This year marks a first for American history – the Arizona Cardinals are heading to Tampa Bay for the Super Bowl.
As the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama and his first few days in office have dominated the news during the two past weeks, the Super Bowl is still another moment of significance. The Arizona Cardinals franchise has technically won the NFL championship in 1925 and 1947 while they resided in Chicago. Since the NFL –AFL merger, however, and creation of what is now known as the Super Bowl the Cardinals have never been to this modern championship game.
While Americans are not reticent about sharing their opinions in national surveys, the ability to make predictions for those surveys is more uncertain. On January 10, a survey conducted by Rasmussen found that most Americans expected the New York Giants to beat the Pittsburg Steelers in the Super Bowl. That study was conducted before the playoff games and before New York lost to Philadelphia. The participants did get it half right as the Steelers will represent that AFC at the title game.
So, as Americans look toward a year of change and firsts for our country they can take note of one more significant moment…especially the residents of Arizona.
