Cardinals must face up to Steely determination

BODY-SHAKING hits will help decide a winner in Super Bowl 43 as one of American football’s most punishing players and most severe injury victims face a Sunday showdown, (11pm Irish time, live on TV3).

The Pittsburgh Steelers bring the NFL’s top defence and hard-hitting safety Ryan Clark up against an Arizona Cardinals squad known for a high-powered passing attack that includes speedy receiver Anquan Boldin.

Clark knocked out Baltimore’s Willis McGahee in a playoff triumph two weeks ago with a stunning helmet-to-helmet blow, while Boldin suffered a fractured sinus cavity in September when two New York Jets players slammed into him.