In about 10 minutes, the greatest sports spectacle in American sports will kick off from Lucas Oil Stadium as the New York Giants and New England Patriots square off in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, which the Giants won 17-14, spoiling New England's quest for a perfect 19-0 record. Will it be more of the same? Well...the game is about to start, plus those commercials for the non-football watching people. Which ones will stand out? Which ones well...didn't. I'm going to start my engine.
DJBC Happy Hour/DJBC Sports Corner's Pick: Giants 28, Patriots 23
6:15PM- Husband-and-wife country singers Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert sing America, the Beautiful.
6:17PM- Kelly Clarkson sings the National Anthem.
6:19PM- Commercial for The Dictator movie...
6:25PM- FACT: the NFC won 14 consecutive coin tosses...until now....Patriots win the toss and will defer to the 2nd Half, Giants get the ball first
6:27PM- The Commercial Fyundai begins with Hyundai performing the Rocky theme song, a capella...NICE!
6:28PM- And now, the Super Bowl is about to begin, as NBC plays the NFL ID, and now the Super Bowl intro.
6:30PM- The Giants return the kickoff 23 years to their own 24-yard line.
6:36PM- The Giants are starting to go backwards after making some positive passing plays. 3rd and 13 from Patriots 37. Manning gets sacked by Mark Anderson (# 95, New England).
6:37PM- The Giants down the punt around the New England 5-yard line.
6:37PM- Commercial Break # 1, Commercial # 1: Bud Light..."We dream of turning platinum into platinum"- Bud Light Platinum
6:38PM- Next Commercial (Audi): People at a campfire...guy driving an SUV...people disappear in poof of smoke...Audi Commercial
6:39PM- NBC Super Bowl Bumper
6:40PM- Patriots start from their own 6-yard line. FLAG! Brady way overthrew the pass, which is intentional grounding, and the Giants score first, because Brady was in the end zone, which resulted in a safety. 2-0, Giants. 8:52 left in the First Quarter.
6:41PM- Commercial- Pepsi, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T"....royal court, Sir Elton John..."Where there's Pepsi, There's Music"
6:42PM- Commercial- Hyundai Turbo---Man vs. Cheetah
6:42PM- Commercial- Promo for NBC's "Smash", which premieres tomorrow night.
6:43PM- Giants get the ball at their own 23-yard line. The First Super Bowl safety since Super Bowl XXV.
6:49PM- Victor Cruz fumbles the ball, but gets lucky, because the Patriots had 12 men on the field, and now it's First and Goal for the G-Men.
6:50PM- Victor Cruz salsa steps in the end zone after catching a 2-yard touchdown catch. 8-0 Giants, pending PAT.
6:51PM- Extra point by Lawrence Tynes is good. # 9 for the G-Men makes it 9-0 Giants with 3:24 remaining in the 1st.
6:51PM- Commercial- Another Bud Light commercial for the new Platinum Lager
6:52PM- Commercial- M&M commercial
6:53PM- Commercial- Shazam commercial featuring inventors...ok Best Buy commercial
6:53PM- Commercial- Celebrity Apprentice Promo
6:54PM- New England running back Danny Woodhead returns the kickoff to the Patriots 29 yard line.
6:55PM- Commercial- Coca Cola (with the Polar Bears)
6:55PM- Commercial- Chevy Silverado (to the tune of Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It"...lol)...after the apocalypse
6:56PM- Halftime Show Promo
6:56PM- Rock Central Promo
6:57PM- New England back in action at their own 29-yard line with 3:18 remaining in the opening quarter.
6:59PM- The Patriots are moving down the field as the first quarter winds down, as they are inside the Giants 30-yard line, and will finish the quarter at the Giants 20-yard line after a 9-yard pass from Tom Brady to Wes Welker.
7PM Sharp- End of 1st Quarter- New York Giants 9, New England Patriots 0
7PM- Commercial- Bridgestone Tires (with Troy Aikman & Deion Sanders)
7:01PM- Commercial- GoDaddy commercial
7:01PM- Commercial- 2013 Lexus GS commercial
7:02PM- Commercial- Battleship (opens May 18)
7:03PM- Start of the 2nd Quarter, Giants up 9-0, New England tapping into the New York red zone, starting the period at the NYG 20.
7:05PM- 29-yard Field Goal by Stephen Gostkowski with 13:46 left in the 2nd Quarter makes it 9-3 Giants.
7:05PM- Commercial- It looks like I'm traveling through time...it's a Budweiser commercial...did not know that
7:06PM- Commercial- Another Doritos commercial with a dog.
7:07PM- Commercial- Camaro (happy Graduate getting a new Chevy Camaro, color yellow)
7:08PM- Gostkowski kicks this one into the end zone, where the ball is not returned.
7:08PM- Commercial- G.E. (factory workers talking about building things), and they include Budweiser in this
7:09PM- Commercial- John Carter (from Disney, coming to theatres March 19?)
7:09PM- Commercial- TaxAct (boy in a swimming pool)
7:10PM- Commercial- The Voice promo
7:10PM- Back to the game...Giants get the ball at their own 20 with 13:46 left in the half. Eli Manning, 9 straight completions to start the game (new Super Bowl record)
7:12PM- Injury Timeout...More Commercials...Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, coming out in theatres March 2nd.
