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[–]Brownsmjgrrrrr 28 points29 points ago

The only thing that didn't feel right to me was the commercials.. Someone seriously needs to step up their game considering how many commercial breaks we now have during an NFL game. Also bring back the bud bowl.

[–]Billscolonel_mortimer 34 points35 points ago

The commercials have gotten progressively worse over the last several years, this was probably the worst group I've ever seen.

[–]PatriotsNutella_the_Hun 0 points1 point ago

I wonder if there is some kind of trend that shows "boring" commercials are more effective. A commercial can be funny and all, but I'm not going to run out and buy Doritos because of it.

[–]Giantsdopplex 0 points1 point ago

I think what's happening is that as more attention is paid to the commercials, they're getting even more expensive - and the more expensive they are, the more risk averse the companies that are advertising are.

The best Super Bowl commercial of recent years wasn't even an actual Super Bowl commercial (the Old Spice guy one).

[–]Billsnemoomen 0 points1 point ago

I seriously think it's the economy. The Super Bowl is the New Year in advertising circles, so these commercials set the tone for the rest of the year's campaign. Commercials in general tend to be less funny when the economy is struggling.

[–]Billscolonel_mortimer 0 points1 point ago

There's probably something to that. I feel like a lot of the spots were ads that had actually already been in the rotation for a while, and some of the new stuff was just a new spot for an existing campaign. I think the focus in general has kind of shifted from making a huge splash and generating the buzz after the game to more maintaining a brand image. It was weird this year how so many ads came out before the game - all the big new ones were being discussed in the weeks leading up.

[–]EaglesKosherDill 6 points7 points ago

I noticed and abundance of car commercials this year. I expect the usual every third commercial for Budweiser but this year it seemed like every commercial was for a car I didn't want. It could be just me though...

[–]NFLSensibleMadness 5 points6 points ago

The peak for commercials was during the dot-com boom, and it's been on a steady decline since then. Too many companies are trying too hard to be "funny" or "edgy" or at least memorable in some way, and too often end up being memorable for dropping the ball (much like Wes Welker).

[–]GiantsRugerRedhawk 0 points1 point ago

Commercials are for stepping out to get food and beer.

[–]49ersKuskesmed 46 points47 points ago

Reading through this thread, it seems like all the Giants fans thought it was an exciting game and they can't understand why many others think otherwise.

[–]Bengalshulk_krogan 12 points13 points ago

Honestly, I think it's because recent Super Bowls have spoiled us.

I'd have to say the last Super Bowl I found disappointing was XL, because the refs really botched it. Even then, the refs botching it definitely added some flavor to it by giving everyone something to talk about.

[–]Ramscdskip 123 points124 points ago

I didn't feel that way at all. I thought it was a great matchup, and a huge game.

[–]NFLSensibleMadness 6 points7 points ago

I thought it was an excellent game. There weren't a ton of big plays, but it was close throughout and had an exciting finish. Maybe we've had so many good, close games in Super Bowls lately that people forget how it used to be. There was a time not too long ago when almost every Super Bowl was a blowout and you wouldn't miss anything by getting drunk and passing out at halftime. We've been spoiled by a string of really good Super Bowls lately.

[–]49ersJabuke[S] 47 points48 points ago

I thought it was a great matchup, and a huge game.

I felt the same way too. The matchup was good, the game turned out good.

I don't know why, but it just didn't feel like the Super Bowl has always felt for me.

[–]Seahawkscatharsis50 29 points30 points ago

I felt the same way, as did all the people I was watching it with. The game lacked a "superbowl" energy. I just had this same conversation at lunch. There wasn't a ton of exciting plays, the Pats big drive seemed like it was all check downs and out routes...just not a very exciting game aside from Manningham's catch.

[–]Dolphinselbenji 11 points12 points ago

Yeah. I remember the Cards-Steelers and the first one of this...the energy was electrifying

[–]Texansslowmotionjones 1 point2 points ago

Cards-Steelers went into halftime on a dramatic end-zone to end-zone pick six. This just didn't have that same pizzazz.

Today was the first time I found myself talking more about the commercials and halftime show than I did the actual game.

[–]PackersCo-finder 1 point2 points ago

And that's where OP is kind of on to something. The fact that Madonna didn't totally suck, add to that M.I.A. deciding to flip the bird to everyone sitting at home. Seem's to have hit a higher mark than the game itself.

I didn't get to see the commercials living in Canada and all, there is usually a show afterwards that show's all the commercials that we miss living in Canada, but fuck that I've got REDDITING THAT NEEDS DOING!!!

[–]DolphinsLatinLover69 1 point2 points ago

Holy crap that's my favorite superbowl ever. That thing was just pure insanity.

[–]RaidersHuman247 3 points4 points ago

Manningham's catch... at the 50 yard line... :l

[–]BroncosjCcrackhead 11 points12 points ago

Not to stir up any sad feelings, but maybe it's because your team came so close to making it that you feel this way

[–]Ravensggleblanc 2 points3 points ago

There's some truth to that. I didn't decide to watch the Superbowl until 6 pm Sunday.

[–]NFLTrapped_SCV 10 points11 points ago

As a 49er fan I'm sure you had in the back of your mind how close you were.

I didn't enjoy the AFC championship game because of this.

[–]Giantssnoharm 19 points20 points ago

That sounds like a personal problem.

[–]Cherinko 23 points24 points ago

Someone has a different opinion than me. He must have a personal problem.

[–]Giantssnoharm 1 point2 points ago

Someone made a joke. I must rush to protect the children.

[–]49ersbeastmodem 1 point2 points ago

Its probably because it came so soon after the niners last game of the season

[–]GiantsSuitGuy 1 point2 points ago

my friend (who is also a 49ers fan) didn't get excited for the game either. I figure it is just because the wound is too fresh. If you had been irrelevant instead of OT in the NFCCCG you probably would have felt like normal.

[–]Jetscal679 1 point2 points ago

I thought it was awesome and really exciting. I suppose I kinda had a dog in the fight (rooting for a Pats loss and I like the Giants D, so not entirely jealous Jets fan reasons) which could be why it was so exciting. A lot of people are saying it was too similar to their last superbowl encounter but I thought that added to it, since they both had last minute winner takes all drives.

In contrast I found last year's superbowl to be quite boring. It seemed to me that once the Packers got ahead the game was pretty much sealed, anything the Steelers did you knew the Packers could easily match. With this game it did feel to me that either team could grab it at any point.

