Arizona Cardinals Win the NFC Championship and are Headed the the SUPER BOWL!!!
by Hawkwind on Jan 18, 2009 5:12 PM MST
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What a game - What a drive!! What a player Larry Fitzgerald - and Kurt Warner aint too bad either.
All week I heard how the Eagles wouldn’t make the mistake that the Panthers did and let Fitzgerald beat them!! How did that work out 3 TD’s in the first half.
The Cardiac Cards were alive and kicking in this one I think I lost about 10 years during that second half!
I don’t know how I am going to cope waiting 2 weeks for this game!
Congrats guys. A great day for the Cardinals.
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My wife is a MA native and has been able to enjoy the Cards’ run without too much guilt. See you next Super Bowl?! ::wink::
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
Way to go Cards...
I lived in PHX for 17 years, and was there when the Cards arrived. Never in my lifetime did I think this day would come. It just shows what can happen when you get a GREAT coach that gets some very talented players to buy in to what he wants to do.
Even after 10+ years away in Chicago, I am so happy for my “little brother” team, and all of the fans in AZ. Way to go Whiz and the Boys…
"I'm gonna make you cry...I'm gonna make you cry and dip my cookie in your tears!!!"
RotB will have a more "complete" set of articles following tomorrow
I got home from the hospital early second quarter and had the game on pause for an hour before getting the baby and wife settled. My in-laws are en route from Massachesetts and the evening will be busy with all that fun baby stuff. Needless to say, the best weekend of my life will keep me busy until my head hits the pillow tonight.
Charles Golden, Andrew and I would like to thank everyone that has participated on Revenge of the Birds all season and those that have come by during the playoffs. This has truly been a magical experience. Keep up the positive vibe folks and let’s enjoy EVERYTHING leading up to Super Bowl XLIII!
Who else was giggling like an idiot when the NFL Shop commericials came on for NFC Champion Cardinals gear?
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
NFC Champ Gear
I didn’t really believe it until I saw that commercial. I’m watching, reading and listening to all the postgame stuff just to make sure it’s true.
Mmmmm ... Guinness
Thank you, wongy
Her hospital braclet won’t come off until after the Super Bowl. Nah, I’m not superstitious!
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
From a Cowboys fan
Congrats on an awesome day! You guys really do deserve it and I am truly happy for all of you! And thank you so much for beating the filthy Eagles! Good luck in the Super Bowl. Cowboys Nation will be rooting for you!
From a Colts fan
Great game – nice way to answer the Eagles’ second-half surge! Congrats especially to Edgerrin and J.J. Arrington (I’m a Cal alum).
Congrats, Cards fans. Your team’s ascent from obscurity to the Super Bowl gives people like me – a lowly Bills fan – hope that the future might not suck. Had a lot of fun cheering your team on today and watching y’all wipe the smirk off of Donovan’s face, even if I’m a SU fan! Good luck in the Super Bowl.
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by Brian Galliford on Jan 18, 2009 5:56 PM MST reply actions
Just wanted to say congrats
from the boys at Big Blue View. Enjoy it.
Giants fan from the womb to the tomb
by Jim Schmiedeberg on Jan 18, 2009 6:21 PM MST reply actions
Congrats from Beijing
4am Monday morning at a local sports bar for kick off, surrounded by Eagles fans, what a game, what a way to start off the week, what an amazing dream come true…. 3 hours of sleep and heading off to work …but damn.. it was worth every second. Can you believe it? We are in the Super Bowl!! gotta pinch myself… My first Super Bowl Monday with my team.. happy happy joy joy
From a St. Louisan...
Congrats! As much as I would have loved to see this happen during their time here, it’s still great to see them finally make the Superbowl. Enjoy it!
Felipe Lopez - next year's Joel Pineiro (on another team, thank you Mo!)
True Story
My brother (who I’ve nicknamed ‘Bluntman’ because he give me a lot of ideas for my baseketball blogs) was tailgating with a friend and figured he’d go to a close-by bar to watch the game.
He runs into two Philly fans from Belfast, Ireland (we’ve got green blood, too). Two of their companions didn’t make it (being Irish, probably drunk) and he got hooked up with two tickets on the fifty yard line (mid-level). Bastard.