7:13PM- "Get Up Off Of That Thang"!?!?!?!?!?! Dog up to no good at home alone (reminds me of all my friends who have dogs)- Volkswagen commercial
7:13PM- Star Wars Cantina- 2nd Volkswagen commercial
7:14PM- America's Got Talent promo
7:15PM- Hakeem Nicks makes a diving catch for 18 yards on 3rd and 6 to the Patriots 47-yard line...Eli's Comin', as Three Dog Night once sang.
7:!9PM- Giants punt into the end zone, 10 minutes even left in the first half
7:19PM- Commercial- David Beckham, scored by "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by the Animals promoting David Beckham bodywear from H&M.
7:20PM- Commercial- Coca Cola...again...with the Polar Bears...again...fighting over the one Coke bottle...again.
7:21PM- Back to the Game...Patriots get the ball at their own 20 yard line. Defenisve End Jason Pierre Paul (# 90, Giants) bats down another Tom Brady pass attempt
7:23PM- After the Patriots go three-and-out, Will Blackmon (# 36, Giants) fair catches a punt at the Giants 23-yard line.
7:25PM- Giants' Travis Beckum out for the game with a Torn ACL.
7:29PM- 4 Minutes Even left, Giants punt out of bounds to inside the New England 5-yard line
7:30PM- Commercial- Chevy Sonic (and its firsts...and "Tonight...")
7:31PM- Commercial- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace in 3D (George Lucas really needs to stop)
7:31PM- Halftime Show Promo
7:32PM- A false start pushes New England back from their own 4 to their own 2...
7:34PM- Hello, Rob Gronkowski! 20-yard reception to the Patriots 35-yard line.
7:35PM- Two-Minute Warning...Two minutes Even Left in the Half
7:35PM- Commercial- All of the Marvel-ous Characters Join Up for a new movie...in theatres May 4
7:35PM- Commercial- Teleflora
7:36PM- Commercial- A Pug crashes a Greyhound race in this Sketchers commercial
7:36PM- Commercial- NFL Play 60
7:39PM- Aaron Hernandez makes a catch, and loses the ball after his elbow hits the ground, so no Booth Challenge...now a Holding penalty on Bryan Waters pushes the Patriots back 10 yards.
7:41PM- First timeout of the half by either team with 29 seconds left in the half taken by New England.
7:42PM- Commercial- A baby flying in mid-air to grab some Doritos'
7:42PM- Commercial- E*Trade Commercial- Dad and his baby boy
7:43PM- Commercial- Another Movie Promo...G.I. Joe: Retaliator.
7:45PM- Jason Pierre-Paul tackles down Danny Woodhead in the backfield on 2nd and 2 from the Giants 3-yard line. (New England takes another timeout)
7:47PM- Tom Brady connects to Danny Woodhead for a five-yard touchdown pass with eight seconds left in the half to tie the game at 9 even.
7:48PM- The extra point by Stephen Gostkowski gives New England a 10-9 lead with eight seconds left in the first half.
7:49PM- Patriots' 96-yard touchdown drive ties for the longest such drive in Super Bowl History*.
*- The Patriots went as far back as -2 yards to their own two.
7:49PM- The Giants return the kickoff to the 26-yard line with four seconds left.
7:50PM- End of First Half as Eli Manning takes a knee.
New England Patriots 10, New York Giants 9
Bridgestone Tires Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show coming up...
7:51PM- Commercial- NFL $ 1M giveaway to fans like you and me
7:51PM- Commercial (Columbus Market only)- Local NBC affiliate in Columbus promo for their morning news programming
7:51PM- Commercial (Columbus Market only)- Shawnee State University, then Columbus Dispatch website
7:53PM- Commercial- Wendy's Commercial (Bacon Portabella & Spicy Santa Fe)
7:53PM- Commercial (Columbus Market only)- NBC4 Teaser for News
7:53PM- NFL Halftime Report
7:58PM- Commercial- Another Camry commercial...one about stories
7:59PM- Commercial- Will Arnett and Hulu Plus (Hulu Plus)
7:59PM- Commercial- Bud Light Commercial- "Welcome to Halftime"
8PM Sharp- Commercial- Madonna and Jay Leno in an elevator...Promo for The Tonight Show
8PM Sharp- The Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show Begins!
8:01PM- The 12-minute show kicks off with the 1990 hit "Vogue", as Madonna is carried out by Trojan soldiers
8:03PM- Ryan Seacrest tweeted that the Stage is set up in only 5 minutes by over 500 people for a 12-minute set, and then torn down in 7 minutes. Wow.
8:11PM- The show closes with "Like a Prayer" with CeeLo Green joining Madonna on the stage. Nicki Minaj performed with Madonna in an earlier number in the Halftime Show.
8:13PM- And that's all folks for the Super Bowl XLVI Bridgestone Tires Halftime Show.
8:13PM- More commercials while they strike the stage...First up, The Voice judges kicking each others asses in the Voice promo (Betty White makes a cameo in it)
8:14PM- Back to the NFL...Bob Costas talking about how close the game could be
8:16PM- Dan Patrick, Rodney Harrison, and Tony Dungy back again discussing some moments froim the first half
8:17PM- More commercials...Next up...Clint Eastwood in a Chrysler commercial for, you guessed it...Detroit...and one about the economy. How do we come from behind? This country can't be knocked down with one punch. It's Halftime America, and out second half is about to begin.