Just my 2 cents though.

[–]VikingsLocalMadman 44 points45 points ago

The whole game felt like a repost.

"Haven't I seen this before. Yeah, I've definitely seen it before."

[–]PatriotsKinglink 2 points3 points ago

The twist was supposed to be the ending.

First time I wanted M. Night Shamalamadingdong to do anything.

[–]CowboysGot_Engineers 11 points12 points ago

I feel that it was as hyped as a Super Bowl should be but I feel that the game itself wasn't that exciting. I felt that it was just an average game.

[–]Steelersspeek 1 point2 points ago

It seemed to me to be a very technical game. Played with a very high-level of competence and complexity, which ruled out the sort of nasty, brutish football we often see. Players were very focused on executing what they needed to do, or so it seemed to me, and it made for a less emotional game. I tend to think this is the future of football, given the recent and coming rule changes.

[–]Giantsatrollsatan -1 points0 points ago

Exactly. There weren't any blown coverages, no quarterback mistakes, excellent execution by both teams. Sorry to break it to most people in this thread, but this is what two evenly matched teams playing with all their effort looks like. It's boring, but that's football.

[–]Buccaneersbrownbesack 25 points26 points ago*

I think one thing that makes the experience less exciting for me is volume of the crowd during the game. You can barely hear them. (as a side note, that's why I like college more. louder crowd on tv, and the band can be heard. Feels more exciting in good games) At the end (especially when they show Mr. Kraft) the camera is shaking like crazy from the crowd. Why can we barely hear that excitement? It would definitely boost my excitement for the game if I could hear the noise of the crowd.

[–]Dolphinstomoniki 17 points18 points ago

But that's a common problem with many superbowls. Tickets are sold months in advance, and so many corporate tickets are bought that you don't get a home team or away team crowd. You get your die hard fans going and spending a fortune on tickets, but they are vastly outnumbered by a crowd who really has no rooting intrest in either team. Sure they will cheer and all, but not nearly at the levels they would for their team. I like the giants, but I don't work up a frenzy rooting for them and the patriots I wouldn't make a peep for.

I can't wait until a team plays a superbowl in their home stadium, I think at least if inside the stadium isn't rocking, you'll hear the crowds surrounding it on camera.

[–]ColtsHellman109 2 points3 points ago

The problem is that the superbowl as a production is far too big to be decided late, plus add in the problems of the NFC/AFC championships and such.

Unless every team decided on the half time show, just not where it was, it couldnt be done.

Im not sure how the ticketing works, but I reckon it would be fair to hold half the stadiums tickets to be first sold to members of the respective teams. IE NYG members get first pick at 1/4 the tickets, NEP members get 1/4 the tickets. That way, half the tickets go to die hard fans. Sit them all together.

[–]Ravenstctony 0 points1 point ago

He is talking about the host city's team making the SB, bit just giving one team homefield.

[–]PackersMC_GrandeSize 5 points6 points ago

This was my thought too. Also, it just really didn't seem like Collinsworth and Michaels were incredibly excited about the game. There wasn't a whole lot of enthusiasm in their voices. Some Gus Johnson could've helped a lot.

[–]PackersMattPDX04 0 points1 point ago

Gus Johnson makes every sporting event better. Fact.

[–]Giantschili_cheese_dog 0 points1 point ago

Keep in mind that the crowd, isn't there for a home team, so they are just there for the atmosphere.

[–]Seeders 47 points48 points ago

im still bummed about the 9ers

[–]Ravensonthedroidx 16 points17 points ago

Me too. Having them in the Superbowl would have been absolutely amazing. Sadly, no.

And I'm still bummed that the Ravens didn't make it, but that's due to personal loyalties of course.

[–]Packersthe_elmo_effect 10 points11 points ago

Honestly I think that may be it. Everybody was getting excited about the Ravens vs 9ers SB as was I. Two teams that have been out of it for years and just the story of the season leading up to it. Ravens sweeping the steelers and 9ers making it that far in general. Both were two or three mistakes away from making it and when it didn't happen people were a little let down I guess. I think it would have been a top 5 SB since 2000. Still SB 46 and the return of the ELI did not let me down, game wasn't over till the last play.

[–]49ersRichandler 1 point2 points ago

I think what is really crazy is that both teams should have won. Ravens miss a super close field goal! And Kyle Williams' 2 bonehead mistakes!

[–]49erschekulk 3 points4 points ago

I think that is why the game was so boring. Knowing full well that two teams that WERE BEATEN ended up winning and playing the big game, instead of two teams that deserved the win. I don't feel like either of the superbowl teams earned their spot there, and of course I'm bitter about it, so there's no point in pointing that out.

I'm just saying that it ended up being a Boston/NY circlejerk. Pundit fodder. No wonder Giants fans are so dismayed as to why a large amount of people didn't give a shit about this game. They were spoonfed relevance after both teams lucked their way into the spot.

[–]49erscarnurd 0 points1 point ago

In my honest opinion the Saints/Niners game basically was the Superbowl this season. The top rated Defense in the NFL, vs the best Offense in the NFL. It's not often when you get to see a unstoppable force hit an immovable object. That's exactly what the game was electrifying till the very end.

[–]Patriotsthejosharms 0 points1 point ago

I said these words sometime near the end of the first/beginning of the second quarter to my girlfriend: "I'm starting to wish the fucking Ravens had won so this would be a real football game."

I was very frustrated with the Pats D at that point and there was a part of me that really felt for Lewis, Reed and Harbaugh after the AFC Championship. I could watch BAL/NE play for the Hunt trophy every year and never get sick of it.

[–]Ravensonthedroidx 2 points3 points ago

Absolutely. The BAL/NE game was one of the most tense games I've seen this season. If that type of game was at the superbowl I would have been satisfied. But it just ended up being a depressing game that didn't provide justice to this amazing, turbulent season.

[–]Ravensemane19 86 points87 points ago*

TL;DR: I'm right there with you and most the people I know are too.

After much discussion with friends about this same thing, we all boiled it down to (unfortunately) a lack of a story line. Who was there to really root for on either of these teams? Last year we had the coming of age of Aaron Rodgers and the year before that the Saints defied all by coming together a couple years after their city being destroyed by Katrina and winning big, stopping Peyton from getting his second ring.

