The New England Patriots are 3-point favorites, but I’m rooting for the Atlanta Falcons! Who do you want to win the Super Bowl?
The New England Patriots are 3-point favorites, but I’m rooting for the Atlanta Falcons! Who do you want to win the Super Bowl?
Now that Ted Turner isn’t the owner, I’ll pick Atlanta.
Bob, Bills fans are united against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Go, Atlanta!
Being from Massachusetts, I’m for the Patriots all the way, but if that’s Tom Brady pictured here, I may have to rethink my options.
Jerry, that just one of Tom Brady’s many fans.
Please be careful – this is not a joke:
http://www.snopes.com/sports/football/caraccidents.asp
Origin:In 2003, a study of U.S. accident data performed by University of Toronto researchers uncovered a 41% increase in motor vehicle collisions in the hours following the Super Bowl. The study compared crash data from 27 Super Bowl Sundays with that of the Sundays preceding and following the big game from 1975 to 2001. The first hour immediately following the Super Bowl was the worst, with the accident rate jumping 70%. (There was a 10% drop in the accident rate during the game itself, presumably because far fewer people were on the road on that time.)
The study, subsequently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, noted that the largest surges in the accident rate occurred in the home states of the losing team, where the number of crashes increased 68% after the telecast ended, while accidents rose only 6% in the winner’s state. Accidents climbed an average of 46% in “neutral” states.
Unbelievable but true it seems!
Wolf, massive quantities of alcohol and other substances will be consumed before, during, and after the Super Bowl. Billions of dollars are wagered on the Super Bowl–everything from how long it takes to sing the National Anthem to the coin flip to the scores in the game–and losers of those bets tend to be in a Bad Mood. Domestic abuse goes way up!
George, I just hope all of you here enjoy the game!
Though I have to confess that after all the doping affairs in Europe I’m no longer interested in sports at all.
Have fun!
Wolf, sports (especially football) is escapist entertainment. With all the political upheaval over the past few weeks, people are just looking for a diversion.
My son-in-law’s favorite team is the Pats, so I’ll be pulling for them. But I don’t really have any investment in the outcome of the game. If the Falcons win, that’s okay.
Bill, the big question is: Will the Patriots beat the spread?
Totally rooting for the Falcons too. They’ve only been there once, they’ve never won, and isn’t everyone sick of seeing Brady and Bill Belichick already? I know I am. And Ryan is the MVP.
That said, I won’t be putting any money on the outcome.
Jeff, like you I’m not betting against the Patriots. My money is staying in my wallet.
Once again I bet $50 on the Dallas Cowboys and I’m praying for a miracle.
Dan, Bill Crider certainly understands that move. And Jerry Jones is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame!
don’t count it out if trump wants them to win, kellyann will say it happened
Maggie, I waiting for the Moment of Silence at the Super Bowl for the victims of the Bowling Green Massacre.
Rooting for Atlanta since the Patriots owner, coach and qb are all Trump supporters.
Steve, I think Tom Brady and the Patriots want to make the Super Bowl great again.
I wouldn’t mind seeing a great team win another, but I don’t have enough emotional investment to really care. Barbara only watches for the commercials and halftime show, while I’ll be ignoring those. It is an excuse to have chips and dip, a rare thing for us.
Rick, I have our Cape Cod Kettle Cooked chips ready for the Super Bowl. Diane is working on the dip.
Purple and gold–LSU colors! Since half my income is going to LSU these days, thanks for the reminder!
I’m guessing the Patriots will win, but I’d like to see the “Dirty Birds” (as we call them down here) pull off a surprise victory.
John is marinating chicken wings in a soy sauce-sherry-sesame oil-garlic-ginger-honey mix. He’ll grill them as we get closer to the game. We also have shrimp bisque, stuffed grape leaves, and various cheeses and crackers. Ya know, just a light repast.
Deb, that sounds delicious! I’m planning on making a home-made pizza. And, I was wondering if you would decode the colors on the cheerleader! Congratulations!
That sounds good to me too, Deb. Enjoy!
I want the falcons to win. I don’t really root for them normally, but I think the Pats have won enough, and like Steve says, the “big 3” of that team are trump supporters.
