Santonio Holmes Wins 2009 Super Bowl MVP: How many times do you watch a sporting event like the Super Bowl, or the World Series, or even the NBA Finals, where a game or series MVPs crowned, but for some reason you cant help but think, someone else was more deserving of the award? Many times I’m sure.
However, in the case of the 2009 Super Bowl MVP Award, I guarantee you, very few people believe the recipient wasn’t a worthy one, or that someone else deserved it more. At SBGglobal.com, oddsmaking experts put together a list of probable 2009 Super Bowl MVP recipients. Did the odds match what happened in Tampa Bay, FL? 
Going into Super Sunday, Pittsburgh Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger [+175] was the Sports Odds favorite to win the 2009 Super Bowl MVP award. Needless to say, Big Ben shook off whatever nervousness he might have had before the game, as he made an excellent case for 2009 Super Bowl MVP.
The Arizona Cardinals’ Kurt Warner [+200] had the second best Sports Odds to win 2009 Super Bowl MVP. He also made a good argument, especially after falling behind in the game and storming back to take the lead late.
Instead, it was Santonio Holmes and his unlikely [+1500] 2009 Super Bowl MVP Odds, who got the hardware, and did he ever deserve it. In a moment where heroes are made and Holmes wanted the ball in his hands. With 35 seconds remaining in the game and trailing by 3, Ben Roethlisberger delivered a pass where only he could catch it and no one else. It was something close to perfection the way Holmes kept his toes in-bounds as he fully stretched out for the ball. "I threw it high," Roethlisberger recalled. "Either he was going to catch it, or no one was."
Like a kid doing the end of the game countdown — 3, 2, 1, — this was a moment in time that Holmes didn’t want anyone to take away from him. "I wanted to be the one to make the play," he recalled. In fact, as the Steelers took the field for the last time, Holmes had addressed his quarterback: "Ben, I want the ball in my hands no matter what."
In the final drive alone, Holmes became unstoppable in the clutch with 3 catches for 67 yards. In the final moments of the game, Holmes had a pass thrown to him, in the end zone, which he barely missed with the tip of his fingers. Holmes wasn’t sure he would even get another chance. And that’s when it happened, "The first read was to the running back in the flat, but he wasn't open," Roethlisberger said. "Then I was going to bang it to Hines (Ward) real quick, but somebody was closing on him, and I got a little nervous about it. Then I looked left, and scrambled right a little bit, and saw 'Tone in the corner."
"We looked each other in the eye," said Holmes. "Once that happened I knew exactly where my position was on the field. He held onto the ball long enough to make the play." His catch happened so fast, that it looked almost impossible that he could have kept his feet in bounds, but he knew. "I knew my feet were in," said Holmes. "I knew 100 percent." The 2009 Super Bowl MVP finished the night with 9 catches for 131 yards and, of course, the game-winning touchdown.