Mmmmm ... Guinness
I'm in shock
I’ve been folowing this team since the ‘84 season and never thought that the team would make it to the Super Bowl. I thought that the ownership wasn’t committed to retaining talent and that the running game wasn’t of interest in the orginization. Don’t get me wrong, I like that the Cards have predominately been a passing team [recalling my first season of following the Cards and Lomax’s 4,600+ passing yards — if only Marino hadn’t overshadowed him that year] but I really wished that they had more balance over the years.
Weird question from Bradshaw at the end of the game directed at the fans regarding Warner coming back. Don’t think the question should have been asked; I didn’t like it and found it inappropriate. Which leads me to a question I’ll throw at the group of fans who post here: if, during the SB, the game is lopsided one way or the other, should Whisenhunt let Leinhart take some snaps? If so, have lopsidded would the game have to be for you to feel comfortable?
I'm thinking that Kurt is leaning towards retirement, win, lose, or double OT
Brenda is going to be on his tail all week before they fly to Tampa. I do agree, unappropriate question at that juncture. Ask after the Big Game, Terry….don’t you have another wife to divorce yet?
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
What did he ask?
Who would win in a fight, Whisenhunt or a Hurricane?
Hold on, hold on, what if the Hurricanes name was Whisenhunt?
Daaaaaaaaaa Cards, Da Cards Da Cards Da Cards Da Cards!!!
"Kurt, everyone wants to know, will you be back next year?"
Kurt had one of those nervous “you’re a dick, Terry” chuckles and replied in an affirmative. I’d have to replay the trophy ceremony for the exact reply.
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
From a Dolphins fan
Truly amazing game, I was rooting for you guys all the way, and I will be rooting foryou guys in the SB aswell. You guys deserved this trip to the SB.
Cowboys fan here
Congrats on your win today. I am rooting for you guys to win the whole thing. Unbelievable story. Enjoy the Super Bowl!!!!
They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time.
Congratulations Cardinals fans
Ill be rooting for your team to win the whole thing. Some because I dont want to see the Steelers become the first to achieve six, some because im a Colts fan and want to see Edge James succeed, and some because it would be see the Cards get some respect around the league. Good luck and go get em!!!
Four Horsemen Are Coming For You...Cardinals Stereotype
…Bang Your Head Against the Stage, and the Cardinals Take It’s Place, Metal Militia!
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
Congrats!
I hate the Steelers so I’ll become a huge Cards fan for the next 2 weeks.
I’m a Pitt alum and current season ticket holder and am a huge Fitzy fan, hope he kills the Steelers in 2 weeks.
GO CARDS!
In Romo we Trust
haha
terry!!! Its going to be tough for you around W. Pa, my friend! I Love It!
by Michael Bean on Jan 18, 2009 10:41 PM MST up reply actions
Haha :)
I thought you disappeared! :)
by WolfpackSteelersFan on Jan 20, 2009 2:29 PM MST up reply actions
A phrase I never thought
I’d hear in my lifetime; the Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl. Ladies and gentlemen, Hell has just frozen over… ;-)
Congratulations!
I’m a Broncos fan, but I’m local, and you guys deserve this win. The crowd was amazing, even just around town, and I’ll be cheering for you in two weeks. Keep it up!
"That's a cop-out, and you know it, and it breaks my heart into a thousand pieces that we ain't gonna save America with your blog today."
Just an ancillary note..
The only two teams to win at home in the playoffs are in the Super Bowl. Just something to make you go hmmm…
Definitely, hmmmmmm!
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
Ummm
didnt San diego win at home in the wild card round??
On an even more ancillary note, the Cards are the only team to win both home and away in the playoffs
:D
Wow, my two favorite teams in the SB..
I was a Steeler fan for a long while, but started rooting for the Cardinals when Ken Whisenhunt, Russ Grimm, and a handful of former Steelers came to Arizona. I didn’t like the way things went down in Pittsburgh over the hiring of a new coach, and I’m no fan of Tomlin and the assistants he brought in. So I’m torn a bit as to who to root for, but leaning toward the Cards. I think they can beat the Steelers in a neutral, warm weather venue. Plus they have virtually no pressure on them.
Go Cards!
