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pping Su rB I Sund y wth all challenge ings Natalie Johnson 4-3 (12 points) Rick Kennedy 4-3 (10 points) Jesse Mullen 4-3 (10 points) ~ Kelly ~Riordan 4-3 (8 points) ~Dean Siemon 2-5 (6 points) Kevan Moore 2-5 (2 points) SUB BIDS RE( 'UESTED Editor's Note: Points based on each round. Division round picks were one point each. Conference championships were three points each and the Super Bowl was worth five points. its glory, highlig By DEAN SIEMON Well, at least I didn't fin- ish in last place in the Jour- nal's NFL playoff challenge. Congratulations to re- porter Natalie Johnson for winning, beating Kelly Rior- dan and showing that pick- ing based on team colors can work. I probably should have included our Wild Card Round picks (or our edi- tor Jesse Mullen has said I should have), but it didn't matter too much in the end, because I, for once, didn't finish in last place. This year's Super Bowl was another great match-up with a lot of great plays and some key defensive plays. It hurts me as a die-hard Chicago Bears fan to say this, but I was rooting for the Green Bay Packers. Not only was I rooting for them to win so I wouldn't finish at the bottom of the challenge, but because my girlfriend wouldn't let me pick Pitts- burgh. When Ben Roethlisburg- er's fourth down pass in the last minute of the fourth quarter fell incomplete, my girlfriend, one of the more vocal anti-Steelers fans, said "Payback." Aaron Rodgers proved he deserved to take over as the Green Bay Packers quarter- back for Brett Favre. He also recived a pretty cool championship belt for winning the Super Bowl. Now if only we can keep Favre in the past (and no more unretirements), Rodg- ers can continue the legacy that the organization felt the former California QB was destined to be. Many fans here in Wash- ington have been vocal about their dislike for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I was convinced after the first half that the game would be a blowout by the third quarter, especially with Roethlisburger having those minor, nagging inju- ries - when separate they aren't a big deal but can re- ally add up to a painful toll on a player this late in the season. But give the Steelers some credit, they didn't give up and it was a good back and forth second half. Yet, the Green Bay de- fense was too much for the Steelers. Not only was Clay Mattews dominate in the linebacker position, but Nick Collins had what I con- sider one of the more memo- rable interceptions in Super Bowl history. Outside of the Lombardi Trophy returning to "Title Town," there were a few things I learned from watch- ing the only thing that gets more interest leading up to Super Bowl Sunday than the game, the commercials: • Beer can be used mmercalism whenever you need. to fix up the old house. • Some people really like Dorito's (possibly too much). • Cans of diet soda can be used as deadly weapons. • The next time I write a screenplay for a movie, I plan on having a beer truck drive through a random scene to earn product placement. • For some reason, Vin Diesel still finds work. This surprises me. But at least Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is in the new Fast and the Fu- rious movie. • There are way too many car commericals that either try to hard to be creative or can be too complicating for the av- erage viewer (expection for Volkswagon's mini- Darth Vader ad, funny). Just like most years, we had a good crop of adver- tisements in one of the most commercialized events. I also had some random thoughts while watching this year's championship game, which ranged from involving the game some of the off-the-field reporting that would be used as filler between plays. • After seeing George W. Bush and John Mad- den sitting next to each other, why couldn't that duo be a sitcom? I'm sure Fox will have a timeslot once Chicago Code fails. • Green Bay's offen- sive lineman Bryan BUl- aga may have been wear- ing a helmet that was way too small. Seeing his face compressed behind the facemask reminded me of Chris Farley's "fat guy, little coat" song. • Why would people pay more than $200 each to stand outside Jerry Jones Stadium to watch the game on a television (especially when it's be- low 40 degrees)? • With the poten- tial lockout, will this be the last relevant foot- ball game that doesn't involve booster clubs or computers? • My DVR's fast for- ward finally came in use when we got to the half- time show. • Why can't they book a decent muscial half- time show? I vote for ei- ther Metallica or Tena- cious D. Oh well, this was a fun Super Bowl, but now we have the upcoming March Madness college basketball tournament to look forward to on the schedule. Note: The Journal sports reporter would like to re- open the Sports Scene Chal- lenge. To challenge Dean Siemon to a sport, e-mail at dean@masoncounty.com. 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