February 3, 2019

In case you want to talk about the Super Bowl and its commercials...

... this post is for you.

ADDED: I'm watching. My normal practice is to mute commercials, but we've been keeping the sound on because the commercials are a big deal. Maybe it's because I'm not used to hearing commercials at all, but, man, these commercials are noisy. Thumping music and the kind of exaggerated sound effects that have ruined movies over the past 20 years. Also, the game seems to exemplify the most boring things about football — flags, punting, bleh.

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Titus said...

Coastie super bowl!

Go pats.

stephen cooper said...

The refs really want the Patriots to win.

Then they can say the Saints would have lost anyway.

Original Mike said...

The hardest thing about watching the Super Bowl is remembering to take bathroon breaks during the game, not the commercials.

It's an amazingly hard habit to suppress.

traditionalguy said...

The battle of the UGA running backs: Worley vs. Michel.

rehajm said...

Only the Patriots second trip to the Super Bowl since 2018. Only their third trip since 2017.

Pats lose Super Bowls when their opponets defensive line smashes their offense, either by force or by coverage sacks. Otherwise fuggehtaboutit.

First time in a long time the Patriots key offense players are all healthy. Usually Gronk or slot1 is missing.

langford peel said...

You should watch the puppy bowl instead of these overpaid monkeys.

HT said...

Go Eagles! No, wait. Go Saints! That's not it either.

Go Pats!!!!!!

Limited blogger said...

Brady will be only player with 6 Super Bowl rings.

Limited blogger said...

Glad it's CBS, Romo is not bad. The ESPN crew would have been horrible.

HT said...

"Then they can say the Saints would have lost anyway."

I think the Eagles were the strongest team not to have made it.

Limited blogger said...

Love the Ram's 'throwback' unis

langford peel said...

I wonder if all of the other overpaid monkeys who didn't make it to the big game are beating up their baby mama's today.

steve uhr said...

Overpaid monkeys? Can’t resist can you.

langford peel said...

What's to resist? It is what it is. Call a spade a spade.

walter said...

Super Bowl commercials 2019

Limited blogger said...

Kelly Bundy has aged well

HT said...

Good Lord, can't Edelman fair catch anything?

Phil 314 said...

Am I the only guy who was deeply offended by the "Handmaids Tale" ad?

Limited blogger said...

Ridiculous call on hard hit. You can't do that in football?

Original Mike said...

So I guess the refs have been instructed to call everything they can (and more) on that Rams defensive back.

HT said...

"Am I the only guy who was deeply offended by the "Handmaids Tale" ad?"

That stuff's spooky, I don't watch it, doesn't appeal to me, but I'm not sure I found it offensive. (But not a guy.)

Sam L. said...

I don't!

steve uhr said...

How are they overpaid peel? You have a problem with Capitalism too?

Big Mike said...

How was that not pass interference in the end zone?

Darrell said...

Going to stream Vera in a few minutes, when the pizza is done.

HT said...

Because the ball was not catchable.

Limited blogger said...

Wow, Gostkowski blows a chip shot. Not good sign for Pats

Freeman Hunt said...

Does the Klan not meet on Superbowl Sunday, Peel?

HT said...

Hmm, Samuel L. has had some work done, I see!

[Seriously, why do you all engage him??]

David Begley said...

NFL tour of Atlanta. CEO Roger Goodall escorted by a King. How much did the NFL pay for that? How much for the Thunderbirds flyover?

Big Mike said...

Great commercial for Bud Light. But I don’t drink light beers.

HT said...

Not a great game so far. Everyone's tight. Defense is good. Both of them.

Limited blogger said...

Expensify?

Greg Hlatky said...

"Am I the only guy who was deeply offended by the "Handmaids Tale" ad?"

Especially considering the aborticomaniacs recently normalizing infanticide.

FIDO said...

Margaret Atwood is an author only an unthinking and unreflective woman could love.

Not watching the Superbowl but happy Colin Kaepernick (it grieves me I know how to spell his last name) is once again, not employed in football for another of his quickly dwindling peak years.

Big Mike said...

Pepsi commercial SUCKS.

HT said...

Liked that Audi commercial!

(Pepsi sucks.)

ALP said...

Thumping music and the kind of exaggerated sound effects that have ruined movies over the past 20 years.
*************
The "Loundess War". Its everywhere...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

madAsHell said...

Holy Cow!! Was that a Bud Light, or a Game Of Thrones commercial?

madAsHell said...

