT2 (Kick formation) N.Rackers extra point is GOOD, Center-N.Hodel, Holder-B.Graham.
ARIZONA 23, PITTSBURGH 201-10 50 (1:08) (No Huddle, Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger scrambles up the middle to ARI 46 for 4 yards (C.Okeafor, K.Dansby).Timeout PIT (second) at 01:02.2-6 ARI46 (1:02) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to S.Holmes to ARI 6 for 40 yards (A.Francisco).Timeout PIT (third) at 00:49.1-6 ARI6 (:48) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass incomplete short left to S.Holmes.2-6 ARI6 (:42) (Shotgun) B.Roethlisberger pass short right to S.Holmes for 6 yards,
TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Assistant challenged the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld.ARI2 (Kick formation) Je.Reed extra point is GOOD, Center-J.Retkofsky, Holder-M.Berger.
PITTSBURGH 27, ARIZONA 23Timeout ARI (third), 00:15.1-10 PIT44 (:15) (Shotgun) K.Warner sacked at PIT 49 for -5 yards (L.Woodley). FUMBLES (L.Woodley), RECOVERED by PIT-B.Keisel at PIT 43. B.Keisel to PIT 43 for no gain (L.Brown). PENALTY on PIT-L.Woodley, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, 14 yards, enforced at PIT 43.Pittsburgh at 00:05.1-10-PIT29 (:05) B.Roethlisberger kneels to PIT 28 for minus-1 yard.
***END GAME***