Dilfer in his glory
By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published January 25, 2001
Trent Dilfer returned as a reluctant hero, a quarterback with no ego who runs an offense with no ego.
Dilfer is 10-1 since taking the reins of the Ravens' as starter. And no matter whether detractors characterize his role as minimal or unimportant, nobody can take away the fact his name will go down ... as a starting quarterback in Super Bowl XXXV.
That the game happens to be in Tampa, where for six years he was lambasted by critics, is mere happenstance to him.
Calling him the beneficiary of perhaps one of the finest defenses in league history is of no consequence. He can't be shaken by it. He is too busy soaking up the reality of the strength he has drawn from his teammates. And not necessarily his teammates who play on defense.
Mike Bruton, Philadelphia Inquirer
Today's Super Bowl story lineup
- Nothing but blue skies
- For Ravens' Lewis, no answers, just pain
- At decisive moment, Armstead went right
- Celebrities can eat; the rest can forget it
- We paid for it; it paid off
- Be cool, be cool
- A reward for being unique
- Football, hard? Try owning a club or two
- AFC Guest analyst
- NFC guest analyst
- Sports Babe planning long vacation to regroup
- Dilfer in his glory
- Sharpe remarks
- Reselling tickets is big business
- Super side line
- Autograph demands are a sign of Faulk's times
- Ravens quotebook
- Whether wide or short, every kicker has a friend
- Some Sharpe words greet Lewis critics
- Reluctant convert finds his bliss on O-line
- Celebrity predictions
- Hilliard can take a hit
- Lomas Brown in line for a title
- Giants quotebook
- Celebrity watch
- A field guide to the celebrities
- Media follows the NFL's food trail
- Super volunteers have more answers than Regis Philbin
- Rooms are available, but they'll cost you
- Super Bowl side line
- Lots of money, but not for all
- Sand sculptures fill tall order
- Complaint brings an apology, tickets
- Art of the game
- Highlights of the week
- New rumor, new denial: no Parcells
- Bucs' Lynch takes a ride into the wild blue yonder
- Redner to teams and NFL: I must get this off my chest
- Loving every minute of it
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