I'm at sea level, and it is snowing in Seattle.

Big Mike said...

@FIDO, today I read that Kaepernick turned down a contract for $900,000. With a brain that bad, how does he remember to breathe?

Gk1 said...

I thought that Bud Light corn syrup rip on Coors was sort of bizarre. Bud Light has been using rice, corn and other cheap adjuncts to make its crap beer. I guess they draw the line at corn syrup?

traditionalguy said...

Brady to Edelman is the only offense on either side. Plus Gronk every now and then.

Original Mike said...

"I'm at sea level, and it is snowing in Seattle."

Unpossible. Snowfalls are a thing of the past.

traditionalguy said...

Hyundai has had the only great commercial so far.

Limited blogger said...

Yes, Hyundai's 'Beet Loaf' was funny

'TreHammer said...

Why no Todd Gurley?��

Original Mike said...

"I thought that Bud Light corn syrup rip on Coors was sort of bizarre. Bud Light has been using rice, corn and other cheap adjuncts to make its crap beer. I guess they draw the line at corn syrup?"

I liked the commercial, but yeah.

It's been a long time now, but remember when Bud was "beechwood aged". Miller blew the whistle on that; they were throwing a few slats of lumber into the vats. (Of course, a long, long time ago, the vats were beechwood.)



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HT said...

Northam about to resign.

Big Mike said...

Mind you, I would turn down that much money, if it meant being tackled by Ndamukong Suh.

holdfast said...

The Pringles / fake Alexa commercial was a huge hit with the 7 & 9 years old crowd here.

HT said...

I liked the pringles ad, and the nuts ad too!

Original Mike said...

Planters has ripped off the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile.

Clyde said...

Charlie Sheen? Apparently he's been rehabilitated.

David Begley said...

Terrible game. Terrible commercials.

HT said...

"Terrible game."

They're tight, and it's a defensive game.

holdfast said...

The Bd / GoT thing was weird.

MikeD said...

I watched Gladys' beautiful rendition of our National Anthem & returned to watching the uncut "Blues Bros. on Amazon Prime.

Original Mike said...

I like defense.

Limited blogger said...

Yes, Gladys did a nice job.

Ralph L said...

The Bd / GoT thing was weird.

And inappropriate for a show kids watch.

Who knew SJP had boobies?

Limited blogger said...

Jeff Bridges has bills to pay as well, I guess

john said...

I'll vote the Hundai elevator commercial as best in the first half.

john said...

Oops, the dude abides. Snuck in at the 2 minute warning. lol

Bill, Republic of Texas said...

So we like football again? I thought conservatives were boycotting the overpaid ingrates on and off the field.

HT said...

"I'll vote the Hundai elevator commercial as best in the first half."

I liked it too. Maybe Althouse will do a poll.

stephen cooper said...

Romo's words are good but he has sort of a junior sidekick whine to his voice.

He needs to sound more like Madden he needs to sound more like he is absolutely sure of what he is saying. Not like he is trying to convince us of something. Leave that to the advertisers, dude

Clyde said...

Given how poorly the Rams' offense has played, they're lucky to be down only 3-0. Gotta wonder whether the disparity in time-of-possession (almost 2:1, Patriots) will result in the Rams' defense tiring in the second half and allowing the Patriots to break things open?

Limited blogger said...

Rams defeated the Chiefs 54 - 51 earlier in year. Neither that offense nor defense showed up today.

tcrosse said...

Gladys Knight: Long may she wave.

FullMoon said...

nice overhead shot of Atlanta area. All those wind/ solar powered lights very impressive

langford peel said...

They are paid millions to play a game. All professional players are overpaid.

Especially the criminals in the National Felons League.

Clyde said...

All of those wildly enthusiastic arm-wavers around the stage have to be being paid for that, right? The Maroon 5 was listenable, but I had to mute the rapper.

stephen cooper said...

Fun trivia about Gladys Knight - Ronald Reagan made a joke about the Pips ( a great singing group and not the sort of people who should be made fun of in a disrespectful way for their names) back when he was President. It was not a funny joke - it is kind of silly to make fun of the moniker of a band or a singing group - but it was not a mean joke either, just the sort of joke people who like other people, and who like to riff on funny words or funny expressions, would make, in the assumption that we are all human beings, and language is something we can laugh about.

According to the then respected mainstream media, Gladys and the Pips understood that the joke was not meant in a mocking way, and did not get angry.

