- I didn't learn anything. I knew Pittsburgh, before the game started, was the better team. I knew they had better personnel. Top to bottom, I would take their roster over New England's roster.

But I'm not taking the quarterback. I'm not taking Ben Roethlisberger. You know the reason why? Listen to the press conference.

Oh, Todd Haley, he told me. I wanted to do something else, but he told-- Tom Brady wouldn't even would have said that. You know, they would just would have moved on. That commentary was not even needed. From a guy that's been to three Super Bowls, that-- that was not needed.

JENNA WOLFE: What does that tell you about Ben Roethlisberger?

- Well, I know a lot more about Ben than other people, but don't make excuses. You're driving the car, throw the ball away. He had plenty of time to be able to do that.

So no, I'm not surprised by the talent. I'm not surprised that New England would make some type of play at the end to be able to win the game. That's how they've won their five Super Bowls. None of those Super Bowls have been blowouts.

JENNA WOLFE: Right.

- And most of the time, the team that they played in the Super Bowl was better than them. So I've seen this happen so many times. They don't make excuses. They just make more plays at the end of the game, and that's what we were able to see. Ben tried to win the game, which in turn forced them to lose the game. He should have settled for the field goal, get the game to overtime. Then the discussion is totally different.

But are they more talented? No, but it's not a game of talent. It's who is the best football team. New England's the best team in the AFC, that hadn't changed.