Doug’s Superbowl Game Notes
Feb 7, 2011, 3:46 PM | Updated: Jul 26, 2024, 1:46 pm
Good return to -36
PIT ball
Quick out
Hand-off lost yardage
INC…3 & out
Punt…muff by Williams…rec by GB
GB ball; 13:13; -21
Shotgun 5 wide…INC…Woodley deflected inside slant
Shotgun run middle…starks hit at line…+1
Shotgun…offsides…Driver quick slant…+24
Kissing Jennifer…missed play
Starks middle…powered for 3
3rd & 7…right through Nelson’s hands…good pass…bad coverage
Punt…end zone…Bush missed it
PITT -20; 0-0; 11:05 1st
Mendenhall…off RT…great block from Johnson…+15
M’hall…power tray…+9
Flag…FS…-5…Johnson
2nd & 6…quick out 0 route…+7
INC…little high, little behind Miller
Punt…in end zone
GB -20; 0-0; 8:17
INC…Rodgers deep to Jennings…good coverage
3 wide…I back…3 step drop…sit down zone…+9
Starks hand-off…bounced outside due to penetration…+7
Nelson…quick out…+9
GB TO
Avoids sack…dump to Jackson
1st & 10…HO Starks with defense spread…+7
Dump to Hall underneath…another hit on Rodgers…+2
Playfake on the go route…Gay never looked for ball…great throw…TD
GB 7-0; 3:44 1st Q
KO…Brown to +42…flag…block in back
Pit…-7…3:34… 1st Q
Playfake…pumpfake…Roethlisberger throws a duck, Ben got hit on arm…INT Collins pick 6
GB 14-0
KO ret to 36
Mendenhall middle…+4
Mendenhall RG/T…+8
Throw back screen to Sanders…late flag…Kemoeatu block in back
1st & 16…shotgun…tons of time…covered up field…dump to Mendenhall…+7
Playfake…Roethlisberger’s plant foot slipped…missed miller throwing short…INC
Roethisberger up the middle on forced draw…+18
End of 1st
Mendenhall bounced outside…Woodson came from CB…TFL
INC…Williams broke up…came back to the ball perfectly
Roethlisberger to Sanders…great blocking…Sanders caught it on the ground
1st & 10…2 TE’s…great blitz pick-up…forced scramble…+2
3 wide…penetration forced run wide…+1
Underneath dump…quick tackle…+4
FG…33 yrd att…good…GB 14-3…11:08 2nd Q
KO ret…Lee to GB -25…11:01
Rodgers behind Jennings…INC
Rodgers 3 step to Jones…good tackle by Gay
3rd & 5…WW
Punt…Brown 1 yard return
PIT -22; GB 14-3; 9:27
Mendenhall bounced outside…+7…flag…Miller hold…bad call
Ben with time to throw…Wallace sit down…+15
2nd & 5…2TE…WW…Jennifer telling story
Amazing catch by Randle El…slant under Ward pick play
1st & 10…Mendonhall facemasked to the ground…-1
PIT TO…GB 14-3…4:35 2nd Q
Thrown into double coverage…Bush doesn’t buy clear-out…steps up and makes INT
GB -47; GB 14-3;
WW
Starks destroys this great run defense to the outside
TD Jennings…why can’t anyone stop the GB slant
GB 21-3; 2:24 2nd Q
KO ret to -23
Deep 9 route back shoulder throw
2 min warning
Wallace deep fade…Woodson in coverage falls on shoulder
TO GB
Tipped pass…INC
Ward…middle…have no idea how it got there or how it was caught
PIT TO
Underneath to Brown…+1 and eats clock
PIT ball +25…pumps…Ward crossing pattern…+18
1st & G…incredible pass to Ward…excellent play by Ben…TD
GB 21-10; :39 2nd Q
KO deep…GB -20
Half time
TB…GB -20
Starks…off RT…flag…hold Lee…-10
Shotgun…Jones 5 yd out…missed tackle +10
Flag…FS…Jennings…-5
Nelson…come back…+5
Shotgun…great time…Jones on deep slant…dropped…INC…wide open…why can’t anyone cover the GB deep slant?
