This should come as no surprise. Last year, the redemption angle was built around St. Louis Rams coach Dick Vermeil, who was going to the big game for the first time since 1981 when he guided the Philadelphia Eagles. In 1998, the Super Bowl was about Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, the only guy who had worse luck than Eugene Robinson at the big game.
Someone always has to be looking to the Super Bowl to make a point.
Otherwise, what you have is just, well, a football game. Because this year's game does not involve the Buffalo Bills, the redemption angle is not readily apparent. Now we also know what a slow, all-world big mouth sounds like. The nerve of those Baltimore people, not picking the Ravens to win the Super Bowl based on their 8-8 record the season before. Baltimore quarterback Trent Dilfer, run out of Tampa for the flimsy reason he wasn't very good, has resurfaced in the big game with the Ravens.