Fast forward ---



stephen cooper said...

In case you do not want to look up the joke, I think it went something like this -

Reagan: "I love Georgia. I won the electoral vote in Georgia, and loved campaigning there. I would have won by 3 more votes if the Pips had not been on tour out of state on election day. Well, maybe by 3 more votes ...."

Clyde said...

A FUR COAT? Oh, the SJWs at PETA will throw a fit!

Ralph L said...

Why are there multiple rappers when every piece sounds the same?

Clyde said...

Have we had a shirtless Super Bowl concert performance before? And was it necessary this time?

FleetUSA said...

So far only the Stella Artois ad seems smart.

rehajm said...

Janet Jackson was shirtless...

rehajm said...

The virtue commercials all blend together. I suppose they don’t care I can’t recall the products either...

Clyde said...

No, rehajm, Janet just had a nipple-slip. Adam Levine was almost ready to go Full Monty!

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

How many flags have burned for Saint Kaepernick?

JackWayne said...

The theme in commercials tonight is call-outs to other curent social references.

holdfast said...

Big Boi and SJP will both be pissing off PETA.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

I'm not watching. Lotsa preachy Gillete-type ads, reminding all of the deplorables how deplorabe we all are?

Limited blogger said...

Super Bowl VII was lowest scoring ever. Miami 14 Washington 7

etbass said...

This game reminds me why I don't care much for pro football.

rehajm said...

Flea was shirtless.

FIDO said...

So we like football again? I thought conservatives were boycotting the overpaid ingrates on and off the field.


**

This conservative still is. I believe most of the others are not so much for the Superbowl as they are FOR social gatherings and to enjoy or sneer at the ads: a long American tradition.

Wince said...

Edgy humor of past Super Bowls ads is gone, a no-go zone.

Seems like everyone knows by now that taking a knee is less an individual protest and more of a genuflection to the social justice bullies.

Ralph L said...

This is the NFL, right? I just saw my first penalty, but then I'm not watching closely.

Clyde said...

The LA punter is their MVP so far.

Jimmy said...

To me, the most amazing thing about this game is that Brady is 41. 41 years old.

Humperdink said...

Goff better get rid of the butterflies. The Rams offensive line might want to show up also.

Original Mike said...

Is there a singer who's name is a tongue trill?

Phil 314 said...

"Focus on social justice"

It's football people!

bagoh20 said...

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Just asking questions (Jaq) said...

Fucking Wade Phillips.

stephen cooper said...

A 41 year old American male has the life expectancy of 2 healthy chihuahuas.

So Brady has 20 years to go to adopt a puppy chihuahua and expect to outlive it.

That being said, I have watched a few NFL games live, and being a QB looks like a much more easy job live than it does on TV.

Of course it is Not an easy job if you do not like being tackled to the ground several times every fifteen minutes

but it is sort of an easy job if you are trained and in good shape and do not mind playing a tough game

Linda said...

Ok - I admit I chuckled out loud at the T-Mobile commercial where the Lyft driver announces ‘I’m here for you’

donald said...

Brady cannot throw deep at all.

Guildofcannonballs said...

Atlanta had a super artery major Interstate blown up by vagrants recently, ergo there is no Super, nor Bowl, nor no combination.

traditionalguy said...

LA needs a trick play. This could end 3 to 0, but no one will know until tomorrow morning.

Humperdink said...

Bill Republic of Texas opined: "So we like football again? I thought conservatives were boycotting the overpaid ingrates on and off the field."

Do you follow the NFL? The players were doing the kneel down during the National Anthem. Some guy named Trump made it an issue. Guess what happened? The kneel down received less and less publicity because fewer players were doing it. So I am watching the NFL again. And maybe a few other are also.

walter said...

Korey Kuhl

@koreykuhl

friendly reminder that janet jackson got blacklisted for doing what adam levine just did
--
What a boob you are Koey.
Did you look to see if his nips were aroused?

Seeing Red said...

Am I the only guy who was deeply offended by the "Handmaids Tale" ad?

It’s BS because there’s creepy robot child ads.

Seeing Red said...

I’m watching the ads. That football stuff is fast forward filler.

Guildofcannonballs said...

America and Americans are incapable of satisfying Bwyahaway ergo satistfaction itslef is susecp[t.

Humperdink said...

RE: The kneel down. There was some player, I think from the Dolphins, who was complaining the press was ignoring his protest.

Kathryn51 said...

