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I often talk about becoming a legend. You don't become a legend by being a front runner. You don't become a legend by just managing the game. You don't become a legend running from the spotlight. For many years I have been a critic of Ben Roethlisberger. Even when he won a Super Bowl the Steelers won in spite of him.

This was the game I felt that Roethlisberger could possibly make his legendary mark, but when Larry Fitzgerald ran free through the Steelers secondary to make the score 23-20 with a little over two minutes to go I wondered.

I wondered if Big Ben was up to have his "Montana Moment"?

Then he orchestrated a drive that turns you from just a regular Quarterback into a legendary one. Ben Roethlisberger has my respect and with two Super Bowl rings he should have silenced any leftover critics out there.

While Big Ben deserves a lot of credit how about Santonio Holmes? Everyone was talking about Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin but it was Holmes that stole the show and eventually the MVP. It is one thing to just make catches, but Holmes made clutch catches including the biggest catch of Super Bowl 43. As a former Wide Receiver myself you dream about catching the winning pass in the Super Bowl. Just a thing of beauty and for the second year in a row an improbable catch will define a Super Bowl.

By the way Santonio is a proud alum of The Ohio State University (I know my school produces ballers).

I can not tell you how hard of a catch this was. Back of the end zone, high throw and with three defenders near by. Did I mention he also had to get his feet in bounds?

Santonio Holmes my friend you deserve that MVP award for making one of the most memorable catches in Super Bowl history.

It is so ironic that on the play previous to this he had an easier catch that went through his hands.

In a game that featured Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin, Holmes showed that he has that same type of talent and in the end he was the one that made the play that will be remembered forever.

You have to give it up for Big Ben coming off a concussion he played great. Very accurate, making a lot of plays with his feet and more importantly not turning the ball over which seems to be the ticket with victory in the playoffs.

Overall The Steelers were just a better team than the Chargers. The Chargers defense just looked gassed and that will happen when your offense only runs one play in the 3rd quarter. That 3rd quarter was the key to the game. Once again turnovers are the key a muff punt and an interception doomed the Chargers.

Unlike the other divisional round playoffs this game didn't have much drama or controversy just a simple beat down.