Batman Wins!

Watching the game last night, you realize more than anything, this was not a battle between Peyton and Cam. This was a battle between the BEST defense in the league AND another very good defense. The QBs were just incidental canon fodder.

And the oldest canon fodder won his second Super Bowl.

It was great to see Cam sacked repeatedly. It was great to see him in a foul mood after the game. It was great to see him "not positive." It's easy to be a fun role model when you win, but it's a lot harder when you lose. The other side of Cam wasn't gracious in defeat. That says a lot more about him than celebrations in the end zone.

All of that being said, there was ONE controversial play again that set the tone of the game last night. IF that catch would have been called complete instead of incomplete, the first TD of the game would not have occurred for Denver. I think the refs got the call right. I think replay removed all doubt. And I know that there's a lot of fans that would disagree with me. Either way, it proves my point, refs determine big game winners far more often than players or coaches.

The game as a whole was difficult to watch. When neither team gets their offense rolling, it ends up being a lot of runs up the middle and punting after three downs. That's what Denver needed to win. Some Denver players are saying this is the greatest defense of all-time, and most commentators are laughing at them.

Maybe they weren't great all year long, but in their last three games, they gave up just ONE passing touchdown. The opposing quarterbacks? Big Ben, Brady, and league MVP Newton. A streak like that is hard to ignore. The pressure on Brady and Cam the last two games was incredibly, bone-rattling effective.

Denver didn't really have an offense last night and yet they still won by two touchdowns. If I'm Peyton, I'm riding off into the sunset on my Bronco defense. He knows how good they were more than anyone.