8:19PM- Again...NFL $ 1 Million sweepstakes...abridged.
8:19PM- Highlights from the First Half to get us revved up for the Second Half
8:21PM- The Second Half kicks off as Julian Edelman (# 11, New England) returns the kickoff 21 yards to the Patriots 21-yard line.
8:22PM- Chad Ochocinco (obviously # 85, New England) makes the first catch of the second half.
8:24PM- The Giants allow the law firm of BenJarvus Green-Ellis (running back, # 42 New England) to make a big run to the Giants 33. Brady made 14 straight Super Bowl completions, a new Super Bowl record.
8:25PM- Weird Random Fact that Al Michaels Brought Up: Tom Brady was in Candlestick Park when Dwight Clark made "The Catch" 30 years ago last month.
8:27PM- Aaron Hernandez breaks free to the end zone for a touchdown pass from Tom Brady to make it 16-9 New England with 11:20 left in the 3rd quarter.
8:28PM- 96 and 79 yard TD drives, 17 unanswered points; 17-9 Patriots with 11:20 to go in the 3rd
8:28PM- Commercial- "Smash" promo...future Bryan Award Nominee (New Series: Smash vs. Homeland...Game On...)
8:29PM- Commercial (My Cable Provider)
8:30PM- Commercial (Columbus Market)- Menards
8:30PM- Commercial- Elderly Woman talking about riding a motorcycle (SafeCo)
8:30PM (Columbus Market)- NBC4 News Teaser
8:31PM- The Giants return the kickoff 31 yards to the Giants 35-yard line.
8:37PM- The Giants are only about to march to about the New England 21-yard line.
8:38PM- A 38-yard field goal attempt by Lawrence Tynes doinks into the hashes, making it 17-12 with 6:43 left in the 3rd Quarter
8:38PM- Commercial- (I am totally confused by this...) Fiat Abarth
8:39PM- Commercial- "You're Cheatin' Heart"- Pepsi vs. Coke wars; the Coke driver wins Pepsi Max for life, lol...
8:40PM- Julian Edelman takes this kickoff to the 17-yard line.
8:40PM- More Commercials- Re-Inventing Things...nice...Toyota (they re-invent things)
8:41PM- Commercial- Coke, again...Polar Bears...again, "Hey, I got you one too..."
8:42PM- Oikos Yogurt, and yes, Uncle Jesse got head-butted for it
8:42PM- The Donald, Deion Sanders, Apolo Ohno in a Century 21 commercial
8:43PM- The Patriots begin just inside their own 20-yard line.
8:44PM- Injury Timeout, so more Commercials- First up, Jerry Seinfeld trying to get # 1 on the Acura list...and failing as Jay Leno swoops the first Acura
8:44PM- Commercial- GE as GE workers talk more about building things
8:46PM- Brady's completion streak ends at 16, extending his Super Bowl record.
8:47PM- Michigan's MVP in the RichRod era, Zoltan Mesko punts it to Will Blackmon who sneaks it into Patriots territory with 5:36 to go in the 3rd.
8:48PM- Commercial- Budweiser...taking us through time from the 1930s to the 2010s...sequel to the earlier Bud commercial
8:48PM- Commercial- Bridgestone, this time with NBA players Tim Duncan and Steve Nash
8:49PM- NFL's Fantasy game...again
8:49PM- Another The Voice promo
8:50PM- Best starting field position for the G-Men, the Patriots 48-yard line.
8:51PM- Hakeem Nicks (# 88, NY Giants) makes a great catch, but loses the ball, stripped by Jerod Mayo (linebacker # 51, New England) and recovered by Henry Hynoski (fullback # 45, NY Giants)
8:52PM- Giants taking advantage of the short field as tight end Bear Pascoe (# 86, NY Giants) grabs a catch at the Patriots 12-yard line.
8:55PM- A sack on 3rd down and 8 forces yet another field goal attempt for Lawrence Tynes, who nails it from 33 yards to make it 17-15 with 35 seconds left in the 3rd quarter.
8:57PM- The Patriots get the ball back at their own 20-yard line after the kickoff goes into the end zone for a touchback.
8:58PM- The end of the 3rd Quarter
New England Patriots 17, New York Giants 15
8:59PM- Commercial- (The History of Football)- NFL.com Evolution Commercial
9PM sharp- Commercial- Chase (and a lot of smashed glass)
9PM sharp- Commercial- Jerry Seinfeld trying to get the Acura...abridged
9:01PM- Commercial- Arby's commercial (featuring a sailor on a mission)
9:02PM- NY Giants linebacker Chase Blackburn (# 93, NY Giants), who was cut in early September by the Giants, and then picked up by them in midseason, makes a diving interception at the Giants 8-yard line beating out All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski, the first turnover of the game.
9:04PM- NY Giants recover another one of their own fumbles...lucky lucky...