This year? The story was all about Green Bay and the 49ers (and eventually Tebow). The Patriots were dominant, but this was really nothing new. For most of the season the Giants were nothing but mediocre and certainly played that way until they got their act together in the end and became a very balanced team. Anything really exciting to follow with them, though? Not really. Victor Cruz became a big name, but I guess the coming of age story of a WR and a TE (Gronkowski) isn't as big as a QB and an entire city being destroyed by a Hurricane.

For me, the only team that I felt deserved this win was the 49ers and that would have made for a great super bowl whoever they played. The story of having a lockout, a new coach, a complete reorganization of the team and coming from no where to nearly making the super bowl? It would have been incredible if they made it. But after seeing the Ravens (who Ravens fans, like me, felt earned a SB appearance and suddenly had all hopes squashed) lose to the Pats (ho-hum, the Pats go to the super bowl? who cares) and then the Giants come from mediocrity in the playoff season to snatch games from the winningest team this season (Packers) and then the storyline team was just too much to make this super bowl exciting. If anything, I think some of those playoff games were much more special than this game (49ers v Saints: best game in recent memory).

Finally, I live in NYC. After the Giants won the game against the 49ers, there was no way I was sleeping. People were going insane, police and fire trucks were driving up and down the streets blasting their sirens in celebration. Singing, screaming, some illegal fire works here and there, it was nuts. Last night? There were some cheers, but nothing like the Championship game, and this game was just as close.

[–]JaguarsiKn0wr1gHt 27 points28 points ago*

You're right, each of the past like 10 Super Bowls each had a really good story line.

Before the Saints game The Cards-Steelers had the story of Larry Fitzgerald, probably the greatest WR in this past decade going to his first Super Bowl, was Kurt Warner hall of fame worthy? If he wins the game then yes he is. The Cardinals, a team that has had so much heart ache and losing going to their first Super Bowl as 9-7 division champs.

Then you had all the super bowl hype of Pats-Giants round 1 of undefeated, can little brother Eli follow up his Brother following Super Bowl

Then you had Peyton the year before going for his first Super Bowl and so on and so on. This year the storylines were could Tom Brady become the greatest QB of all time? Or Could Eli do what his brother never did? Neither of those interested me as some of the other Super Bowl storylines.

Edit: pretty sure Cooper never played in the Super Bowl

[–]Chargersredcardesign 9 points10 points ago

Kurt Warner is still a first ballot Hall of Famer.

[–]ColtsJinno 6 points7 points ago

Right. 2 time NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, holds top 3 passing records for Super Bowls, three appearances with two different teams that have been visibly bad in his absence, added on top the fact that he went undrafted? He seems to me to be a shoe-in for first ballot, especially since the other greats of his time have yet to really retire.

[–]Patriotsthejosharms 0 points1 point ago

especially since the other greats of his time have yet to really retire.

I think this factors into it more than anything. I can't think, off the top of my head, too many players who will be eligible when he is that would edge him out.

Anyone know a resource that shows who will become eligible when? My google-fu is weak this morning and I can't find any kind of concise list.

[–]EaglesImmynimmy 2 points3 points ago

Greatest playoff QB of all time imo

[–]PanthersBob_Faget 17 points18 points ago

the Saints defied all by coming together in the year of Katrina and winning big

katrina was in 2005, not 2009...

[–]Ravensemane19 7 points8 points ago

yeah that was a mistake on my part, meant to say that they were still rebuilding and suffered greatly, ya know.... my b

[–]Cowboysmightymattii 6 points7 points ago

the giants won it for 9/11

[–]FalconsJediMstrMyk 1 point2 points ago

But they had just finished rebuilding(?) the stadium like 2(?) years before.

[–]SaintsThunderjugs 1 point2 points ago

They didn't get back to the dome until into the 2006 season BUT the entire process that led to winning the SB - the rehabbing of Drew's shoulder, building a team out of misfits on a budget in a city wrecked by the worst natural disaster in US history, a coach in his first head coaching job - was a long hard one that took several years.

[–]YouMad 3 points4 points ago

Really? A lack of a storyline? It's a rematch from a 18-1 heart break.

You can't actually get a better storyline outside of the Broncos vs an undefeated Packers in the Superbowl.

Actually I think it's last year's Sean Payton's 2nd half punt stunt that set the bar for excitement way too high.

[–]PackersWaynus 5 points6 points ago

2 years ago, you mean? Packers/Steelers SB was last year.

[–]Bearsredox000 62 points63 points ago

Yep, I felt the same way. It's not exciting to see the same teams constantly winning.

[–]GiantsMr_G29 4 points5 points ago

We count as constantly winning now? That's news to me.

Though I get what you mean.

[–]EaglesAvidWikipedian 50 points51 points ago

Well, on the AFC side, only 3 teams have played in the Superbowl in like 8 years now. It's starting to get a little dry.

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[–]Ravenssambond1 8 points9 points ago

wow, thats really depressing for some reason...

[–]Bengalsjmac 6 points7 points ago

It's the Roethlisberger part.

[–]Falconscoolguy696969 0 points1 point ago

NFC: Aaron, Brees, Warner, Manning (2), Hasselback, etc.

It's been pretty awesome for the NFC :P. I'm just hoping and praying for the day I can put Ryan up there.

[–]Giantscaptain_pineapples 2 points3 points ago

That really is lame. Though I think the Texans, Ravens, Bengals and maybe the Jets could be on their way to help flip the AFC upside down.

[–]SaintsThunderjugs 1 point2 points ago

Would love to see a Texans SB in the next few years!

[–]Patriotsthejosharms 1 point2 points ago

The Ravens, Chargers and Jets are in the fight every year, but can never seem to get over the last hump. The Bengals will depend a lot on how Dalton continues to develop. I expect the Texans to be serious contenders next year.

The Bills and Miami both have good teams with some pieces missing, but both have the potential to become a threat if they play at their peak all season (we saw what the Bills were capable of at the start of this season.) Denver and KC are both mysteries, who knows what the hell they'll do next year.

Any teams I didn't mention I don't expect to really be in the mix by mid-season.

[–]lancerevo98 2 points3 points ago

trust me, we, the patriots, are getting pretty bored of it too

[–]Ravensaviewoflife 12 points13 points ago

You guys get the media coverage.

