Super Bowl XLV: The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Law of Tyson Gay

Bam, baby! Super Bowl XLV was beautiful, no matter what anybody else says. With two winning teams getting after each other and both convinced that they would win, what the heck else would somebody want or expect? 

So, I'm not writing today to say anything which hasn't already been said by writers, by announcers or by the participants themselves. What I'm going to do is help you gain a deeper understanding of what winning is all about. In the process, you are going to learn a new term which you can use to impress your family and friends. Got it? Let's move on.

First, let me say this: if you were fortunate enough to read my last article, I gave you 10 reasons why the Steelers would win SBXLV. So, check this out: The Steelers didn't lose this game.

They had less points than the Packers at the end, but did not lose. What? What?

You heard me, Bucko.

Winners, especially dominant ones like Pittsboig, rarely lose. However, at times, they are "outwon" by an opponent. Did you get that? The Steelers didn't lose. They were "outwon" by another winner, which happened to be the Green Bay Packers.

It happens all of the time in sports. Winners come together, play for a championship, and one comes away with the bling. You're diggin' this, aren't you?

Keep reading, it gets better.

In my soon-to-be published second book, BAM!, I explain this phenomenon. It's called The Law of Tyson Gay.

Let me take you back in history for a moment. It's August 2009 at the world track and field championships in Berlin, Germany. American sprinter Tyson Gay runs a freaking 9.71 in the 100 meters. It's the fastest 100 meters in American history. It's faster than anything Greene, Lewis or Owens ever ran, and he won first place that day.

Didn't he? Uh oh. There's a problem here. In the lane next to him was some track blazin' brother from Jamaica named Usain Bolt who decided on that day to obliterate the world record in the 100 meters by running a double-freaking 9.58. It was Bolt who got first place that day, not Gay.

Now, let me ask you this. Do you really think that Tyson Gay lost that day? Let me help you. Nooooo! Listen, Gay ran faster than any other American in history, but got second place. That doesn't for one moment mean that he lost. He was simply outwon by another winning athlete. Congrats to Brother Bolt.

That's what happened to the Steelers yesterday. They played winning football, but the Packers played even better winning football. The Pack deserved the victory and to be recognized as winners. I know Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is going around saying that it was his fault, but I'm not buying it.

Granted, when he had the ball with a few minutes left, I'm sure 90 percent of those who understand football thought, "Well, Mabel. It looks like another win for the Steelers."

You know I'm right. 

Don't you think the Packers should receive credit for keeping Ben and the P-Boys from making this happen? I do. The Pack deserves better than that, amigo.

So, SBXLV is over. The Packers outwon the Steelers. Who knows when we'll see the next one. But, when that time comes, you'll be an informed "wanna-be-winologist," and you won't be thinking who will beat whom, but rather, "Who will outwin whom today?" BAM!