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The greatest competition ever

By Jim Caple
Page 2

Friday, October 16, 2009

Editor's note: In the second installment of an occasional Page 2 series titled "Behind the Highlights," which examines the details of compelling, obscure, breathtaking and stupefying video clips as told by the figures in and around the action, we look at the story of a manufactured, made-for-TV event that became the most grueling competition two Super Bowl teams ever faced -- and more memorable than the actual Super Bowl they played. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings met in Supe ...

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