We are way past the Super Bowl and into the mini-Mangini Era.

(See my latest Browns Banter post).

Enjoy yourself, Steelers fans because you guys will not repeat maybe for a couple of generations (given your team’s ages and high draft picks.)

You might be able to tell your grandchildren some day about the good old days when Pitts-puke football ruled the world.

Better keep a journal so you don’t forget in your old age.

Sorry, Midnight Wrong-er, about your wishful thinking Cards’ pick. I’d advise both you and Bernie the Greek there to stay out of the prediction biz. Although it would be some sweet irony for Kosar to have to interview Ben on the subject of historic game winning drives. (Better Jeopardy Answer: “This city’s suicide hotline center set a record for calls received after Super Bowl XLIII.”)

Btw JRod, nice call picking Harrison to make a “crucial game-changing” interception. Now you — maybe you’ve got a future in the prognos business.

The score: Arizona Cardinals 17 – Pitts-puke, 12.

Difference Maker: Cards Coach Ken Wizenhunt, who, as a Steelers coach, spent a lot of time at meetings with Big Ben Roethlisberger.

According to former Browns QB Bernie Kosar, there was no love lost between Wizenhunt and Big Ben.

Wizenhunt knows how Ben thinks, his likes and especially his dislikes and what makes him throw under the worst conditions. Arizona’s defense will be ready, Kosar told WKNR AM 850, Friday morning.

Rumor has it that Wizenhunt expected to be named to the Steelers head coach position after Bill Cower left — but Mike Tomlin got it, instead.

So Ken has something to prove, Sunday.

Kosar actually picked the Cardinals by seven points — but then said the Steelers would probably win.

That’s only because Bernie — like the rest of us Browns fans — give too much credit and power to that team in Pennsylvania.

Kosar actually came from Boardman, Ohio, near Youngstown, a blue collar town once divided between Browns and Steelers fans. (These days the battered, tattered town is painted black and gold.)

Another factor to consider is Cardinals QB Kurt Warner has been to the Big Game before — leading the surprising St. Louis Rams to the Super Bowl following the 1999 and 2001 seasons. He was MVP in the first one won by St. Louis.

The guy at 37, has been around the block a few times. Although not as big as Ben, Warner has his own kind of toughness and a can-do spirit matched only by a big, big arm.

After all, he wasn’t even drafted out of Northern Iowa and made his name by putting up incredible statistics in the Arena Football League, writes Tony Grossi of The Plain Dealer.

Altough the Rams signed Warner in 1998, they allocated him to Amsterdam in NFL Europe as a favor to its coach — and Warner proved himself by lighting it up in the City of Anything Goes, as well.

Here is the pathetic part: Browns Head Coach Chris Palmer had the chance to draft Warner in 1999 for a measly $10,000 bonus — and passed.

But I doubt any quarterback could have had success with Cleveland, back then. Just ask former Browns QB Tim Couch, who did remarkably well behind an offensive line that bent like a straw.

Couch suffered a concussion or two and hurt his arm, preventing him from making a comeback. Nowadays, Couch can be heard on a Kentucky radio sports station, and is married to the former Heather Kosar. (no relation to Bernie.)

But I digress.

Pre-Superbowl predictions — especially where random scores are bandied about — are ridiculous and have no merit.

We only have to go back one year to see that. Remember the 19-0 Patriots? Well, Little Brother Eli comes into Super Bowl 42 and refuses to go down.

The Patriots completly underestimated and disrespected the New York Football Giants and when the dust had settled, it was Giants’ David Tyree with an unbelievable catch to the helmet that gave New York the win.

New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick was not a happy man, as indicated in a recent “Jeopardy” show.

The “Jeopardy” answer: Bill Belichick. The question: This head coach had a hissy fit and refused to shake hands with the winning coach of Super Bowl 42.

A new “Jeopardy” question for next year: Answer: Ben Roethlisberger.

Question: This NFL QB threw for four interceptions in a game which gave the Arizona Cardinals its first Super Bowl win.

Go, Browns!