I agree, BTSC will survive without him
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Jan 19, 2009 9:01 AM MST up reply actions
"I was a Steeler fan for a long while"
I guess I missed those 15 minutes.
by Jonny B. on Jan 19, 2009 9:03 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Please return your Terrible Towel on the way out (if you even own one)
Get yourself one of those knockoffs the Cards use sponsored by Bandwagon Bubblegum.
Grats to the Cards
Helluva run, keep it going. I told ya, you got a helluva coach and a damn good team. Just got to keep the mojo for a couple more weeks.
Cards can only improve
$40+ million under the cap for next year! Sure, a lot of unknown variables out there to retain current players but after the success this year, why leave? From a regular season perspecitve, there is still so much to improve upon!
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
thank you to everybody
For coming by the site. This is such a huge win for us and we will be celebrating for the next 2 weeks. Good luck to all your teams next year and feel free to visit the site and chat with us about the SUPERBOWL and the ARIZONA CARDINALS!! It still feels lile a dream but ill take it!!
Hey, hey, hey hey hey, watch the language, ok? I have a family.
Revenge of the Birds
That OTHER Texas team here
Congrats from that team on the south end of I-45. I’m so incredibly happy for the people of Arizona, and for all the diehards that stuck through the lean years of being the doormat to the Eagles, Giants, Cowpaddies and Skins.
What some of you might not know is that for a time, I was one of you. After Bud Adams stabbed us TRUE Oiler fans in the heart, I had to find some other interests. Jake Plummer became a hot item with me, and because of him, I pulled for the Cards until we got a team in Houston again. As it is now, my brother is a huge Cardinal fan so I still follow the team a good deal. I’d consider your group my favorite of the NFC 1. because you hate the Cowpaddies as much as we do (we call them the Great Satan up I-45 – what a joke of a franchise that is) and 2. because all of you have waited a long time for this.
PS – Go beat the Steelers, please. We don’t like that team much either – old AFC Central grudges die hard. NO true Houston fan roots for Pittsburgh. Go Cards.
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by HuskersTexansRocketsStros on Jan 18, 2009 10:15 PM MST reply actions
The Texans' sun has been rising for two years and stalling at the break of dawn
That new day will be next year. Looking forward to hosting the Texans next year. I hope it’s a meaningful game for both franchises.
Thank you all for the good wishes. Pitt-Cards…a 1943 combined roster plays in Super Bowl XLIII. Times like this I think Fate loves numbers.
I love my NFC Champion Cardinals. Thank you for making 33 years of faith meaningful. I hope the Bidwells pay for any Cards alumn that cares to don the cardinal red again for a game in Tampa in two weeks. Hart, Werhli, L. Wilson, OJ Anderson, Lomax, Green, Aeneas, Plummer, Mrs. Tillman, come home for a game. You are not forgotten in this moment of wonderment!
We all leave footprints in the sands of time, just watch out for the discarded fish hooks!
Congratulations Cardinals
As a Steeler fan I feel a lot of luv for your head coach and Russ Grimm. They turned a moribund team into a champion.
Unfortunately now it’s time for your team to face my beloved Steelers. It’s been a good run and you Cardinals deserve a lot of credit but it’s midnight Cinderella….Go Steelers!
And oh by the way Ethan
If you are truly a Steeler fan you know there’s no such thing as a neutral field when the Steelers travel. They are always the home team!
Seahawks fan here
First of all congrats. Watching Fitz truly is a thing of beauty and its pretty sweet to get to see him in person once a year. From one fan of a franchise who have always been “lovable losers” to another, you’ve earned it. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE kick the living shit out of the Stealers in 2 weeks.
Holy hell I just bought my flight, tickets and room
Anyone else going?
I love the smell of commerce in the morning
Me too
I’m going. Can’t imagine missing it, especially since I’m in Miami. We’ll drive up on game day (and drive most of the way back after the game).
Got tix
I bought tickets last night. Now I just need to wait for them in the mail.
I know Tampa a little (my parents lived there for a few years). How long are you going to be in town? I’d like to meet up, but I’m not sure when we’ll get into town on game day.
Are you going to have a car? I bought a parking pass last night. According to the Super Bowl site, you can’t buy on site parking on game day. (The parking pass was $50, plus a $10 “convenience fee”… but I’m so happy about the whole thing that I’m not upset about the goofy fee.)