[–]ColtsJinno 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, but they got the media coverage for being the big market team that nearly had the playoffs slip away from them. They limped into the playoffs with the same record that the Cardinals had when they were called the worst playoff team of all time. (Since trumped by the Seahawks record)

[–]PackersTinynDP 2 points3 points ago

Winning the Super Bowl more than once a decade is 'constantly winning' in the NFL

[–]49ersTufffGong 6 points7 points ago

On the west coast there wasn't a whole lot of anticipation, partly due to butthurt and partly due to the fact both teams were east coast teams. Im sure in NE and NY it must have been hectic.

[–]Vikingsdonisaac 8 points9 points ago

Game of the Year is still the 49er/Saints matchup, imo. Still, the Giants and Patriots played well. Just not my cup of tea.

[–]49ersjoshuaes 28 points29 points ago

Wholeheartedly agree and I think it's because there were a ton of contenders that would've made for more interesting matchups than Pats v. Giants rematch.

Obviously this is rooted in fandom, but I think the 49ers v. Saints three weeks ago was more Superbowl worthy than this game ever was.

[–]VikingsSLeigher88 6 points7 points ago

I agree, I think the 49ers/Saints game raised everyone's expectations way too high as that was one of the best playoff games in years so everything since has been a bit disappointing.

[–]49ersdouchymcface 17 points18 points ago

I'm with you, and it's not even because we were thisclose to being there. It's just because I don't care much for the NY-Boston rivalry. It's overdone, overhyped, and pretty insufferable at this point, and I think a lot of people outside the northeast probably feel the same way.

[–]Billscolonel_mortimer 9 points10 points ago

The NY-Boston rivalry is hyped-up nonsense to begin with, it only existed in baseball because the two teams are division rivals and have a bit of history. Even the baseball rivalry became overblown and annoying, and the rivalry doesn't naturally exist in any other sport, so transplanting it there just makes it more annoying.

[–]Giantsreroll4tw 4 points5 points ago

I gotta say I watched the Giants/Bills game in a sports bar in boston (I'm a new yorker) and the Pats fans were all cheering for the Giants (a tad begrudgingly) and all down right friendly. A few jabs at Eli and our running game, but nothing sinister. We really do not play each other enough to have some huge hatred of each other.

Although the pats fans may have a little more hatred against us now...

[–]Giantsatrollsatan 0 points1 point ago*

The media is the only one coming up with a NY Boston rivalry in football... and idiots who believe the media.

Belichick used to work for the Giants. We love him. He loves us. Coughlin and Belichick are good friends. Pats fans may hate us a little more now, but only because of the two Superbowls.

[–]ChargersCrispyButtNug 12 points13 points ago

The players emotionless? What game were you watching? They were going so hard.

[–]RamsJiveTurkey92 7 points8 points ago

No buzz over the epic rematch? Thought it was great and whoever won was significant. Eli winning his 2nd MVP and SB...or Brady/Belichek winning another and adding on to their legacy.

[–]49erspumpdumpling 2 points3 points ago

Really nothing epic about this rematch, for the reasons you describe - who cares about padding legacies?

[–]CowboysHenryyyyy 4 points5 points ago

Youre right. It didnt feel llike the superbowl this year...it felt like the 2007 superbowl. Har har har

[–]CowboysKaveh2k 1 point2 points ago

Exactly, bro.

[–]alpha_koba 4 points5 points ago

In my opinion, the AFC and NFC championship games are always more exciting than the superbowl because they are always played at the home of one of the teams. Also, this season I think many people were not expecting either of these teams to make it with the seasons the 49ers and green bay had.

[–]Redskinspost_post_modernism 10 points11 points ago

I thought it was an awesome game, very exciting. Two good teams and a revenge storyline as well. Did you go to a party?

[–]ColtsCrossCut49 6 points7 points ago

Being in Indianapolis, the hype for this year's superbowl was magnificent. It really got all of us here in that Super Bowl mood. But last year's super bowl to me is what you're feeling now.

[–]Patriotsdrionbh3 8 points9 points ago

I think it was where fans and media had their attention throughout the season leading up to the SB. We had the niners coming together, the packers winning streak, tebowmania, peyton-less colts. There were so many stories happening this season but they never really created that big of a buzz. So when it came down to Pats vs Giants, it was just "meh." Gotta admit as great of a player Eli is, he just doesn't carry that superstar franchise QB aura about him (think Favre, Brady, Peyton). The media and casual fans only recognize QBs....also there's nothing new about the Pats.

[–]GiantsTempusSpatium 7 points8 points ago

I really think this has to do with the whole Peyton + Colts thing eclipsing the build-up to the super bowl the past two weeks.

As for the game itself, what more do you want for a finish? Offense driving down the field with their last opportunity with the ball behind points to go up a score getting a huge play on the way. Belichick's strategic call to leave Brady more time to score a touchdown rather than to have little time after a high percentage field goal. Brady's hailmary ball floating for an eternity to the endzone to be the deciding play of the game? Obviously I had a personal investment in the outcome of the game, but for me this game had a much more exciting finish than most of the other super bowls.

[–]Coltsrabton 3 points4 points ago

Yeah. I was even turned off by the Peyton/Irsay tiff. Some journalists were complaining that Indy was full of Colts jerseys but what do you expect? The media should have left our QB situation in the dark to focus on the game more.

[–]Saintsxincasinooutx 4 points5 points ago

It was the lack of playoff-beard from both QBs. Big Ben looked like Hemingway in the days leading up to the Superbowl lol.

[–]Giantsboobers3 3 points4 points ago*

As a Giants fan I don't think it was as good as SB42. The week 17 match up of the Giants vs the Pats was like rocky 1, the Giants lost but you looked at the fight they gave the Pats and you knew they could get it done. They pushed them all the way, had them on the ropes.

Super Bowl 42 was like watching Rocky (The Giants) vs. Apollo Creed (The Pats) in Rocky 2. The whole time you're thinking "man these guys shouldn't even be in the ring with the Pats" but there they are taking hay makers and delivering their own responses the entire match. An unheard of underdog taking on an established juggernaut and going toe to toe with them for 12 rounds just to get a last second knock out. That was the pinnacle of Super Bowls IMO.

Super Bowl 46 was just stressful for me.

[–]RaidersInferiousX 8 points9 points ago

Perhaps it was because this exact game was played out a few years ago, with the exact same key people being involved. (Brady, Manning, Coughlin and Belichick)

What I found interesting, is that in a season where people were crying out that defensive football was dead, the winning team in the Superbowl barely broke 21 points.

That had to be one of the lowest scoring games all year.