Did anyone else have a problem watching the nfl honors last night? Right in the middle of the hall of fame announcements the picture went out, came back for commercials, and went out again. I was hoping Don Coryell finally got in the HOF. I was also hoping Terrell Davis made it. Figured LT was a shoe in, deservedly so. The other one I wanted was Kurt Warner. Sorry to see Jerry Jones get in (he was the last one announced before the pix went off, so figure he broke it)
Rick, I’m right there with Barbara with commercials (I write them down in a notebook and rate them, have been doing that for a number of years) My favorites are the bud clydesdales, with puppies. the darth vader VW ad was also a winner for me
Maggie, I always buy the Monday edition of USA TODAY after the Super Bowl. They rank all the Super Bowl commercials. I used that in my ADVERTISING and MARKETING classes.
We get the USA Today and the local Palm Beach Post in the hotel, another perk.
Jeff, I love hotels that give you a free paper (or two!) as a perk.
I wouldn’t have thought it – even our German media are kinda goin’ crazy over it:
http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/super-bowl-2017-houston-epizentrum-der-emotionen-a-1133229.html
Even if you can’t read the German text – the pictures are hilarious!
Of course we’ll be asleep when you’ll be having fun – the game starts past midnight European time.
Enjoy!
Wolf, some estimates predict a billion people will view all or part of the Super Bowl!
It’s all good so far. Except for Joe Buck saying THREE times to stay tuned for “THE MOST IMPORTANT MUSIC MOMENT OF THE YEAR.” As long as they can continue to pressure Brady, it’s looking good.
No really memorable standout commercials that made me say, wow, that was really good. One disgusting one, the Febreze Halftime Bathroom Break ad.
/end half time update
That “Most Important Music Moment Moment” thing was FOX script, Jeff, he had to say it. It WAS a good halftime show.
No, I am NOT blaming Joe for that. He was just reading it. I’m blaming whoever wrote it.
Rick the Half-time Show had a lot of pyrotechnics.
Jeff, they are really hyping Lady Gaga’s Halt-time show.
Atlanta seems to have forgotten there are four quarters in the game! No big deal! I can live with the result!
Bob, you can’t underestimate Tom Brady and the Patriots. Atlanta better not fall asleep on defense.
I’m so sad about the outcome. No Clydesdale commercial??? BAH There were a few commercials I liked, but not too many A’s. The puppy bowl had a better outcome
Maggie, I agree. the commercials were mostly ho-hum.
That was one of the best Super Bowl games ever. No team has ever done what the Pats did in that game. It’s tough to lose, and I feel sorry for Atlanta, but they stopped scoring or defending in the second half. Congratulations, New England.
Rick, this win by Tom Brady and the Patriots reminds me of the Trump win on Election Day.
But Trump was never the favorite…
I’ve seen this in Giants games with Dallas and New England. Clock management, ball management, most of all GAME management. I can almost guarantee that had this been reversed, Bill Belichick would not have let it get away. You’re up by 16 more than halfway through the fourth quarter, what can go wrong? Well, your defense has been on the field a long time and you’re facing Tom Brady, so it is possible he can score twice and tie the game with two two-point conversions. What can you do to stop that? Simple, KICK THE FIELD GOAL. You’re on the 30 or so, run the ball three times. You run the clock down, maybe make New England use time outs. If you get a first down, great. If not, you KICK THE DAMN FIELD GOAL to make it a three score game. No 10 yard sack, no holding penalty that takes you out of field goal range. Once Atlanta lost that fumble I could see the rest coming, exactly as it developed.
Too bad. You know you’re facing Brady. Play the game accordingly.
Jeff, I’ve seen Brady and the Patriots come back many times. They’re always a threat to win.
Jeff, I think the Russians fixed the Super Bowl.
I don’t know much about the game but the surrounding spectacle must have been great – found thin in my inbox and had a good laugh:
http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/lady-gagas-all-american-super-bowl-halftime-show
PS: I’ve subscribed to Borowitz he’s a really crazy guy!
Wolf, the Super Bowl shows the power of Adverting and Marketing.
thanks for the New Yorker link, Wolfi. I didn’t know that history of God Bless America.
I really enjoyed Gaga’s show, and heard she was warned off getting political, and that there was some kind of threat, though the later wasn’t snopsed.
I agree with Jeff on his astute game assessment. I wish the Falcons had won. I hated that Don Coryell didn’t make it into the HOF, and that Jerry Jones did.