No Kidding the Cardinals Are Off To The Super Bowl
January 19, 2009
The Arizona Cardinals were once seen by many as a joke in the NFL. That has all changed now! They are the first team to take their place in the 2009 Super Bowl.
This comes following their exciting 32-25 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Phoenix.
For Kurt Warner it will be another shot at a Super Bowl ring after leading the St. Louis Rams to a title back in Super Bowl XXXIV.
The match started well for the home team as Kurt Warner hit Larry Fitzgerald down the middle for nine yards after a 5:40 opening drive. The extra point giving the Cardinals a 7-0 lead. Fitzgerald made the catch between the hashmarks before brushing away the potential tackles of two Philadelphia defenders to cruise into the end zone.
The Eagles could only manage a field goal on their opening possession. The score at the end of the first quarter was 7-3.
The Cardinals looked to have busted the game wide open in the second quarter as they piled on 17 points to 3. The Cardinals first scored with another touchdown to Fitzgerald. This one will make the highlight reels as Warner threw twice in one play to find Fitzgerald again as he out-jumped an Eagles defender before completing the play by running into the end zone for a 62 yard TD.
The next Eagles play was again ended with a field goal as they were unable to breach the Cardinals line. With 9:05 to play in the second quater the score was 14-6. More was to come for the Cardinal fans. Once again it was Warner to Fitzgerald on a fade play as the Arizona receiver went in for his third TD. The score was now out to 21-6. The Cardinals ended the first quarter with a field goal to make the half time score 24-6.
Was that enough for the Cardinals to earn their first ever Super Bowl berth? As the match unfolded it was looking like they were tanking and the Eagles worked their way to a 25-24 lead with 10:56 to play in the match.
A touchdown was scored by the Eagles through Brent Celek at the 4:13 mark in the third quarter to trim the lead to 24-13. McNabb connected again with Celek for a 30-yard scoring strike, the score was now 24-19.
A 62-yard touchdown throw by McNabb to DeSean Jackson saw the Eagles on the back of a 18-0 run take the lead.
Would the Eagles continue the roll or did the Cardinals have an answer? As we saw the Cardinals did in fact have the answer. With 2:29 to play in this exciting match Warner hooked up with Tim Hightower to score what was the game winning touchdown.
Is this a fairytale or what? The Cardinals with the third oldest quarterback in the game are off to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa for Super Bowl XLIII. Warner has done it before, can his team help him win another ring?
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