[–]Billscolonel_mortimer 2 points3 points ago

Each team only had the ball like 8 times, there should have probably been at least 4 more possessions. There was plenty of offense...it was just slow and took place over really long drives.

[–]Giantsatrollsatan 1 point2 points ago

Football is a game of inches. Those who are saying long drives are terrible should probably just stick to the Pro Bowl.

[–]PatriotsCaliWidow 0 points1 point ago

[Steelers V. Chiefs - week 12] [Jags V. Panthers - week 3] [Seahawks V. Browns - week 7 - 9 total points. this is the lowests total points in the game for the year.] [Ravens V. Jags - week 7] [Chiefs V. Bears - week 13 - 13 total points] [Chiefs V. Broncos - week 17 - 10 total points] I'd say it was par for the course.

[–]Saintsfuzzymayo 13 points14 points ago

Lot of butthurt in this thread.

It was a juicy matchup, and while it wasn't the best Super Bowl ever it certainly lived up to the billing. We got to see a rare Super Bowl safety, and we came like 3 inches away from an insane Hail Mary touchdown to win the world title.

I'm obviously bummed the Saints didn't make it, but I'm pretty satisfied at the way the season ended overall.

[–]Ramscdskip 10 points11 points ago

Seriously. I keep seeing Ravens logos, 49ers logos, and Packers logos next to people who think this was such a terrible Super Bowl. They consistently deny it, but it's kind of hard not to see the pattern.

[–]VikingsSLeigher88 2 points3 points ago

I thought it was pretty terrible too, a boring game saved somewhat by the last 5 minutes but ultimately a bit of a disappointment compared to the last few years.

[–]Falconscoolguy696969 0 points1 point ago

Hey guys, we got beat by the giants too. :(

[–]PackersSarkin 3 points4 points ago

It was a boring game between two fairly unlikable or at least uninteresting teams, honestly, and it featured a halftime show that absolutely no one anticipated. The commercials were also underwhelming. I'll grant that the last few minutes were more interesting, but I think that everyone knew exactly how it was going to end once Manning had the ball with 4 minutes left. For whatever reason, since the second half of the season started the Giants have gotten a lot of lucky breaks that paired with their own improved play got them the championship.

We had the same exact match-up a few years ago, but it was much more interesting because there was the drama of 18-1, the Tyree catch, and Eli Manning stepping out of his brother's shadow, even if only for a moment. At the Super Bowl party I attended, there were maybe sixty people. We did a straw poll to see who everyone's a fan of. There were four Patriots fans, three Giants fans, a couple of dozen people rooting against the Patriots, and a couple of dozen people rooting against the Giants, and a handful of people there for commercials/last game of the year. Everyone's sick of the Patriots/Steelers/Colts in the Super Bowl and the Giants really didn't have an interesting story line going for them. They certainly weren't underdogs, since everyone and their mother predicted a Giants Super Bowl run if they could beat Green Bay in the divisional round.

[–]Giantsstev_meli 12 points13 points ago

Uh, the Patriots, Steelers and the Colts have been the only AFC teams in the Supebowl for the past 10 years. The NFC team has been pretty much different every year except this year and in '07-'08.

[–]JaguarsiKn0wr1gHt 12 points13 points ago

I think that was it though. I personally like to see new teams in the Super Bowl, teams I have never seen win a Super Bowl, win the game. It gives me someone to root for. This year I've seen both teams win the Super Bowl and as recently as four years ago so I really had no one to root for and the game itself was kind of boring up until the last 4 minutes. There weren't really a lot of memorable plays for me outside of the Welker drop, and the hail mary.

[–]PackersLikeDat 11 points12 points ago

The stadium also sounded completely dead. Even on the last play it didn't seem very loud. Compared to the Packers/ Steelers where each sides fans were audible throughout the game.

[–]Packersthe_elmo_effect 2 points3 points ago

Well the Pack and steelers do have the largest and two of the top 5 most die hard fans in the league.

[–]49ersJabuke[S] 1 point2 points ago

Yeah, and I usually root for the NFC team, because they are usually the "underdog or new team in the game", like I said in the original post. What's your point?

[–]PatriotsIneedAbagOFpeanuts 3 points4 points ago

I can assure you, it felt like the Super Bowl.

[–]Ravensaviewoflife 14 points15 points ago

It was also just a really bad and not entertaining Super Bowl. The last score of the game (and go ahead score) was the Patriots defense allowing the Giants to to walk into the endzone. Both teams, especially the Patriots, played some sloppy football. There was no real battle.

[–]Jetsmellowstupid 10 points11 points ago*

Huh? I thought it was a great game. The Giants were controlling the first half and Brady/Belichick did an amazing job with clock management to go into half time with the lead. It was really a stunning display. The second half was more of the same with an incredible Manningham catch and (potentially) a Welker drop being the difference, so much going on with the battle between the two teams.

Add in the strategy with the last Giants TD (score or not score) it was an incredible game with drama and strategy abounds. I thought it was terrific!

[–]Giantsatrollsatan 2 points3 points ago

Sloppy football? There were barely any turnovers. It was perfect execution on offense and defense by both teams. It was a very good football game in that there were long drives. You know what long drives mean? That each team worked hard to score.

Yeah, it's easy to throw a 99 TD. But it's harder to sustain a long scoring drive. Both teams proved their mettle in the game.

[–]GiantsNapoleonBonerparts 0 points1 point ago

There weren't any turnovers because we got lucky. Eli was flawless the entire game though. Our front 4 was out-fucking-standing, and Aaron Ross almost made me kill myself one or twice(I believe, I'm still kind of hazy on what he did, all I know is I was super pissed about it.)

[–]Giantsjacobrossk 12 points13 points ago

Are you crazy? The majority of the game was so close!

[–]Ravensaviewoflife 12 points13 points ago

Even though the score was close the Giants had control of that entire game. The Patriots defense was exactly what we anticipated and their offense was so sloppy.

My perception of the game changes drastically if the go ahead touchdown wasn't just given to the Giants. Honestly, that is what took away the most. The Giants are driving down the field to try and win the Super Bowl, play by play it gets closer, a good methodical drive. The Giants get within the red zone and I am thinking "Here we go! The last stand for the Patriots. This game is getting good." And then the Patriots just let him run in.

That moment ruined everything for me. There was no struggle for inches, or incredible leaping catch, it was a running back falling ass backwards (literally) into the endzone who was untouched from 10 yards out.