9:05PM- Timeout (Giants), 13:23 left in 4th/Commercial Break; first Commercial- Yup, the Ferris Bueller commercial that was so talked about with Matthew Broderick. (Honda CR-V)
9:06PM- Commercial- Another movie promo, this one, Act of Valor, coming out Oscar Weekend
9:06PM- Commercial- with a lot of animated cartoon characters (MetLife)
9:07PM- Commercial- Another "Smash" Promo (Can I say Emmy-nominee Katharine McPhee?)
9:08 & 9:09PM- 3rd & 7...big play, and then Rob Ninkovich (linebacker, # 50 New England) jumps offsides, do-over, 3rd & 7 becomes 3rd & 2
9:09PM- Hakeem Nicks once again delivers on 3rd down for a first down for a 12-yard gain.
9:11PM- Injury Timeout
9:11PM- Commercial- Hyundai (croaking boss/driving instructor?)
9:11PM- Commercial- Dog fetching Bud Light (How low can you go, Madison Ave?)
9:13PM- After the timeout, Victor Cruz delivers on 3rd & 1 for a 6-yard catch to prolong the drive for the G-Men.
9:16PM- The Giants call another timeout with 9:35 left in the 4th...poor time management (play clock was at :01)
9:18PM- Why is there not a flag on Sammy Morris (# 29, New England)? Clearly pass interference.
9:19PM- Wes Welker fair catches a punt at the Patriots 8-yard line.
9:19PM- Commercial (@ the beginning to the tune of Mr. Sandman)- Kia Optima "A Dream Car for Real Life"
9:20PM- Commercial (to the tune of The Odd Couple)- A guy working/living with chimps (Career Builder)
9:20PM- NBC Thursday Night Comedy Promo
9:23PM- Danny Woodhead keeps another Patriot drive alive with a 19-yard catch and run as we near the midway point of the 4th quarter
9:24PM- Injury Timeout
9:24PM- Commercial- Samsung Galaxy (people are in line waiting for something, and it becomes an all-out flash mob mess)
9:25PM- Another The Voice promo
9:30PM- Wes Welker drops what could be a possible TD reception that would possibly put this one away; Then Brady throws another incompletion, this time to Super Bowl XXXIX MVP Deion Branch (# 84, New England)
9:31PM- Giants get the ball with 3:46 left at their own 12-yard line after a 40-yard punt. 88 yards, 1 timeout, two-minute warning, Eli Manning, look out
9:32PM- 38-yard diving catch by Mario Manningham...
9:33PM- New England challenges the ruling of the field
9:34PM- It looks like that the play could stand as Manningham has complete control of the ball going out of bounds and down on the ground...if it stands, it will be the longest play of the game.
9:35PM- The play stands, the Patriots lose their first timeout. (David Tyree, who made the diving catch on the game-winning drive in Super Bowl XLII on the sidelines)
9:36PM- Manningham, with another catch, this time 16 yards, inside the Patriots 35-yard line.
9:37PM- Hakeem Nicks takes the G-Men inside the 20 at the two-minute warning.
9:38PM- Commercial- Cadillac ATS (shot on a German race track in the "Green Valley")
9:38PM- Commercial- Swamp People promo (History Channel show)
9:39PM- Another GoDaddy commercial
9:39PM- Promo for a new NBC Drama, "Awake"
9:40PM- 2 Minutes Even, and then Ahmad Bradshaw (# 44, NY Giants) runs 7-yards to the Patriots 11-yard line.
9:41PM- Hakeem Nicks fights off two Patriots for a 4-yard catch to get a First Down and Goal to the Patriots 7-yard line.
9:42PM- Patriots call a time out. Only one left for each team with 64 seconds left in the 4th quarter.
9:43PM- Ahmad Bradshaw runs to the 1-yard line and falls backward in the end zone for a touchdown with 57 seconds left. Giants up 21-17
9:44PM- Giants try for a two-point conversion, which fails. Giants 21, Patriots 17.
9:46PM- 57 seconds, 80 yards, one timeout. Can the Patriots come back and win it?
9:47PM- Deion Branch drops another one, which would have been for a good 20/30 yards. Ouch!
9:47PM- On 2nd down, Aaron Hernandez drops a pass.
9:48PM- Patriots used their final timeout after Subway spokesman Justin Tuck (defensive end, # 91, NY Giants) sacks Brady for a 6-yard loss with 36 seconds left.
9:49PM- At all comes down to this, the Patriots need 16 yards to keep this game alive, otherwise game over...
9:49PM- Brady finds Branch for a 19-yard catch to the Patriot 33-yard line.
9:50PM- Hernandez gets another first down (11-yard gain), but in the middle of the field.
9:51PM- Giants called for 12 Men on the Field (ball moved to Patriots 49-yard line) with nine seconds left.
9:52PM- It all comes down to this, 51 yards and only 5 seconds left...Hail Mary time for the Patriots
9:52PM- The New York Giants tip the Hail Mary and are the Super Bowl XLVI Champs!!!!!!
9:54PM- The NFC wins three Super Bowls in a row for the first time since winning 13 in a row (Super Bowls XIX to XXXI)
9:55PM- Commercial Break Time as the GGGGGGG-Mennnnnnnn beat the Patriots once again.