I’m not watching, but The Clydesdales are finally back in a Super Bowl Ad. I have watched this ad several times the past few days – along with 17MM others.

Thanks Anheuser-Busch. (Hope I linked properly)

2019 Budweiser Clydesdale Ad

Just asking questions (Jaq) said...

Yeah football is great with me. They compromised, the players are allowed to wear shoes with messages. It's a good compromise.

Clyde said...

After III quarters of Super Bowl LIII, it's III-III.

Humperdink said...

Dec 28, 2018 "(Miami Dolphin Robert) Quinn lashed out at reporters Thursday over the lack of coverage he’s received over his fist-raised protest during the national anthem, something he's done since joining the Dolphins in the offseason, according to the Miami Herald."

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/miami-dolphins-robert-quinn-complains-about-lack-of-coverage-for-his-protest-during-national-anthem

steve uhr said...

I can see 2-3 overtimes.

Spiros Pappas said...

Commercials suck. Half time show sucked. Game itself sucks.

Caroline said...

The comments here are the best part about the super bowl. Ads are so woke I be like nails on a chalkboard.

Seeing Red said...

SUPRA! I WANT!

narciso said...

Jackson they de aged for captain marvel, which occurs around the time of pulp fiction but cleanshaven

reader said...

One of my favorite commercials is the 2012 Budweiser Canadian Super Bowl ad.

https://www.ispot.tv/events/2012-super-bowl-commercials/budweiser-canada-flash-fans

That and the Darth Vader car commercial, though I couldn’t tell you the type of car so it wasn’t very effective. Budweiser wins.

Spiros Pappas said...

Andy Warhol was a stupid man. He was eating a plain burger and dipping it in catsup.

Ralph L said...

CBS seems to be advertising themselves a lot. Did they overcharge for ads?

bagoh20 said...

Budweiser uses wind power from windmills that don't spin. Those clever bastards.

SteveBrooklineMA said...

Wondering what percent of viewers know who Andy Warhal is. He died in 1987!

Original Mike said...

God, windmills are eyesores.

bagoh20 said...

The earlier commercial of the handicapped kids included a little girl who was our neighbor in Los Angeles. An adorable kid that came to our house almost everyday to play with our dogs. He father is a producer of commercials. We noticed her right away. She is the epitome of overcoming handicap - irrepressible and fearless. When you are around her, you completely forget the formidable challenges she has. Her parents are the opposite of helicopter parents, and it has done her wonders. She is exceptional becuase of the freedom she is given, as we all can be with freedom.

Clyde said...

So many light beer commercials. Does anyone really drink that stuff? Life's too short to drink cheap (watery) beer.

Phil 314 said...

An ad for girls football? Fits the game.

Big Mike said...

A great interception followed by a great run.

Michael said...

Kia.

Original Mike said...

"So many light beer commercials. Does anyone really drink that stuff?"

Nobody I know.

David Begley said...

Budweiser is now brewed with wind power.

Another reason not to drink that foreign-owned beer.

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

Liz Cheney would make a good ad with her tweet:

"This week Dems tried to remove God from witness oaths, advocated killing babies after they’re born, voted to give sexual predators a taxpayer funded pay raise, & attempted to give fed govt massive power over all Americans’ free speech. And that was all before Friday."

Clyde said...

Wonder why the WaPo felt the need to buy a Super Bowl ad?

Kevin said...

Worst commercial: WAPO.

Kevin said...

Everything great about America sponsored by everything that’s wrong with it.

ga6 said...

Romo should start selling insurance, get him off TV....

Dear corrupt left, go F yourselves said...

WaPo - House organ for the New Fascist Democratics.

Ralph L said...

They still claim Kashoggi was a reporter.

Big Mike said...

Post’s commercial made me want to puke.

Limited blogger said...

Congrats, Patriots. Tom Brady, please retire. Jets fan talking.

Darrell said...

Which beers are brewed with the heat from burning tires?

FullMoon said...

The Trump curse strikes again.
Rams gonna turn down invite?
You lose !

bagoh20 said...

Drinking beer releases CO2.

Kevin said...

Is there even beer in Venezuela?

Asking for an amigo.

Kathryn51 said...

Windmills? What windmills?

I only saw horses. Clydesdale horses.

HT said...

That's it, the old men win again. Yea! Wish bama could have been so lucky, darnit. Wasn't pretty, but whatever.

bagoh20 said...

Horses release greenhouse gasses.

narciso said...