I understand why the Patriots did what they did, but it doesn't change that it took away from the game. Then the last thing you see is the Patriots sloppily trying to get down the field playing the same sloppy offense they did the entire game.

[–]SaintsFapmosphericPressure 24 points25 points ago

That moment ruined everything for me. There was no struggle for inches, or incredible leaping catch, it was a running back falling ass backwards (literally) into the endzone who was untouched from 10 yards out.

It would've been cemented in history as pure genius, had the Patriots scored on their last drive.

[–]Ravensaviewoflife 3 points4 points ago

I agree. It was the correct move for the Patriots to let them score considering all the circumstances, but it still took a lot away from the game for me.

[–]PanthersBob_Faget 11 points12 points ago

so the giants sitting on the ball til there was 5 seconds left and kicking a field goal the length of an extra point would be more exciting to you? a last second, winner-take-all, hail mary in the super bowl wasn't exciting to you? check your pulse, man

[–]Lionsakatherder 0 points1 point ago

It was a chip shot field goal, but that would have been intense. Giants would have gone a lot more wild to win it like that than they did on a dropped hail mary.

[–]VikingsSLeigher88 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, I wanted to see Tynes take the FG shot. He just barely got the earlier 2 field goals and I always prefer to see the game end on a scoring play rather than a failed attempt.

[–]GiantsEatATaco 4 points5 points ago

My perception of the game changes drastically if the go ahead touchdown wasn't just given to the Giants.

You don't appreciate the strategy of giving them the score there?

[–]hascow 4 points5 points ago

I think you should never just LET a team score. So much can go wrong on a "gimme FG", or even the plays before that, that going behind on purpose is silly, no matter how much you trust your offense. And what does that tell your defense? "I don't think you can force a turnover or block a FG". I'm pretty offended if I'm a player on the pats defense there.

Yeah, it's a tough decision, but I just feel that being behind on purpose is never good strategy.

[–]Giantsdevils0508 1 point2 points ago

The stats are against you, Patriots had a 8 TIME HIGHER CHANCE OF WINNING BY LETTING THE GIANTS Score. Sure the field goal could've been blocked, but the odds of that happening were much less than a Brady drive.

[–]PatriotsOmarocksdisworld 4 points5 points ago

yeah majority of the game was always pretty close. Oh and fuck the Giants

[–]PatriotsKinglink 0 points1 point ago

After a couple of very good games, the Patriots defense... really did nothing. However the Patriots defense letting them score was a good play. (They were going to score either way, field goal or touch down. That way they still had 1 minute left to try to score themselves, if the Patriots had score, that would have been called the smartest play.)

[–]EaglesKosherDill 0 points1 point ago

No kidding! There were a ton of mistakes across the board. I think what did the Patriots in was within the first 2 minutes of the game with that end-zone, intentional grounding call (it was correct, too). If that would not have occurred, it would have been a 2 point game rather then a 4 point game where the kicker could have made a bigger impact then the last failed drive down the field.

Obviously the last 4 minutes of the game were the whopper of mistake for the Pats but those first 2 minutes of the game caught up with them!

[–]Titanscarlosspicywe1ner 2 points3 points ago

Well, what was the most exciting play? The Manningham catch? That's a pretty weak "best play".

Compare that to say, Pittsburgh/Arizona 3 years ago. The Harrison interception, Fitzgerald's touchdown, and Santionio's catch were all more spectacular than anything yesterday.

But that's not the fault of the teams. It was a very tight game, with both teams playing and executing on a high level on both sides of the ball.

[–]Billscolonel_mortimer 2 points3 points ago

Seriously, that's a highlight reel play in most games, but those WR catches where they're in-bounds because of a toe drag are pretty common. The game felt like a pretty average Monday Night Football matchup to me.

[–]Falconscoolguy696969 0 points1 point ago

Let's not forget David Tyrees insane over-the-top catch balanced on his helmet.

That game was fucking nuts, I loved it.

[–]GiantsRugerRedhawk 18 points19 points ago

I don't know, I thought it was pretty damn super.

[–]Packersbigweiner 17 points18 points ago

I thought last years was a better game.

[–]ColtsJinno 4 points5 points ago

Psh.. the Super Bowl of the 2006 season was the best game of all time.

[–]Saintsskjoldulfr 4 points5 points ago

I thought 2009 was better, personally.

[–]BearsPPpwnz 1 point2 points ago

Debatable.

[–]PackersDropkickMikey22 12 points13 points ago

Agree but we also are a little biased

[–]Ravensuv0001 1 point2 points ago*

I think there's a little bias here. Just a little. :P

[–]Obey336 2 points3 points ago

I loved it and the outcome.

[–]BearsGenerationGreg 2 points3 points ago

None of my friends who are 49ers fans were interested and they all made it known through their facebook statuses. Probably because they all thought they'd be in the Super Bowl.

[–]karibear909 0 points1 point ago

You're definitely right. Let's see, my first and only status of the day was "Fuck the Superbowl". Followed by me not watching any of it. Wasn't interested. I got so excited after the win against the saints, I was positive the Niners would make it and I could finally host an epic Superbowl party. I know I wasn't the only bitter 49er fan. But I'm sure it was a good game for Giants/Patriots fans to watch.

[–]Giantscheebahmonkey 1 point2 points ago

HUGE HITS

[–]TexansCashFloInc 1 point2 points ago

Hahaha, so many offended Giants fans.

Fucks sake, your team won the Superbowl, who cares what a forum thinks?

[–]TitansKingTalkieTiki 5 points6 points ago

I was rooting for against both teams so I can't say I enjoyed it.

[–]GiantsKlever81 6 points7 points ago

I'm thinking you are in the vast minority on this one. Third most watched Super Bowl of all time. And lots of excitement in the build up.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/giants-patriots-third-most-watched-super-bowl-ever_b110745

[–]Packersgman243 8 points9 points ago

And the first-most watched one was last years. So viewership actually decreased.

[–]Packersmedtxpack 2 points3 points ago

i think it being the 3rd most watched is an overrated stat. More people have TVs now, more people have parties for the SB, more people go out to watch it. its a changing of the times with the NFL getting bigger, not because the game/matchup was that good.

[–]Giantsxero45 3 points4 points ago

Personally, I thought it was a pretty exciting game.

Of course I would have prefer a different matchup, namely a grudge match against the Ravens that I have been hoping for a while.

