There’s only one rabbit that I’m really interested in hunting after Super Bowl XLV, and that’s the question of who would have won the MVP if the Pittsburgh Steelers had come from behind in the second half to win the game. My money was on the Steelers (and Rashard Mendenhall in the MVP hunt) to prevail.

As the fourth quarter began, the Steelers trailed the Packers, 21-17. Pittsburgh had just taken over on offense on a Packers three-and-out (their third in a row) that gave the Steelers the ball on the Green Bay 41, their best field position of the night.

Roethlisberger, despite having thrown two interceptions, had completed 8 of his last 11 throws, including a touchdown pass to Hines Ward. Mendenhall had 14 carries at that point in the game (he averaged over 20 in the regular season). And the Steelers were gaining momentum. Until…

“I had a good feeling that play was going to come,” Matthews said. “I told my defensive end to spin it for me and wrap it around the outside. … I got to make a play, and I did.”

“I just got hit and the ball came out,” [Mendenhall] said. “It just happened and it should not have happened.”

–NJ Star-Ledger.

It’s not inconceivable to think that the Steelers would have at least scored on that drive to either take the lead or seriously put the Packers on the ropes. Mendenhall certainly could have accumulated 37 more yards (which would have put him at 100), especially if Pittsburgh would have snapped into their four-minute offense.

Instead, Rashard fumbles, Green Bay takes it down the field and scores, and Pittsburgh doesn’t call another rushing play for the balance of the game. But as they say, if the queen had balls, she’d be the king. This is simply an illustration of how close this game was. AND HOW THE STEELERS BLEW IT! WOOOO!! YOU SUCK, PITTSBURGH! But they did win an AFC title. That’s nice.

The other day, as I was doing pushups at the request of Blake Lively, I was informed of the existence of something called The Hollywood Reporter and a recent survey it conducted regarding Super Bowl XLV. According to the people harassed by THR, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is the most disliked player taking the field on Sunday, much to the disappointment of Green Bay Packers long snapper Dickish McPunchyourmom.

But despite being the Super Bowl’s most hated player, Big Ben still only ranks 4th overall in terms of the NFL’s most hated. Taking the top prize is Brett Favre, followed by Michael Vick and Tom Brady. So if you’re keeping score at home, that’s: 1) Penis texting, 2) Dog killing, 3) Leaving a pregnant hot actress for a Victoria’s Secret model, and 4) Alleged sexual assault.

So how do us men feel about the big day itself, Hollywood Reporter?

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I’m a big fan of Epic Meal Time, the Youtube channel that puts out weekly videos of guys making the craziest food. After watching one of their videos, I’m normally somewhere between awestruck and disgusted every time. Their latest video is Super Bowl-themed, and it’s called the Sloppy Roethlisberger. Watch the video and look how they created a 50-pound burger… and then ate it.

Video after the jump.
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I really need to stop giving away the entire post in the headline, but…yeah. So Jeremy Piven, he of PCU and “Entourage” fame, had some thoughts on Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup in north Texas Sunday. Instead of seeing the Steelers and the Packers, Piven was pulling for a Jets-Bears matchup in the big game.

“Jets-Bears would have been the greatest Super Bowl. Now it’s Rapist-Berger and the Cheeseheads. The Cheesy Rape Burger. Did you just videotape that?

–TMZ.

Come on, Jeremy. It’s Rapelisberger. We also would have accepted Roethlisrapist, Rapelisrapist, or Throwin’ Polanski. It’s as if Piven never forced himself on a 20-year-old in a rural Georgia bathroom. I believe it was Jesus who said “Let he who is without a chubby for newly matured ass cast the first stone.” Or maybe it was the apostle Paul. Some Jews just know their way around a rape charge.

The Steelers and Ravens strapped it on for the second time this season, as is custom for NFL divisional rivals. Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, already suffering from an injured foot, had his nose broken in the first quarter, but still managed to throw for 253 yards, a TD, a pick, and nearly scored a beejer from Cris Collinsworth after shot-putting a ball out bounds. And even though the Steelers trailed for most of the game, a Joe Flacco fumble set up Pittsbugh’s only touchdown en route to a 13-10 win and sole possession of first place in the AFC North.

“That’s a Steelers-Ravens game, right? Hard-fought all the way to the end,” Roethlisberger said. “Everybody contributes.”

He laughingly suggested that his battered nose helped take his mind off his ailing foot.

“It hurt a lot,” he said of the foot, “but the broken nose took some of the pain away.” –Y! Sports.

A broken nose reducing pain? That has to be a first for modern medicine. It was also interesting that Roethlisberger also got preferential treatment from the league by being allowed to wear two different shoes, which is illegal for players that aren’t kickers or punters. Chad Ochocinco must have been screaming at his TV all night.

See the rapiest nose in football (allegedly) injured in moving pictures after the jump.

While the rest of the country was yawning over yesterday’s coma of NFL action (please, only 37 wide receivers with multiple touchdowns?) the world was collectively praying for Ben Roethliberger after a dastardly act by Oakland’s Richard Seymour. As the Raiders trailed the Pittsburgh Steelers 20-3 in the second quarter, Seymour was ejected from the game for punching Gentle Ben in his helmet, causing the QB to drop like an impaired sorority girl.

Seymour’s ejection is likely just the tip of the iceberg, as a fine is inevitable and many are calling for a suspension, which would truly be unfortunate. Not because he doesn’t deserve it but mainly because it will stop other players from punching Roethlisberger in the face. But if we’re going to speculate on a player’s punishment, there’s only one expert to turn to.

Play me some sweet chin music, San Francisco Chronicle…

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