Punt…flag…facemask (bad call)
Pit -49; GB 21-10; 12:39 3rd Q;
Mendenhall…bounced outside…no contain…+17
Ww
Roethlisberger forced draw…+6
Redmon handoff…middle closed…Collins crashed…bounced outside +16
Mendenhall…middle…TD
GB…21-17…10:19 3rd Q;
PIT kO…GB RET…Nelson to -19
GB ball 10:13 3rd Q
Starks middle…
Nelson drop quick slant…INC
Sack…James Harrison…
Punt…47 yd
PIT ball…
Ww
Quick out
3rd & 1…TO PIT
Meweldemore…bounced outside
1st & 10…playfake…overthrown…went upfield with throw…missed TD
Great time to throw…ward crossing route…+15
1st & 10…batted down by Mathews…INC
Heavy pressure…Dump to Miller…new fist shake hand signal…-2
5-wide…Buck factor…just said no GB sacks
52y FG att…hooked it
GB -42…GB 21-17
Playfake roll-out…Nelson middle
Starks TFL Timmons…bad block thrown by Rodgers…-2
TE curl…+5
3rd & 8…PIT TO
Trips RT…INC…Rodgers 1st bad pass
Punt…no ret
PIT ball…-14…GB 21-17; 2:23 3rd Q
Mendenhall…off RT…+4
Quick slant to Wallace…+2
Ben way too high for Wallace…through hands
Punt…Williams threw a right hand
GB -13; Gb 21-17; :47 3rd Q
Playfake…INC…bad throw…high and behind
Rodgers couldn’t get them set…forced roll-out…throw away…INC
3rd & 10…Swain curl…catch & Fumble…INC…challenged…INC
Punt…flag…ineligible…re-kick
Punt…gained 12 yards due to penalty
PIT +41; GB 21-17; :27 3rd Q
Mendenhall off RT…breaks tackle to the outside…+8
Mendenhall fumble…Mathews FF…3 PIT players couldn’t find ball…GB recovered
GB ball -45…GB 21-17…14:50 4th
INC…forced roll-out…deep shot to Jennings
Great blitz pick-up…hot route to Nelson…Polamalou with quick tackle
Jones with catch…great hands…+12 on 3rd down
Good patience…low dump off
Quick slant…Nelson drop…would have been TD
Nelson slant…doesn’t drop…great blocking…Jackson protects…+25
1st & G…sack…great coverage in end zone
Great patience…Rodgers to Jennings…horrible coverage…Polamalou eaten alive…TD
GB 28-17; 11:57 4th Q
GB KO…PIT Ret…
Quick fly to Spaeth…+9
Wallace underneath
5 wide…blitz…ben got hit…flag? Defensive holding on outside
0 route to Wallace behind Ward blocking…+12
Forced roll-out…dump off…Adams hold of Mathews…lot of acting
1st & 20…Wallace WR screen…+2
GB put 9 in box but rushed 4…Ward beat the coverage back to the spot…+15
3rd & 3…Wallace TD…perfect fade by ben…flag? Adams hold on Mathews?
2pt conversion…good decision…look for miller…option to Randle El…good
GB 28-25; 7:34 4th Q
PIT KO…GB ret…Lee to GB -25
Hood sack…-4
Nelson in route…+9
Flag…FS…-5
Jennings deep slant…why can’t anyone cover the deep slant?…perfect throw
I-back…Starks off RT…+12
Inverted whishbone…Starks left side…+1
Jones abuses Gay…0 deep zone
1st & G…playfake…amazing catch by Crabtree…+1
2nd & G…Jones little dump
3rd & G…floater to Nelson…overthrown
23y FG att…good…GB 31-25; 2:07 4th Q
Just heard in stadium music go from Four Seasons to Metallica
GB KO…PIT ret…flag…Fox…dumb
Miller middle…+15
Ward curl…+4
Throw away…back-2-back blitzes
Terrible pass…thought Ward was going deep
4th & 5…no blitz…flag? Refs were consistent in not calling penalties all game
GB victory play…will win 31-25…need one more kneel down