[–]ColtsPhillAholic 0 points1 point ago

As a Giants fan for the playoffs, It wasn't that interesting of a game until the final few minutes.

[–]Giantsatrollsatan 1 point2 points ago

That's how every Patriots-Giants matchup has been. Perfect defensive execution on both sides until the fourth quarter, then the game opens up.

[–]EaglesKosherDill 1 point2 points ago

I like your honesty! The Pats v. Ravens game was awesome but I was rooting for the Ravens (shucks!) because of the inevitable rematch. I think Ravens vs. Giants would have been a much better game and much more physical then the way the Pats were playing.

The second loss to the Giants makes me wonder a little bit more about NE Spygate!

[–]Eagleskskaudonsu 0 points1 point ago

I totally agree. The teams didn't seem up to snuff, production was lacking, storylines were way weak. I'm with you, I think it was a disappointment

[–]Packerscheckmike 3 points4 points ago

I thought the game just seemed sloppy and hard to watch.

I swear I'm not bitter about my team's absence.

[–]Billscolonel_mortimer 2 points3 points ago

It was though..I swear there were 30% fewer possessions than in a regular game.

[–]GiantsRugerRedhawk 5 points6 points ago

Manning completing his first 9 passes, finishing 30 for 40. Brady completing a super bowl record 16 straight. 2 fumbles neither lost and one pick between the two teams. Say what you want about the game, or how warm and fuzzy the 'plot' was, but what did you consider sloppy?

[–]PackersSooyoung210 6 points7 points ago

Dropped passes

[–]Giantsatrollsatan 2 points3 points ago

3-4 dropped passes. What are you talking about?

[–]PackersSooyoung210 0 points1 point ago

Those drops literally lost them the game

[–]Packerscheckmike 1 point2 points ago

I don't know, it just seemed like players who normally are really exciting to watch (JPP, Welker, Gronk) didn't perform to what you normally expect.

[–]Patriotsessecks 2 points3 points ago

Gronk was injured. I do like to think about what would have happened had the double-TE threat been working properly in that game.

Oh, and if anyone could catch the ball.

[–]Giantsatrollsatan 2 points3 points ago

Because they were game planned for. Teams and gameplans win games, not individuals.

[–]Vikingspilgrim_hunter 0 points1 point ago

yeah i felt almost more interested in any of the sunday/monday night games even when my team wasn't playing. i ended up just playing with my friends dogs during the game even though i am a huge football fan.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

Felt great to me.

[–]ColtsJinno 0 points1 point ago*

I think I agree with your sentiments. A rematch isn't really that great a storyline, especially when it's a perennial great team vs a somewhat oafish team. I feel like it could have been an interesting story if there had been a little more time between. We get reminded yearly about the Tyree catch, and we get reminded yearly about how Brady's won three but hasn't been to the podium since.

Let's just have a little review of the storylines over the past few years:

  • Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers - Can the Steelers add a 7th Lombardi to their collection? Did Green Bay make the right choice by going with Aaron Rodgers over Favre?
  • Indianapolis Colts vs. New Orleans Saints - Can Peyton Manning put his critics to rest by getting closer to the number of rings that Tom Brady has? Can New Orleans drop their old moniker of the Aints and cement themselves as an elite football team?
  • Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals - Can the Steelers make history as the first team to get 6 Vince Lombardi Trophies? Can Kurt Warner find redemption in the Super Bowl by leading the Cardinals to a championship in their first appearance?
  • New England Patriots vs. New York Giants - Can New England finally put to rest all the talk of the 72 Dolphins and be the first Undefeated Super Bowl winners since the institution of a 16 game season? Can the Giants lead by Eli Manning stop the juggernaut that is Tom Brady and the Patriots offense?
  • Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears - Two time league MVP Peyton Manning finally got the monkey off his back, can he and Marvin Harrison get the championship that has eluded them for so many years? Can the Bears finally win the Lombardi again after such a long drought from the infamous Super Bowl Shuffle?
  • Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks - Can the Pittsburgh Steelers win a Super Bowl for the first time since the Steel Curtain team with Terry Bradshaw and show they're as good as the 49ers and Cowboys? Can the Seahawks win the big game in their first ever appearance?
  • New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles - Can the Patriots win Back to Back Super Bowls and cement themselves as a Dynasty? Can the Philadelphia Eagles win their first championship in the Super Bowl Era in their first appearance since Super Bowl XV?
  • New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers - Can the Patriots prove the 2001 Super Bowl wasn't a fluke and win another Super Bowl just two years after the first? Can the Carolina Panthers, who went 1-15 in the 2000 season, find redemption by winning the Super Bowl two years later?
  • Oakland Raiders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Can Jon Gruden's Buccaneers defeat the team that traded him away at the beginning of the season?
  • New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams - Despite losing star quarterback Drew Bledsoe to injury early in the season, the Patriots rallied behind an unknown 6th round draft named Tom Brady. Can they beat two time NFL MVP Kurt Warner and the Greatest Show On Turf?

[–]Giantsatrollsatan 2 points3 points ago

a somewhat oafish team

Are you fucking serious?

[–]49ersRichandler 0 points1 point ago

This year was one missed field goal and one football to the knee away from the Harbaugh brothers facing off.

[–]49ersloggedToUpdateThis 0 points1 point ago

First super bowl in 20 something years I didn't watch, I guess that says it all

[–]49ersivquatch 0 points1 point ago

me neither, man. I was at the championship game. Waiting in the parking lot afterward was one of worst feelings ever.

[–]Giantsglacinda -1 points0 points ago

And that had nothing to do with your team's failure to get there...

[–]49ersinfohawk 1 point2 points ago

Considering a fair amount of the posters that agree are fans of teams that almost made it I would chalk a lot of this sentiment up to disappointment. It's not as fun when you're team was a field goal away from it.

On the other hand, the Giants were 9-7. Not exactly a team people would consider dominant like Green Bay or New Orleans. And New England didn't win against that many good teams this year (except Baltimore when it counted).

[–]PackersNeowarcloud 0 points1 point ago

I wasn't excited for it, but its because its two teams that I honestly have no interest in...

I'd rather have watched the bears represent the NFC...The game itself was decent, was close, but was devoid of big plays...Pats receivers laid an egg dropping some easy passes...

[–]Billscolonel_mortimer 2 points3 points ago

I think we also were watching a couple of very overexposed teams that had game plans focused on clock management, which is kind of dull to watch if you're not a fan of either team or don't have anything riding on the game.

