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Best urban myth
Arizona: The Chupacabra. Hops like a kangaroos, but has spines like a porcupine.
Pittsburgh: The Immaculate Reception has that nagging little question of whether it was legal.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
There's nothing mythical about the result of Franco Harris' touchdown catch against the Raiders, but there's still the question of whether it hit a Pittsburgh teammate and then ricocheted to Harris, which would have made it illegal.
Best natural feature
Arizona: The Grand Canyon, awe-inspiring abyss.
Pittsburgh: The confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. It's just awe-inspiring Steelers fans can pronounce "confluence."
Edge: Arizona
Best lady-killer of a QB
Pittsburgh: Burt Reynolds played a former Steelers quarterback in the movie "The Longest Yard."
Arizona: Matt Leinart plays a former Cardinals starting quarterback each week on the team's sideline.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
Odd baseball accoutrements
Pittsburgh: Those cylindrical Pirates caps that looked like black-frosted cakes with gold piping around them.
Arizona: Randy Johnson's mullet.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
Nothing says 1970s quite like Willie Stargell in one of those goofy Pirates hats.
Sports cinema
Pittsburgh: "The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh." Disco, a basketball team named the Pythons and Dr. J as Moses Guthrie. What else could you want?
Arizona: Tough to find anything either cult or classic. Closest we came was "Jerry Maguire," whose Ron Tidwell plays receiver for the Cardinals.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
Action heroes
Pittsburgh: Charles Bronson born in Ehrenfeld, Pa., and became tough-guy movie star in flicks like "Death Wish," "The Great Escape" and "The Dirty Dozen."
Arizona: Pat Tillman was a true American hero who attended Arizona State, played for the Cardinals and walked away from a million-dollar football career after Sept. 11 because he wanted to serve our country.
Edge: Arizona
Rich guys
Pittsburgh: Andrew Carnegie, U.S. Steel founder who became the richest man in the world.
Arizona: Bennett Dorrance of Paradise Valley is heir to the Campbell Soup Company fortune. M'm, m'm good.
Edge: Pittsburgh
Golf guys
Pittsburgh: Arnold Palmer is one of golf's holy figures, and he learned the game from his father, who was fittingly named Deacon.
Arizona: Phil Mickelson, second only to Tiger Woods in annual earnings and golfing acclaim.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
Arnold had his army, while Mickelson is considered a little arrogant. He even managed to be obnoxious when he appeared on "Entourage."
Politicians
Pittsburgh: Orrin Hatch is a senator from Utah, having served since 1977, but was born in Pittsburgh.
Arizona: Barry Goldwater, a five-term senator whose game plan was more conservative than Woody Hayes.
Edge: Arizona
Only because Goldwater was born there.
Scorecard:
Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 3
Source: The Seattle Times
Arizona: The Chupacabra. Hops like a kangaroos, but has spines like a porcupine.
Pittsburgh: The Immaculate Reception has that nagging little question of whether it was legal.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
There's nothing mythical about the result of Franco Harris' touchdown catch against the Raiders, but there's still the question of whether it hit a Pittsburgh teammate and then ricocheted to Harris, which would have made it illegal.
Best natural feature
Arizona: The Grand Canyon, awe-inspiring abyss.
Pittsburgh: The confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers. It's just awe-inspiring Steelers fans can pronounce "confluence."
Edge: Arizona
Best lady-killer of a QB
Pittsburgh: Burt Reynolds played a former Steelers quarterback in the movie "The Longest Yard."
Arizona: Matt Leinart plays a former Cardinals starting quarterback each week on the team's sideline.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
Odd baseball accoutrements
Pittsburgh: Those cylindrical Pirates caps that looked like black-frosted cakes with gold piping around them.
Arizona: Randy Johnson's mullet.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
Nothing says 1970s quite like Willie Stargell in one of those goofy Pirates hats.
Sports cinema
Pittsburgh: "The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh." Disco, a basketball team named the Pythons and Dr. J as Moses Guthrie. What else could you want?
Arizona: Tough to find anything either cult or classic. Closest we came was "Jerry Maguire," whose Ron Tidwell plays receiver for the Cardinals.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
Action heroes
Pittsburgh: Charles Bronson born in Ehrenfeld, Pa., and became tough-guy movie star in flicks like "Death Wish," "The Great Escape" and "The Dirty Dozen."
Arizona: Pat Tillman was a true American hero who attended Arizona State, played for the Cardinals and walked away from a million-dollar football career after Sept. 11 because he wanted to serve our country.
Edge: Arizona
Rich guys
Pittsburgh: Andrew Carnegie, U.S. Steel founder who became the richest man in the world.
Arizona: Bennett Dorrance of Paradise Valley is heir to the Campbell Soup Company fortune. M'm, m'm good.
Edge: Pittsburgh
Golf guys
Pittsburgh: Arnold Palmer is one of golf's holy figures, and he learned the game from his father, who was fittingly named Deacon.
Arizona: Phil Mickelson, second only to Tiger Woods in annual earnings and golfing acclaim.
Edge: Pittsburgh.
Arnold had his army, while Mickelson is considered a little arrogant. He even managed to be obnoxious when he appeared on "Entourage."
Politicians
Pittsburgh: Orrin Hatch is a senator from Utah, having served since 1977, but was born in Pittsburgh.
Arizona: Barry Goldwater, a five-term senator whose game plan was more conservative than Woody Hayes.
Edge: Arizona
Only because Goldwater was born there.
Scorecard:
Pittsburgh 6, Arizona 3
Source: The Seattle Times