Superbowl 44: Q & A Part 3

Continuation to the Super Bowl 44 Q & A. 7. Can the New England Patriots run the game as a wild card, with the distinction to the victorious favorite that lost its flawless dream season in Super Bowl XLII? Just when they thought that they have everything under control, the Patriots lost their very strong offensive heart and soul, when Wes Welker their slot receiver and his league-leading 123 receptions, got a serious knee injury on Week 17. A scoring defense on the fifth-rank allowed 17.8 points and the game has clamped down. Every one is still pointing at their defense. Is the pass rush still there for team New England? Ask Miller. They have shown the capability for the past couple of weeks to pressure the quarterback. It is a team that is starting to get its composure back together again.

8. Is Tony Romo prepared to take the Cowboys for the first time to a Super Bowl since 1996? Romo was able to remove his December mischief goblin, and came out as a poised decision-maker and clutch winner with the Cowboys’ 24-17, Week 15 victory against the New Orleans who were then unbeaten inside the Superdome. As Trent Dilfer ESPN analyst notes, Romo is making confident pre-snap reads and taking advantage of his group of running backs Felix Jones, Marion Barber and Tashard Choice to set up play-action strikes to Jason Witten, Miles Austin, Patrick Crayton and Sam Hurd. Their wild-card rematch against NFC East rival Philadelphia is Romo’s opportunity to achieve deliverance for his 0-2 playoff record. They are already starting to play like a Super Bowl team, said Miller. Because of the victory over New Orleans, they have already set a standard. If they can continue with it into the playoffs, they will be a tough team to beat.

9. Can Brett Favre lead the Vikings to that Lombardi Trophy he came off his Mississippi tractor to win? Moon said he really think they have as good shot as any team to win in the Super Bowl. They can run the ball on offense and they can also stop the run on defense as good if not better than anybody. And they have Brett Favre a quarterback who has a great deal, if not more, playoff experience than anybody. Those things are really a plus factor for them. What happened, why did they loose two of their last three? They have transferred into Brett Favre’s team, instead of Adrian Peterson’s team; this is what analyst Greg Cosell of the NFL Films says. Peterson has two times as many lost fumbles as 100-yard rushing games.

Which Team has Appeared in the Most Super Bowls

It’s football season again! Yes, if it’s October, the Yankees are in the playoffs like they always are (last year was an aberration), the Red Sox are saying wait ’till next year and the most important day in American sports is just a few months away. The Superbowl is coming! Okay, so it’s still to early to make guesses at who will be in the Superbowl this year, but at a time like this, it’s a great opportunity to look back over history and ask that all important question: which team has appeared in the most Superbowls? The answer? The Yankees of the football world, America’s team, the Dallas Cowboys.

The Dallas Cowboys have an enviable record indeed. Theirs is by far the most successful franchise in the National Football League. In just 49 years of existence, this team has had well over a .500 record for winning seasons and it seems they make the playoffs almost every single year. They’ve been to 8 Superbowls and won 5 of them. In fact, from 1966 to 1985, the Dallas Cowboys had an unbroken streak of 20 winning seasons.

However, if you’re going to ask the question, which team has appeared in the most Superbowls, then you also need to know who the second and third most winning teams are. In fact, while the Cowboys have been to more Superbowls, the Pittsburgh Steelers have won more of them than the Cowboys. The Steelers have been to 7 Superbowls and won 6 of them for the most Superbowl wins in history.

The Steelers are one of the oldest National Football League franchises in the game. They were founded in 1933 by a true sports fanatic named Art Rooney. He purchased the right to an NFL franchise for just $2,500 (I bet you wish you could buy a sports team for that kind of money). Originally known as the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Steelers made 8 decades of history is the Steel Capital of the United States and in the modern era of football, they of course won a total of 6 trophies.

We don’t know who is going to be playing in the Superbowl this season, but when you’re sitting around drinking beer, betting on the game and munching wings and nachos, just remember, when a friend asks the inevitable question, which team has appeared in the most Superbowls, you’ll know the answer to give him and then some.