TAMPA, Fla. — Troy Polamalu couldn't stop smiling.

Pittsburgh's 27-23 victory over Arizona in the Super Bowl was only part of the reason. The All-Pro safety conducted postgame interviews with his young son sitting on his leg in a No. 43 Steelers jersey and his wife standing next to him.

"It's a blessing," said Polamalu, who was also part of the Pittsburgh team that won the NFL title three years ago. "I don't know how much he'll remember, but he might have two rings in his vault, and, God willing, maybe more. He's speechless right now as you can see."

Polamalu joked about a see-saw fourth quarter in which the lead changed twice in the final 2:37 and that the Steelers failing to put the game away until forcing Kurt Warner to fumble in the closing seconds "probably took a couple of years off my life."

"I wish it wasn't close. ... But it's amazing. It probably ranks up there with last year's game," he said.

Minutes after falling short in the biggest game in franchise history, the Arizona Cardinals were talking about returning soon."There isn't anybody in a million years that would think we would get here. We fought our way in. We fought our way back into the game, but we came up short," said defensive tackle Darnell Dockett, who had two sacks and finished with six tackles."We know what it takes to get back here again," he said, adding the Cardinals will take some time off, then get back to work and "make a run for it" next season.

In addition to being excited about winning his second Super Bowl ring and Pittsburgh's sixth, Steelers receiver Hines Ward is looking forward to going to the White House to meet President Obama, who picked Pittsburgh in Sunday's game."I've been wanting to meet the president for so long. To get an opportunity to meet him, shake his hand, go to D.C., man, I might break down and cry," Ward said.

Twelve Super Bowl records were broken and three more were tied Sunday night.The Steelers set the mark for most wins by a franchise (six), and James Harrison's 100-yard interception return for a touchdown was the longest play in Super Bowl history. At 36, Mike Tomlin becoming the youngest head coach to win.Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner had his third 300-yard passing performance in an NFL title game, while the Steelers (58) and Cardinals (33) combined for the fewest rushing yards in a Super Bowl.Arizona star Larry Fitzgerald finished with the most prolific statistics for a receiver in one postseason with 30 receptions for 546 yards and seven touchdowns, records in all three categories.