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I LOVE this picture! It is by far my favorite shot of the whole Super Bowl!

* Pictures: BuzzFeed

 

The Ravens won the Super Bowl!

 

If you were a Ravens fan, it was a very long evening and a real nail-biter. (Although, I'm sure if you were a Niners fan, it was an even longer evening without the happy ending)  By the last 2 minutes (where I still haven't the foggiest as to what occurred), my head was under the blanket with my ears covered.  I couldn't bear to watch us possibly lose after such an amazing start to the game.  The Niners fought hard and very nearly eked out a win after such a rough start.  They deserve a great deal of credit!  But after a few minutes of random-ness, our boys pulled it out and caused an uproar and utter chaos in the state of Maryland.

 

Going into this game, the stories were too good to be true.  The Harbaugh brothers facing off against each other.  Ray Lewis' last game.  A quarterback who surprisingly admitted he WAS the best quarterback in the league before the season even started.  And the purple birds being called the underdogs for the the hundredth time this season even after pummeling arguably the 2 best quarterbacks in the league.  After the festivities and fun, winning would have just been icing on the cake.  And boy is it ever!  I'm fairly sure the entire state is still partying and plans to until the 2013-14 season starts.

Way to go guys!  You pulled it off with class!

 

* And while most people were watching the pre-game festivities, I was watching the other awesome feat of sportsmanship that occurred yesterday. (I'm a bit of a golf fan, if I haven't mentioned that before...)

* Picture: Sports Illustrated

 

I watched Phil Mickelson pull out his first win of the season with some truly magical shots and his usual class and humor in tact.  He may not get the accolades or as much screen time as the NFL, but he's every bit the athlete and most often an even better person.  Way to go Lefty!