9:55PM- Commercial- NBC Sports Network Promo
9:56PM- Commercial (Columbus Market)- Rosati Windows & Value City
9:57PM- Commercial (Columbus Market)- Roush Honda & NBC4 News Teaser
9:58PM- Super Bowl Postgame Show
10:04PM- NFL Hall of Famer Raymond Berry presents the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the New York Giants
10:05PM- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell formally presents the Lombardi Trophy to the Giants
10:08PM- Eli Manning named the Super Bowl XLVI MVP
10:13PM- Commercial- Chevy (with Animated bugs- who says that the Ad fun has to end when the clock goes to 0:00?)
10:19PM- That's the end of the long Super Bowl XLVI Coverage on NBC, as they have switched off to the season premiere of The Voice.
This has been a great ride this football season, and I can't believe it is over. :( Seven months until the next NFL game that means something.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
AFC & NFC Conference Championship Picks 2011
In a few short hours, the AFC Championship will take place from Gillette Stadium as the New England Patriots host the Baltimore Ravens for the right to play in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
After that game, the NFC Championship will take place at Candlestick Park as the San Francisco 49ers host the New York Giants.
Last week, the two NFC Divisional games brought us surprises and excitement, as "The Catch III" took place as the 49ers beat New Orleans with nine seconds left last Saturday. On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers (who had the NFL's best record at 15-1) got knocked out by the New York Giants.
AFC Championship Game:
Baltimore Ravens (13-4) at New England Patriots (14-3)
and
NFC Championship Game:
New York Giants (11-7) at San Francisco 49ers (14-3)
Picks:
Can the Ravens defense be able to contain Tom Brady and the one-two tight end punch of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski? How good is the Patriot defense? These questions will be answered this afternoon.
The Giants are peaking at the right time, as witnessed last week against Green Bay. In 2007, the G-Men were the NFL road warriors, winning FOUR games on the road, including Super Bowl XLII.
As much as I want to see Harbaugh Bowl II, I think it will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLII in two weeks.
New England 31, Baltimore 14
NY Giants 28, San Francisco 19
With that said...
SUPER BOWL XLVI:
New York Giants (12-7) vs. New England Patriots (15-3)
SAD BREAKING NEWS: Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno passed away this morning due to complications of lung cancer. He was 85.
After that game, the NFC Championship will take place at Candlestick Park as the San Francisco 49ers host the New York Giants.
Last week, the two NFC Divisional games brought us surprises and excitement, as "The Catch III" took place as the 49ers beat New Orleans with nine seconds left last Saturday. On Sunday, the Green Bay Packers (who had the NFL's best record at 15-1) got knocked out by the New York Giants.
AFC Championship Game:
Baltimore Ravens (13-4) at New England Patriots (14-3)
and
NFC Championship Game:
New York Giants (11-7) at San Francisco 49ers (14-3)
Picks:
Can the Ravens defense be able to contain Tom Brady and the one-two tight end punch of Aaron Hernandez and Rob Gronkowski? How good is the Patriot defense? These questions will be answered this afternoon.
The Giants are peaking at the right time, as witnessed last week against Green Bay. In 2007, the G-Men were the NFL road warriors, winning FOUR games on the road, including Super Bowl XLII.
As much as I want to see Harbaugh Bowl II, I think it will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLII in two weeks.
New England 31, Baltimore 14
NY Giants 28, San Francisco 19
With that said...
SUPER BOWL XLVI:
New York Giants (12-7) vs. New England Patriots (15-3)
SAD BREAKING NEWS: Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno passed away this morning due to complications of lung cancer. He was 85.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Super Bowl Sunday: Super Bowl XLV Live Reactions
DJBC Sports Corner is here with Live Reactions to Super Bowl XLV as it happens, as one of the last football posts of the 2010-11 season here. It has been a bumpy ride, which will continue throughout the offseason and team owners and players negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, which expires on March 4.
Super Bowl XLV- from Arlington, Texas
Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4; AFC Champions)
vs.
Green Bay Packers (13-6; NFC Champions)
6:29PM Kickoff Time; Fox; Joe Buck (play-by-play) and Troy Aikman (color commentary); Pam Oliver & Chris Myers (sideline reports)
(ALL Times are EASTERN)
6:05PM- Focus Rally America pre-game show; 25 minutes away from kickoff...there will be commercials galore tonight, so get ready!
6:08PM- The Pittsburgh Steelers come out of the locker room and are heading to the field.
6:09PM- "...representing all the equalities..."- what a piece of bull. Sam Elliott (yup, that guy) is introducing the Steelers in a video montage clip
6:10PM- The Pittsburgh Steelers come out to the field
6:11PM- The Packers are about to come out to the field; Sam's back again with another video montage clip
6:13PM- The Green Bay Packers come out to the field
6:14PM- "They are the number six seed in the NFC, but they don't play like it."- Joe Buck
6:14PM- Christina Aguilera coming up with the National Anthem
6:19PM- Madieu Williams (safety, Minnesota Vikings) wins the Walter Payton Humanitarian of the Year Award
6:20PM- Lea Michele (Glee) is singing "America the Beautiful"
6:22PM- The National Anthem (Sung by Christina Aguilera)
6:24PM- After the commercial break- the Coin Toss
6:28PM- Michael Douglas with the intro to Super Bowl XLV (with clips of every single American milestone- good or bad, since the beginning of the 20th Century)
6:29PM- "Title Town" vs. "Steel Town"- the coin toss: Les Richter and Ed Sabol, 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees: Chris Hanburger, Richard Dent, Shannon Sharpe, Marshall Faulk, and Deion Sanders, and referee Walt Anderson; Helmet with Lombardi Trophy (head), Stadium (tails), Pittsburgh is visiting team; Deion Sanders tosses coin; Pittsburgh chooses tails; Packers win toss and defer to the second half
6:31PM- It's tiiiiiiiiiime!! Kickoff
6:34PM- SHOWTIME!; Antonio Brown (# 84, Pittsburgh- rookie) returns the kickoff 37 yards to the Steelers 36-yard line.
