Well, that was one dud of a game yesterday, wasn't it? I mean, really, what can be said about it? But I'll throw some random thoughts at you anyway....
- Denver's first three possessions consisted of eight plays and produced a Seattle safety, a punt, and an interception. It was four and one-half minutes into the second quarter before Denver made a first down. I was thinking "this is like the Steelers vs. the Vikings in Super Bowl IX."
- The safety on the first play of the game gave an indication of what was to come, and the kick return for a TD to open the second half effectively ended the game. The "Denver Super Bowl Champion" hats and t-shirts were already on the planes to Third World countries once Percy Harvin crossed the goal line.
- I thought that Peyton Manning looked every one of his 37 years by half-time.
- That DB Kam Chancellor for the Seahawks - WOW! And he's only the second best DB for Seattle!
- I could go on and talk about key plays here and there in the game, but why bother? I mean, how can you single one or two specific plays in an ass-kicking like this? The game was never, not once, in doubt for the Seahawks.
- That fur coat on Joe Namath for the coin toss - tremendous. Broadway Joe is still Broadway Joe!
- The weather sure wasn't a factor. Expect the Super Bowl to return to New York in the next 8-10 years.
- It wasn't until late in the second half that Fox began to show shots of celebrities in the stands (Hugh Jackman, Michael Douglas, Paul McCartney). This is unusual for Fox, and, thankfully, none of these people were stars of lousy Fox Network sitcoms.
- I was unfamiliar with his work, and I am not about to go out an buy a bunch of his records (can we still call them "records"?), but I was impressed with Bruno Mars and his halftime show. Very talented and quite entertaining guy. I only wished that he didn't relinquish a part of his 14 minute show to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- Loved it when, at one point in the third quarter, Troy Aikman essentially said "this game is over." The Suits at neither the NFL nor Fox had to be happy about that.
- For the umpteenth year in a row, I turned the TV on shortly after 6:00, thus missing the entire four hour pregame drivel. This is great for one's mental well being.
The commercials. I liked...
- The Chevy Silverado commercial with the bull saying "Hello, ladies."
- Radio Shack, "the 80's called"
- "Gwen quits" for GoDaddy.com
- The Tim Tebow T-Mobile "no contract" commercials
- Bob Dylan for Chrysler. Great commercial!
- The Budweiser Puppy Love and Returning Hero commercials
- The one with the woman running the tanning salon. I think it was for GoDaddy.
Did not like....
- David Beckham in his underwear. Those tattoos are awful.
- The VW engineers sprouting wings
- The Steven Colbert pistachio commercial. Kind of creepy.
- Heinz Ketchup "if you're happy and you know it". I'm sure all those Heinz employees recently let go are glad the company spent $4 million on that lousy commercial.
- The bear in the store eating Chobani Yogurt with a Bob Dylan song playing over it. Just when I was going to write about how disappointing it was to see Dylan sell out like that, he redeemed himself with that Chrysler spot.
- That two part Bud Light commercial early in the game. Bud Light usually has some of the best Super Bowl commercials, but those two were big swings and misses this year.
As for my predictions, I called for a Seattle win - check. I said fewer than 50 points would be scored. Actual total was 51, pretty close. I said it would be a close game. Well, you can't win 'em all.
I finished the NFL Post Season with an 8-3 record. Pretty good.
Congratulations, Seahawks, a most deserving Super Bowl Champion.
Pirates pitchers and catchers report to Bradenton in nine days.
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