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What Time Does the Superbowl Start?

The 2012 Super Bowl on February 5, 2012, begins at 6:30 PM EST/5:30 CST.  On the West Coast, the Super Bowl begins at 3:30 PM.  Super Bowl XLVI (also known as Superbowl 46), features a repeat of the 2008 Super Bowl between Tom Brady and his New England Patriots, and Eli Manning and his New [...]

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Hasselbeck to Titans, Tavaris Jackson to Seahawks

Matt Hasselbeck, the only man to quarerback the Seattle Seahawks to a Superbowl, was told by the team his services were no longer needed.  Hasselbeck then signed with the Tennessee Titans to serve as a mentor for another Northwest icon, rookie Jake Locker, late of the University of Washington. To replace Hasselbeck, the Seahawks are [...]

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Green Bay Enters Superbowl for 5th time; 13th appearance in NFL Championship Game

With today’s hard-fought victory over their ancient enemies, the Chicago Bears, the NFC Champion Green Bay Packers enter the Superbowl for 5th time.  Going back to the pre-Superbowl NFL Championship games, Superbowl XLV will represent Green Bay’s 13th appearance in an NFL Championship Game.  Green Bay enjoyed the title of NFL Champions for three consecutive [...]

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On Any Given Saturday: Seahawks Shock Superbowl Champion Saints

They say that “On Any Given Sunday,” one NFL team can beat any other NFL team.  Well, the Saints-Seahawks NFC Wildcard game was played on a Saturday, not a Sunday, but the comment still rang true, with Seattle shocking the Saints and the entire NFL with a 41-36 win over the defending Super Bowl champs.  [...]

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Pittsburgh Steelers Exciting Superbowl History

The Pittsburgh Steelers (founded 1933 and then known as the Pittsburgh Pirates), have an exciting and tradition-filled history of winning NFL Championships since the mid-1970s. In the 1970s, led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and featuring the famous defensive line known as the Steel Curtain, the Steelers won four Superbowls. A Superbowl drought then ensued for [...]

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Cardinals Advance to Superbowl 43

The Arizona Cardinals won the NFC Championship game by defeating the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 32-25, in a tight thriller played in Arizona.  This is the third time the Cardinals and Eagles met in a championship game, the two previous championship games were in 1947 and 1948, in the pre-Superbowl era. Go to Sportshistory: [...]

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