6:36PM- Steelers go three-and-out on their first possession
6:38PM- The Packers muff the punt, but recover at their own 21-yard line
6:40PM- Steelers showed a blitz on 3rd-and-9 as Aaron Rodgers (# 12) throws a 24-yard strike to Donald Driver (# 80); the Steelers' James Farrior (# 51) jumped offsides
6:42PM- Packers are forced to punt as Aaron Rodgers throws a strike that goes in and out of the hands of receiver Jordy Nelson (# 87)
6:43PM- Packers Tim Masthay (# 8, Packers) punts the ball into the end zone; 11:05 left to go in the first quarter; No Score
6:43PM- first commercial: Bud Light (before/after makeover at home); second commercial: Doritos (guy attempting to feed his girlfriend's pug who runs over door); third commercial: Audi A8 (snooty rich people locked up, a heist escape, and Kenny G music)
6:45PM- We're baaaack! Steelers have the ball again at their own 20 yard line and Rashard Mendenhall (# 34) runs for 15 yards on 1st and 10.
6:47PM- Mendenhall runs for 9 yards this time to the Steelers' 44 yard line.
6:49PM- On 3rd and 2, tight end Heath Miller (# 83) can't seem to grab the deep ball
6:49PM- Touchback again; 8:17 left in 1st quarter, still no score
6:50PM- frst commercial: Doritos (two guys in a break room, dude snatches guys pants and sniffs them); second commercial: Chevy commercial (people in senior citizen home); 3rd commercial: Pepsi Max (guy on park bench, ending seemed racist)
6:51PM- Packers have it on their own 20 yard line.
6:53PM- 3rd and Inches from Packers 29 yd line after a pass to Jordy Nelson, who is pushed back after forward progress; James Starks (# 44) runs to the side for 7 yards
6:54PM- Rodgers hooks up to Nelson for 9 more yards on 1st & 10 from Packers 36.
6:56PM- Commercial 1: Bud Light (directing a movie); Commercial 2: Ford Silverado HD (kid down a well; guy stuck in cave); Commercial 3: Fast and Furious sequel
6:59PM- Rodgers finds fullback Jameson (# 32) for a 14-yard gain into Pittsburgh territory; first time that either team has landed on other team's side of the field.
7:00PM- Aaron Rodgers finds Jordy Nelson for a 29-yard touchdown pass on 3rd and short, and Nelson was covered by Steelers safety William Gay (# 22). What a catch!!
7:01PM- 9 play, 80-yard drive. Extra point by Mason Crosby (# 2) makes it 7-0 Green Bay with 3:44 left in 1st quarter
7:02PM- 1st commercial: Pepsi Max (two guys chillin' in the sun); 2nd commercial: Doritos (guy chompin' on Doritos, cleans up house; 3rd commercial: Elantra (compact cars); 4th commercial: Fringe promo; 5th commercial: NFL Draft promo
7:03PM- Packers kick the ball off to the steelers; Antonio Brown runs to the 44-yard line; however, there is an Illegal Block in the Back Penalty on Ryan Mundy (# 29), which puts the Steelers at their own 7.
7:04PM- Commercial # 1: Promo fo movie with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig (Cowboys vs. Aliens), Commercial # 2: Car commercial again, this time- a car being abducted to sea to some spaceship and sucked out of some wormhole to the Aztec empire (Optima); Commercial # 3: Raising Hope (Future Bryan Award winner) promo
7:06PM- Back again; "Lido Shuffle" (clips of the Packers' dynasty), let's Lido Shuffle back to seeing Big Ben getting thumped by BJ Raji, Charles Woodson, and crew. Nick Collins (# 36) picks off Big Ben (# 7) and lido shuffles it 37 yards for a--; there are flags on the play, but for excessive celebration; 37-yard interception return with 3:20 left makes it 13-0 Packers
7:08PM- Extra point makes it 14-0 Packers with 3:20 left; 1st Commercial: Claymation with Eminem (sprite? iced tea?)
7:09PM- Nick Collins' celebrating makes the packers kick from their own 15 yard-line; Mewelde Moore (# 21) returns the kickoff to the Steelers 35-yard line; Packers D (# 24 in NFL in interceptions)
7:11PM- Rashard Mendenhall manages to bust loose for a first down; Packers have 108 yards to Pittsburgh's 42.
