Superbowl - Indianapolis v New Orleans

[charliepanayi]

Well I was wrong.

Not as good as the last two Superbowls maybe but a good game. When Indianapolis went 10-0 up I was starting to wonder if New Orleans were going to get blown out, but their defence really stepped up after that. Brees was great, and their kicker just nailed those three longish field goals.

[Raistlin]

Sean Payton has balls. Missed it on 4th and goal, but that doesn't stop him from opening up the second half with an onside kick.

Yeah, that onside kick in the Super Bowl was a badass call. It does not get more ballsy than that.

[ljkkjlcm9]

In the end, Peyton Manning lost the game... just like Brett Favre did. It was close the entire time until that interception. Which, I called, because I knew, and the Saints also knew, he was going to be driving down the field with passes like that. It was only a matter of time at the end of the game. I was ecstatic.

Also, seeing Brees and his son after the game was the most adorable thing I've ever seen, and I'm happy for him.

THE JACKEL

[charliepanayi]

In the end, Peyton Manning lost the game... just like Brett Favre did.

Way to oversimplify both situations.

[ljkkjlcm9]

In the end, Peyton Manning lost the game... just like Brett Favre did.

Way to oversimplify both situations.

If the quarterback continues to be the most common player to get MVP of the league and superbowl games, though I'd say the interception by Tracy Porter(and the entire defense during the game) or the recovery by J. Casillas during the onside kick had bigger impacts... then yes, I will say that the QB on teams LOSE the game. Especially when Brett Favre threw an interception when their team was within field goal range to win the game... and especially when Peyton Manning was trying to force throws to get down the field fast and score to tie it. Anyone and everyone should have seen that interception coming.

With all the emphasis on the QB, just because it's the easiest position to single out, I'm going to do it too. It can't just be positive emphasis, on them, they need a good heaping of negative too.

The game may not have been all about those plays, but until both of them, they very much had a chance to win. They were the final nails in the coffin.

THE JACKAL

[charliepanayi]

You're boiling things down to one incident, but Favre's interception was partially a result of poor play-calling and a really dumb penalty to give away, which forced his throw. And there were the fumbles. Similarly, Manning's interception isn't why they lost the game per se, the onside kick gamble that paid off, Brees' completion rate and the sterling work of the New Orleans defence were all big factors.

This wasn't a Superbowl where a team lost the game, New Orleans won it.

[Bunny]

Jackal, how much of your opinion is colored by your dislike of Manning as a quarterback and person?

I wasn't disappointed with the outcome of the game but I would've been fine with a winner on either side. I'm glad Brees and New Orleans won it since, at the end of the night, they were the better team (after the first quarter, anyway) and deserved it more than the Colts. I like the numerous risks that Payton took as a coach, throwing out the stops with the gutsy calls.

Overall, good game. Enjoyed it.

[rubah]

So, I hear the Superbowl ad writers hate women, y/n?

[Raistlin]

More like the Super Bowl ad writers hate humor and intelligence.

[Del Murder]

I liked Letterman's ad.

[Goldenboko]

So, I hear the Superbowl ad writers hate women, y/n?

n. They where writing to appeal to the statistics. Don't like it? Buy more Fords and watch more Football. Also, accepting that men are attracted to boobs is not sexist.

[Rase]

I liked the Dorito Samurai.

[Raistlin]

I liked Letterman's ad.

I only caught the last second of that one. I stopped paying too much attention after the 5th or so Budweiser/Bud Light commercial.

[Bunny]

The first screaming chicken Denny's ad and the Dorito Samurai were among the funniest. The beer commercials, Tebow's abortion bull and the GoDaddy.com were annoying.

[NorthernChaosGod]

I liked Letterman's ad.

I only caught the last second of that one. I stopped paying too much attention after the 5th or so Budweiser/Bud Light commercial.

Those were hella annoying, it made me want to take back the case I bought and exchange it for Coors or something.

The first screaming chicken Denny's ad and the Dorito Samurai were among the funniest. The beer commercials, Tebow's abortion bull and the GoDaddy.com were annoying.

The Dorito Samurai was hilarious, I loved it.