Super Bowl XLIII: Steelers Beat Cardinals 28-24 …

… in Electronic Arts’ Madden ’09 simulation of the Big Game!

The publisher just revealed the results of its annual tradition and if you’re a betting man willing to risk your children’s inheritance on the whims of an electronic oracle, I feel comfortable telling you that Roethlisberger and friends trump Kurt Warner’s posse.

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Cardinals 24, Steelers 28

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final
Cardinals 0 7 7 10 0 24
Steelers 7 14 7 0 0 28

1st quarter
PIT
• S. Holmes 10 YD pass from B. Roethlisberger (J. Reed kick) 1:57

2nd quarter
ARI
• E. James 8 YD run (N. Rackers kick) 10:21
PIT
• W. Parker 10 YD run (J. Reed kick) 7:54
PIT
• H. Ward 13 YD pass from B. Roethlisberger (J. Reed kick) 1:46

3rd quarter
ARI
• E. James 14 YD run (N. Rackers kick) 12:26
PIT
• S. Holmes 17 YD pass from B. Roethlisberger (J. Reed kick) 2:11

4th quarter
ARI
• L. Fitzgerald 25 YD pass from K. Warner (N. Rackers kick) 8:10
ARI
• 45 YD FG N. Rackers 3:15

Passing
PIT
• Ben Roethlisberger 21/28 for 238 YD, 3 TD

ARI
• Kurt Warner 27/38 for 275 YD, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing
PIT
• Willie Parker 22 for 88 YD, 1 TD
• Mewelde Moore 8 for 46 YD

ARI
• Edgerrin James 21 for 93 YD, 2 TD
• Tim Hightower 8 for 40 YD

Receiving
PIT
• Santonio Holmes 8 for 131 YD, 2 TD
• Hines Ward 6 for 54 YD, 1 TD
• Heath Miller 3 for 43 YD
• Willie Parker 2 for 38 YD
• Nate Washington 2 for 20 YD

ARI
• Larry Fitzgerald 9 for 105 YD, 1 TD
• Anquan Boldin 6 for 50 YD
• Steve Breaston 4 for 45 YD
• Jerheme Urban 3 for 25 YD
• Edgerrin James 3 for 11 YD
• Tim Hightowner 2 for 9 YD

Kicking
ARI
• N. Rackers
• 1/1 FG, 3/3 XP

PIT
• J. Reed
• 0/0 FG, 4/4 XP