7:12PM- Pittsburgh likes to shoot themselves in the foot, as an illegal block in the back forces them back 10 yards
7:15PM- Ben Roethlisberger on 3rd and 9, runs away for a 1st down inside the Packers 35 yard line, on an 18 yard run; end of 1st Quarter; Packers lead 14-0
7:16PM- 1st Commercial: Bridgestone commercial (guy frantic after sending mass e-mails); 2nd Commercial: Chevy (some electric volt); 3rd Commercial: Go Daddy--> the new Go Daddy dot Co girl (Joan Rivers); 4th commercial: "This is OUR HOUSE"/House Promo; 5th Commercial: McDonalds (marching band performing/20 Chicken McNuggets)
7:18PM- Start of 2nd Quarter; Packers lead 14-0; Pittsburgh has it at Packers 32-yard line; Mendenhall goes backward, courtesy of 1997 Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson (# 21, Packers; GO BLUE!)
7:19PM- Tramon Williams (# 38, Green Bay) breaks up a pass intended for rookie receiver Emanuel Sanders (# 88, Pittsburgh)
7:20PM- Sanders picks up 14 yards on 3rd and 12.
7:22PM- Woodson and Collins tackles receiver Mike Wallace (# 17) just short of the first down
7:23PM- Shaun Suisham (# 6, Pittsburgh) kicks a 33-yard field goal with 11:08 left before the half; 14-3 Packers
7:23PM- 1st Commercial: Budweiser (gunslinger wanting some Budweiser and then singing "Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza"); 2nd Commercial: guy enlisting Faith Hill for some help on a Valentine's Day note (Teleflora); 3rd Commercial: Promo for another summer movie (Transformers III: Michael Bay needs to stop while he's ahead)
7:25PM- Vinnie Barbarino and Richie Cunningham/Opie Taylor are both in the house for the Super Bowl; Suisham kicks off the ball; Pat Lee (# 22) returns the kickoff to the 25 yard line
7:26PM- 1st Commercial (BMW commercial- X3, designed/built in America); 2nd Commercial: guy on a subway reading 1984 on iPad, guy using iPad (Motorola Zoom); 3rd Commercial: people covered up in song "Ch-Ch-Changes" (BMW Advanced Diesel), I meant smog
7:28PM- 11:01 left before the Bridgestone Halftime Show; Packers at their own 25 yard line on 1st and 10.
7:31PM- Packers go three and out and Tim Masthay punts 48 yards; 1st commercial: Dragon spitting fire and out comes...(Coca Cola); 2nd commercial: Promo for the new Thor movie coming out in May (what is up with recrating all these Comic books?); 3rd Commercial: Li'l Darth Vader and his Volkswagen (Volkswagen)
7:33PM- Joe Buck brings up Big Ben's shady last offseason; Steelers get it at their own 22-yard line with 9:28 left in 2nd quarter
7:35PM- That's what the broadcast booth looks like? What CGI graphics do they use? Anyway, back to the field; Mewelde Moore busts down for a first down.
7:37PM- Big Ben slings it to Antwan Randle-El (# 82) for 14 yards and another Steelers first down to the Packers 47-yard line.
7:39PM- Steelers take first timeout; more commercials- 1st one: Richard Lewis doesn't want to cut trees, and then he eats a Snickers and then runs Roseanne down with a log (Snickers); 2nd commercial; a man can't get out of his car (Career Builder); 3rd commercial: Another summer movie (Super 8); 4th Commercial: Stay tuned for Bridgestone Halftime Tire Show
7:42PM- Artwork shown around Cowboys stadium (courtesy of Jerry and Jean Jones); Back to the game: Big Ben throws it in traffic and Jared Bush (# 24, Packers) comes up with the interception, fighting off Mike Wallace
7:42PM- 1st and 10 at Packers 47 with 4:28 left before Halftime
7:44PM- Rookie James Starks runs down to the Pittsburgh 21
7:45PM- Rodgers slings it to Greg Jennings (# 85) in traffic for a 21-yard touchdown with 2:24 left; 20-3 Packers
7:45PM- Extra point by Crosby makes it 21-3 Packers with 2:24 left before halftime
7:47PM- It looks like the Packers are going to put this one away, and I will be going to bed happy tonight, Pack have led by at least 11 points in all three postseason games so far this year
7:48PM- 1st and 10 for the Steelers with 2:18 left before halftime and a 29.8 passer rating right now, 1st and 10 at the Steelers 23 yard line. Big Ben throws it high to Antwan Randle-El for 37 yards to the Packers 40 yard line to the Two-Minute Warning.