I also didn't feel like the pacing of the game was all that great. It had a rhythm and a pretty clear plan, but it wasn't necessarily one that's great from an NFL spectator POV. It was like watching a bike race, where everyone goes just hard enough to keep up but saves enough juice to break away at the end.

A lot of recent Super Bowls have featured much more scoring and have also showcased teams that have only just recently gained or re-gained the limelight or had only seen regional exposure. This game had a lot more of the game-of-the-week feel of a MNF or SNF match-up. It was still a good and competitive game, but it was a little dull and the drama/storylines were played out for anyone not a fan of NYG/NE. It seems reasonable to feel a little let down too because we didn't get to see the other potential powerhouse match-ups depending on how the playoffs turned out.

[–]Giantscheebahmonkey 1 point2 points ago

It's because people are jealous.. if the steelers or denver or any were in it, thing would have been dif

[–]Phishticks 1 point2 points ago

It's because of the lockout

[–]BroncosSpaghettiWizard 1 point2 points ago

Yeah I felt the same way. I think it's because so many people were rooting for and (in my case) counting on the Harbaugh Bowl

[–]Jetsentsportsjunkie 1 point2 points ago

I am from New York and I have no idea what you are talking about!

[–]Titanskatarr 0 points1 point ago

The Superbowl, while being the championship game of the NFL season, is also a day for Americans to get together as a group, buy tons of food and drink, and generally have a party. It's a de facto holiday celebrating consumerism. Lately, though, the economy has toughened and people have begun cutting back to make ends meet. Everything, especially non-essentials like a Superbowl party, has been belt-tightened and scaled back, not eliminated, but infused with this sense of subdual. Perhaps that is part of what some feel.

[–]internetter_ 1 point2 points ago

The actual football match was quite entertaining, afaic. Two quarterback performances for the ages, epic catches (and epic chokes, so sorry Wes), some cool handoff trickery by the patriots, a crushing running game by the Giants, and the whole thing went down literally to the last instant of the final play, with Hernandez almost grabbing that Hail Mary.

The game seems like a letdown because there was just too much dark blue in the uniforms this year, plus the Giants' grey pants, blah. that and the "New York/Boston? Yawn" factor. Also, the commercials were atrocious. We need to amend the Constitution to prevent GoDaddy.com from being able to do ads.

I was thinking if we chose the championship match through some kind of combination of polling system and team records, we probably would have had a Green Bay/Baltimore Super Bowl this year. NFL BCS, anyone? >:D

[–]PatriotsBlackNyellow -1 points0 points ago

I felt the way it ended just seemed incomplete almost as if they should have had another quarter or something. The game ended the Giants ran on the field and it didn't seem to have the same magic.

[–]lancerevo98 1 point2 points ago

i am a patriots fan, and before i am down voted into oblivion, i would like to say good win to the giants. Secondly, it really felt like a regular game, and honestly, it was pretty fucking boring until the last 5 minutes, and thats not what it should be like

[–]PackersAvenged492 1 point2 points ago

The record it broke for being the most watched event in U.S. History would like to have a word with you.

[–]Ravensuv0001 0 points1 point ago

People don't know the quality of the SB game until after they have watched it. Therefore, viewership isn't a good measure of the actual quality of the game.

[–]OilersSeaness -1 points0 points ago

I felt the same way. Living in Texas I didn't really have a loyalty to either team. Boston and New York teams win championships all the time so it never felt like there was an underdog in the game. I don't know it was just a boring matchup for me.

[–]Giantsglacinda 0 points1 point ago

And Texas hasn't had it's fair share? coughcowboysbandwagon90scough

[–]TheGreenBackPack 0 points1 point ago

I think for me, it was all the dumbass media hype. They talked about it SO MUCH on ESPN that by the time the game rolled around, i was just wishing for this shit to be over so i can stop hearing how you can't spell elite without Eli, or how Brady and Belicheck have won so many superbowls together.

[–]SaintsThunderjugs 1 point2 points ago

Uh, have you ever watched any of the sports networks around SB time before?

[–]Redskinssmfrank777 1 point2 points ago

This will get buried at the bottom, but there was no jet flyover!!!!

[–]Chargerstheoctopawd 0 points1 point ago

I felt pretty indifferent about the two teams. The playoffs are always more enjoyable to me anyway. If Gronk was 100% it would have been a lot more fun to watch.

[–]SteelersAtePoint307 -1 points0 points ago

I felt like that too. I really wanted to see the 49ers return to glory after my Steelers lost. I think everyone is sick of the Patriots and they weren't their normal dominating selves this year anyway (Kinda didn't deserve to be in the SB if you as me). At least it was a good game though, can't complain.

[–]49ersSolarClipz 0 points1 point ago

I didn't think so. But it's probably all my pent up rage.

[–]49ersneckbishop 0 points1 point ago

You had a case of that too?

[–]GiantsNotoriousNYG 0 points1 point ago

i thought it was bc i was trippin out, but as it turns out it didnt feel like the patriots were in control at all and that the Giants were going to win no matter what. non-biased

[–]GiantsRugerRedhawk 1 point2 points ago

There were a couple straight drives near the middle of the game where it sure as hell seemed like the Pats were in control.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago*

No one interesting and new played. It was Old superbowl man himself tom brady and the little retard eli manning. Kinda just lacked the newness. Youre right though, outside of NY and Boston people just didnt care.

I personally didnt care about the game because this is the second time the fucking giants have sucked dick in the regular season only to find themselves in a weak enough division to make the playoffs. Kinda seems like they didnt earn either of these titles, they just got hot at the right time. But hey whether or not they deserve the titles, they have them and no one can take them

[–]Patriotssnufalufalgus 0 points1 point ago

As a Pats fan it felt more like a colonoscopy to me

[–]Patriotspatriotboy43 0 points1 point ago

Huge Patriots fan and Giants fan (born in brooklyn raised and Boston). The game was a little flat for me. It wasn't as exciting imo. The playoffs were phenominal but the superbowl was meh. I wasn't even as crushed when the Pats lost like in 07. It stung for a little bit and thats it. Not alot of specatular plays except for that catch late in the game.

[–]as1126 0 points1 point ago

Biggest ratings ever, so it wasn't just NY and Boston watching.

[–]PackersSUMYD 0 points1 point ago

The worst part was Nick Cannon and the 15 hr award show red carpet coverage it got.