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.
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***
