When the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals faced off in Super Bowl XLIII it was a David versus Goliath story. The Steelers had five Super Bowls entering the game and are one of the most storied franchises in NFL history, while the Cardinals had never been to a Super Bowl and were mostly known for their mediocrity. For then-Cardinals rookie DB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, he felt like Pittsburgh was on a different level at the start of that game.
“That first play, it seemed like they were giants,” said Rodgers-Cromartie in a 2023 interview on For The Athlete.