They were in the background,

Darrell said...

I only saw horses. Clydesdale horses.

The end of your commercial is all virtue signalling. Windmills/clean energy/climate change/green weenies.

Jimmy said...

Been a long time since I watched a game. I miss John Madden. The commercials sucked, especially WaPo, that was nauseating. Windmills, are you kidding me?? I miss the commercials from years ago. funny and edgy at times. The game itself seemed pretty tame. No real excitement. Just not the same, at least to my old eyes.
I love that the Rams said they wouldn't go to the Whitehouse if they won. LOL. fools. That Trump curse is real you idiots.

Big Mike said...

Brady in the 4th quarter. As close to a lock as you can get. But I would pick Edelman for MVP.

rhhardin said...

The Belmont and the Preakness are next. Another triple crown?

not following closely.

narciso said...

They should follow rollerball rules that was set in 2018, but we are much stranger now.

robother said...

Our TV sound kept going out during the halftime show rapper number. I blame Trump.

Humperdink said...

As a Steeler fan, my hat's off to Belichick and Brady. Best NFL coach and QB ever.

In the meantime, we are stuck with Mike Tomlin. Squandered enormous talent and now it's gone.

gspencer said...

Crank up another national Hate-the-Patriots Tour.

Pats win, 13-3, covering my point spread. Yah!

Meade said...

“God, windmills are eyesores.“

Budweiser—now made with eyesores.

Kevin said...

Super Bowl commercials in the era of that’s not funny aren’t as fun.

FullMoon said...
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Original Mike said...

The WaPo ad highlighted the importance of a functioning press. When you consider the performance of the press we have - it's infuriating.

Humperdink said...

On to the next biggest entertainment event, Trump's State of the Union extravaganza.

As Flounder said: "This is going to be great".

robother said...

What Brady digit is this ring for?

Darrell said...

Democracy dies in blackface.

Clyde said...

Interesting that for "When America is attacked..." the WaPo chose a picture of the OKC bombing rather than one from 9/11.

Clyde said...

But then, the WaPo's enemies are domestic rather than foreign, aren't they?

Darrell said...

What Brady digit is this ring for?

Gisele Bündchen's left nipple.

Original Mike said...

Blogger Clyde said..."Interesting that for "When America is attacked..." the WaPo chose a picture of the OKC bombing rather than one from 9/11."

Yeah, I noticed that.

Titus said...

Boston, a liberal coastie city, won another championship. Best sports city in the country. Suck it flyover deplorable. We rule.

Ralph L said...

Our TV sound kept going out during the halftime show rapper number.

Ours did once before I hit mute. Not your TV.

Just asking questions (Jaq) said...

Haven't had one of my teams win a championship since October, so this was welcome.

Original Mike said...

"Boston, a liberal coastie city,..."

What the fuck is Los Angles?

Just asking questions (Jaq) said...

Delingpole calls wind turbines "eco-crucifixes"

gspencer said...

I guess all those voodoo dolls that angry St Louis fans were puncturing throughout the game really did pay off.

William said...

Can you imagine being so blasé about winning Superbowls that you don't bother having celebratory sex with Giselle. I saw Brady suppress a yawn in the post game interview......,.Close game but boring. Commercials weren't much fun. Is there anyone on earth who considers beer made with corn syrup a deal breaker........Well, Giselle is happy, That's all I really care about.

Big Mike said...

I wish that the only problem with windmills was their ugliness. After all, most power plants are pretty ugly, too. But they kill birds, especially including protected and even endangered species. (The federal gov’t gives windmills a waiver from the endangered species act.) Moreover they produce power in an irregular and not especially predictable fashion.

Kathryn51 said...

Darrell said...
I only saw horses. Clydesdale horses.

The end of your commercial is all virtue signalling. Windmills/clean energy/climate change/green weenies.

Yeah, so what. weren't all of the SB ads full of virtue-signallying crap?

I'm thinkin' we'll see puppies next year. Cute little puppies with the Clydesdales.

Original Mike said...

"...most power plants are pretty ugly, too."

But the footprint of a power plant is minuscule compared to a wind farm of the same power output (assuming there even was such a thing).

rcocean said...

Turned in for the last 30 minutes and didn't miss anything!

Hope Tom Brady retires.

rcocean said...

Never watch the commercials. Zip right past them, or have someone zip them.

Haven't seen a half time show in 20 years.

Now I'm down to just watching the 4th quarter.

stephen cooper said...

