Running Supe XLII/42nd Large And Important American Football Game Thread

[hockeybeat]

Eleven consecutive road wins. Amazing.

 

[Gutter]

Eleven consecutive road wins. Amazing.

Can't really count the Super Bowl as a road game. On the other hand, they are counting the game in London against the home Dolphins as a "road" game ... so what do I know?

 

[Oz]

Great damn football game.

For the last 15 minutes it was. For the first 45, it blew.

This is crazy talk. It was a close game the entire way. yeah, there was no scoring. So it was like a pitcher's duel. Fine by me. And with every passing minute, the impossible became more possible. How was that not captivating?

I cannot believe people who remember a decade's worth of complete Super Bowl duds can call a game in which neither team led/trailed by more than four the whole way a bore.

Agree completely. Three lead changes in the final minute, including two in the last 2:45. Best Super Bowl ever, in part because of the historical importance, but also because of how the Giants won -- after the Patriots scored late, less than three minutes away from 19-0. heck, I didn't have any problems with the first 45 minutes. Just a great game, start to finish.

 

[hockeybeat]

A question comes to mind. Will fanboi Bostonbred call in sick on Tuesday so he can fly down to New York for the Giants parade?

 

[MileHigh]

If it's not the best Super Bowl ever, it's in the top five.
Giants-Bills is hard to beat.

The rating for this game will be tremendous. Probably will be the most-watched ever. Rating about 43-44, though close to 50 for the last 15 minutes.

 

[Boom_70]

Kevin Gilbride has come a long way in his play calling from the days when Buddy Ryan wanted to choke him.

 

[John]

I can't wait for Carl's reaction on AdultSwim.com.

 

[forever_town]

You realize 2 of the last 3 Super Bowl winners (05 Steelers, 07 Giants) were the last wild card squeezing in the playoffs with no home post-season games. Kinda makes you wonder how important the home field advantage actually is.

The Giants weren't the last wild card squeezing in. They were the No. 5 seed. Ever since 1990, there have been six teams in the playoffs in each conference. Only in 1982 with its drastically truncated season were there more playoff teams per conference (eight each).

 

[John]

The celebration has begun:

 

[hockeybeat]

The celebration has begun:

Right in Times Square.

 

[Stoney]

You realize 2 of the last 3 Super Bowl winners (05 Steelers, 07 Giants) were the last wild card squeezing in the playoffs with no home post-season games. Kinda makes you wonder how important the home field advantage actually is.

Giants were #5, Redskins #6. The "Road Warrior" tag is valid, though.

Colts won their division, but did have to play in the wild card round.

I wasn't thinking of the 06 Colts, I was thinking of the 05 Steelers and these Giants. However, you raise a good point b/c the Colts also played a road game at Baltimore in their SB run. So, let me revise:

Do you realize that the last three Super Bowl winners played a grand total of only two post-season games (out of 12 total, counting SBs) on their home field? I find that a damn surprising statistic. Home field advantage doesn't seem to mean as much these days.

 

[Bubbler]

Giants-Bills is hard to beat.

This beat it. Best Super Bowl ever. Unlike Super Bowl XXV, you can't say the outcome was determined by someone missing a play or anything, it was decided by the winning team making plays on both sides of the ball.