Day 29 · 9-7 · Lost Super Bowl XLIII to the Steelers, 27-23
Five starters took the field for this offense: quarterback, running back, two receivers, and a tight end. How many can you name before the hints kick in?
The real trap here is the backfield: everyone remembers rookie Tim Hightower taking over as the starter down the stretch, and he did outstart Edgerrin James in the regular season, 7 to 7 even. But James got the ball back as the lead back for all four playoff games while Hightower started none of them, so James finishes with more combined starts. Warner to Fitzgerald was as advertised, and Boldin held WR2 clean despite the brutal facial injury against the Jets.