Good news from the Bible:

We can make our plans but the Lord determines our steps.


I have my faults but I am humble and that verse really cheers me up.

Tommy Duncan said...

Boston may have the Super Bowl winners, but Wisconsin and Minnesota own curling.

Curling has everything that matters: Ice, rocks that curl and kiss, ends, the button, the hammer, brooms, guard stones, plus post-match beer and pizza. What's not to like, eh?

Sebastian said...

WaPo ad featuring intel agent Khashoggi, who dished out propaganda via his WaPo column: WTF?

Progs truly are shameless.

Humperdink said...

"Boston, a liberal coastie city...."

Hmm, I wonder if Brady, Belichick and Kraft et al will visit the non-liberal White House.

langford peel said...

I hope the President does not invite them.

Let them take a knee.

Big Mike said...

@Original Mike, point taken.

langford peel said...

The National Felons League has forfeited the goodwill of the nation.

President Trump should stand with the police and not cop killers and their enablers.

Humperdink said...

Traveling out west, the sight of those mammoth wind farms made me ill. To me, that qualifies as a high crime.

narciso said...

They hope Qatar will take it off Bezos hands for a song.

Big Mike said...

I see that Edelman is in fact the MVP. He and Gronkowski came up big.

wildswan said...

Digital distancing - reading the comments on the Superbowl commercials others are watching. It didn't sound like much fun, an audience with narrowed, checking-for-propaganda eyes watching commercials awash with attempts to placate various groups ("Clydesdales and windmills, deplorables and millennials, they'll love it, Tiffany, said Amanda." A snarl came from the corners. "Sellout", said Mike massaging his old wound. "Yeah," said Jasper, turning his PIG shoes to the light the better to admire the thought. "Vote jvbewvebv in 2020" came from the last corner as the 2020 Superbowl continued to meander through everyone's lives, being pushed on like a bum in a sneaky liberal way to other states, other places. Where will this stinking heap of dirty rags find sanctuary?).

exiledonmainstreet, green-eyed devil said...

Titus said...
Boston, a liberal coastie city, won another championship. Best sports city in the country. Suck it flyover deplorable. We rule"

Really, Titus, do try to keep up dear. The Pats aren't cool.

The Daily Beast called the Pats "the preferred team of white supremacists" and the SJWs were all rooting for the Rams because Kraft is friends with Trump. The little Brit twit who played Harry Potter tweeted out that he didn't want the Pats to win because Brady once displayed a MAGA hat in his locker.

https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1091886551699738624

So we flyover deplorables are quite happy the Pats won and all the lib journalists and Hollywood types have a sad.

That was one boring SB.

Just asking questions (Jaq) said...

Having spent the season watching the Patriots, I have to hand it to the Rams defense. There were so many plays that normally got a whole lot more yards. I think the Rams tackling kept them in the game. Catching the receiver the minute he catches the ball.

Belichick nearly blew a gasket when the ref went over and let the Rams’ coach know he was stupid to accept that penalty. That mistake would have given the Patriots an extra down and pretty much ended the game. If the Pats had lost after that, you could have argued that that was as big a fuckup by the Ref as two weeks ago. I am not 100% sure that is what happened, but it sure seemed like it.

Static Ping said...

My goodness that was boring. I don't think I have watched a full NFL game in a couple of years - the NFL had taken most of the fun out of watching - and that was not an enticement to come back.

The WWE NXT halftime special on YouTube was quite good, so there was that.

Just asking questions (Jaq) said...

I liked when Brady called out “Reagan” as an audible for a run to the right.

walter said...

The Rams boofed..

Just asking questions (Jaq) said...

I thought it was fascinating. Extremely interesting to see two offensive powerhouses get shut down by great defense.

Original Mike said...

"I thought it was fascinating. Extremely interesting to see two offensive powerhouses get shut down by great defense."

Me too. I've never been much for defenseless, up-and-down the field shoot outs. That's what I find boring (unless it's the Packers doing the scoring).

chuck said...

Boston, a liberal coastie city, won another championship. Best sports city in the country.

That's because they pay big bucks to import barbarian talent. Reminds me of the late Roman Empire relying on barbarian soldiers.

Ralph L said...

He and Gronkowski came up big.

They got enough first downs to soak up the time.

Like MLB, they need to speed up the action and shorten the length of games or they'll lose more audience. Less time between plays means the linemen will be smaller and there'll be more big plays.

Were there any official reviews?

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