Not sure what we’ll do once we get there tailgate wise… it looks like you’re not allowed to tailgate around the stadium. What I found last night looked “super” expensive.
Let me know if anyone you know needs them
I bought two in the upper deck initially, but then saw a good deal for 2 in section 126. So now, I have 4 tix and I haven’t even confirmed a friend to go with. Might need to find a “date” at Mons Venus.
I am flying in on Thursday and staying thru Monday. Gonna be at the Holiday Inn Express by USF ($380/night holy sh!t.) It’s only 9 miles from the stadium and I figure it will be at least close to the USF bars.
Not getting a car at this point. I’d rather cab it. Still need to get NFL Experience tix. I hear the tailgate area at Legends Field is the place to be.
I love the smell of commerce in the morning
I need a ticket
Steelers blogger here on SBN and a good pal of cgolden’s. How much were they?
by Michael Bean on Jan 19, 2009 7:16 AM MST up reply actions
Upper level $1600/ea. Paid price, not looking for profit.
I love the smell of commerce in the morning
jesus
1600 bones huh? hmm..wonder what day of tickets may go for with economy kinda sucking.
by Michael Bean on Jan 19, 2009 7:30 AM MST up reply actions
Well, hoping those go for $1600/ea
49min until I get lower level for $1800/ea. Thank God everyone takes credit, or else I’d have to pay with real money.
I love the smell of commerce in the morning
lol good pt
two good points actually
buying them at the stadium right before game would require cash :)
who needs to worry about cost – its just a swipe of the plastic!
by Michael Bean on Jan 19, 2009 7:37 AM MST up reply actions
Plus
In addition to that, I think the Steelers being in it will drive prices up. Huge fan base that travels. That doesn’t help the rest of us who were hoping to get in for a deal.
perhaps
but times are a bit tougher for lots of folks..not that that will stop some, but anyway…i imagine that some people might want cash and be willing to sell for a good price at the very last moment – like in the 800 dollar range. dont want to be holding on to a ticket that cant be used. its risky to travel without a ticket but its definitely the best strategy i think
by Michael Bean on Jan 19, 2009 7:47 AM MST up reply actions
Agreed
That makes sense, if you’re willing to take the risk. For any Pitt or Cards fans living in Tampa, that’s a good strategy to take.
Originally I meant that a Cards – Steelers SB ticket would be more expensive than a Cards – Ravens ticket. When the Steelers jumped out to an early lead I bought so I could be done with it.
well
good for yall for pulling the trigger and taking advantage! hope yall have a blast :) regardless of outcome.
weighing my options still. i think i might go and risk it. no kids or wife or anything so not such a huge deal for me.
by Michael Bean on Jan 19, 2009 8:04 AM MST up reply actions
A Panthers Fan
Hey fellow football fans,
I’m visiting from Cat Scratch Reader and I want to say Congrats. I have always hated McNabb and Andy Reid, and I enjoyed watching McNabb skip passes in the dirt at the end of the game. I have been a fan of Kurt Warner for a decade, and I think there needs to be serious discussion about him getting into the Hall of Fame. He now has more Superbowl appearances than Brett Favre, and more than Manning and McNabb combined. Then again, he might get a second SB MVP, and even lead the Cards to the playoffs again next year (though I expect my Panthers to play a little better next year.)
Either way, congrats on destroying the Iggles and truly proving you belong in the SB!!!
Another Panthers Fan
Just wanted to give my congrats to you guys. Fitz lit-up the house again. I’m becoming a believer.
All the best from a Giants fan.
If we couldn’t repeat, I’m glad you guys are in. I know it’s been a long wait.
Ignore the oddsmakers. You know what they said about us last year. And you know how that turned out.
Warner and Fitzgerald are on fire. And it’s nice to see James back in form.
Go Cards. Win this one for the NFC.
Grats
From a Giants fan. I was rooting for you yesterday and glad to see you pulled it out.
From a Steelers Fan
just visiting from BTSC (I know its a bit late – I was to busy revelling in my own team’s glory) but a heartfelt congratulations on your big win. I honestly wish you the best of luck and can’t wait to see how our defense measure up with your prolific offense. It should be a great game, but at the very it will certainly be great fun!
See you in Tampa!
by Rougue_Behaviorist on Jan 20, 2009 12:45 PM MST reply actions
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