7:49PM- Two Minute Warning Commercial Break--> 1st Commercial: guy driving car and talking to GPS (Chevy with Facebook status); 2nd Commercial: Another movie trailer, this time (Captain America), [Sidebar] the last time I saw Captain America, he was riding the # 11 Bryden Road bus, en route to West Virginia; 3rd Commercial: NFL play- Castrol Edge Strongest Drive (2nd Round: Steelers > Ravens); 4th Commercial: "Kid in a Candy Store", "Mermaid in a Swim Meet"... (CarMax); 5th Commercial: Glee promo (for the episode airing right after this game)
7:52PM- 1st & 10 Steelers at the Green Bay 40 yard line; Packers call another timeout after Woodson gets hurt after Big Ben's failed attempt for the juggernaut TD pass; AJ Hawk almost had a pick as Big Ben's pass is batted down by the former Ohio State Buckeye linebacker who made long hair a statement at the Horseshoe
7:54PM- Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward catches a pass in traffic at the 25-yard line on 3rd and 10. Timeout: Steelers
7:56PM- at the Packers 26, Roethlisberger finds Ward for an 18-yard completion and it's 1st and Goal for the Steelers, and on the next play the twosome finish off the drive on an 8-yard pass to the back of the end zone as the Steelers exploit the Packers secondary (Woodson & Sam Shields- # 37 are being looked at in the locker room)
7:57PM- Extra Point by Suisham makes it 21-10 Packers with 39 seconds left
7:59PM- End of the First Half; Green Bay Packers 21, Pittsburgh Steelers 10; Super Bowl Halftime Show (Bridgestone) coming up; Roadies GET ready
8:00PM- Commercial Break; 1st Commercial: American Idol promo; 2nd commercial: Chase quick deposit (Chase); 3rd commercial: a bored chicken sandwich (Wendy's); 4th commercial: (Value City)- Queen's "I Want It All"; 5th Commercial: (Ford F-Series); 6th Commercial: (Giant Eagle- grocery chain in Ohio and Pennsylvania); 7th Commercial: Local Sponsor Tag
8:03PM- PepsiMAX Halftime Show with the NFL on Fox Crew; Packers have had double-digit leads in EVERY SINGLE playoff game they've played this season, including tonight; behind the Fox crew; the roadies, backup singers, and Black Eyed Peas are all frantically getting ready for their seven/eight minutes of fame
8:07PM- Tom Brady was the Unanimous NFL MVP winner (with ALL 50 votes)
8:08PM- 1st Commercial: Daytona 500 promo; 2nd Commercial: Menards (local store chain); 3rd commercial: another Daytona 500 promo; 4th commercial: Chatter with an animated Will.I.Am
8:09PM- Welcome to the Bridgestone Tire Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show with the Black Eyed Peas landing down on the stage in their 31st Century Costumes. First song- "Gotta Feeling"; I wish I had 3-D glasses...or even those Neon ones; 2nd song- "Boom Boom Pow"; the fans are louder than the band; 3rd Song- a surprise visit by Slash from Guns 'N' Roses, as Fergie sings "Sweet Child of Mine"...not a Black Eyed Peas song, but yeah...; skipping the 4th song, because I don't know what it is, but it infuses the theme song from "Pulp Fiction"; I think this is the finale, "Let's Get It Started", which is the song I think that started the Black Eyed Peas; nope, this one is..."OMG", with Usher ushering himself to the stage (The Black Eyed Peas, or at least Will.I.Am did this one with Usher); nope, this one definitely is- "Where Is the Love", the Peas duet they did with Justin Timberlake; nope this one is, because I'm...Having...a....GOOD...TIME, YEAH! I love this song- "Dirty Bit", infusing the 1987-88 Academy Award winner for Best Original Song; and then back to "I Gotta Feeling", because "I Gotta Feeling" that tonight's still going to be a good night for the Green Bay Packers
8:21PM- Halftime Show's Over, more Commercials...1st One- Chatter again with their animations; 2nd commercial: Animation Domination promo; 3rd commercial: Glee promo for the episode airing after this game; 4th commercial: TSX Sports Wagon from Acura; 5th Commercial: guy diving into the sea (Arby's- a fast food chain); 6th commercial: wasn't paying attention- a car commercial; 7th Commercial: "Look Back" from Time Warner Cable; 8th commercial: promo from local Fox affiliate; 9th Commercial: "The Daily", an interactive newspaper headed to an iPad near you
8:25PM- The second half is about to start; No team has ever won a Super Bowl by trailing 10+ points at halftime; Green Bay Packers lead the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-10
8:26PM- Troy Aikman & Joe Buck in their CGI-background broadcast booth; I wish there was room in our college football stadium's broadcast booth for that
8:27PM- Commercial Break; 1st one: NFL Network promo (taking the NFL Network with you on your computer/iPhone); 2nd one: House promo; 3rd one: promo for Car Warriors (new reality show on the Speed Network- yup, the Speed Network); 4th one: a ferris wheel wreaks havoc in this Daytona 500 promo
8:28PM- a clip from "Lombardi" infused with highlights from the first half; "Lombardi" stars Dan Lauria (the dad from The Wonder Years) as the legendary Packers coach
8:30PM- Second Half is about to begin; Packers deferred the opening toss, and will start the second half with the football. Suisham (# 6, Steelers) kicks the ball into the end zone, where Jordy Nelson (# 87) takes a knee in the end zone; Injury Update- Charles Woodson has a collar bone injury and is out for the rest of the game; Sam Shields and Donald Driver will return
8:31PM- Packers start the second half at their own 20-yard line.
8:32PM- Another Injury Update: Pittsburgh's Emanuel Sanders is also out for the remainder of the game.
8:33PM- Penalties on this drive are killing the Packers- a hold on Donald Lee (# 86) and a false start, and the Packers go three and out, after James Jones (# 89, Packers) drops a potential long pass, possibly for a touchdown
8:35PM- a three-yard return on a 33-yard Tim Masthay punt by Antonio Brown (# 84, Steelers) becomes 18 as tight end Tom Crabtree (# 83, Packers) grabs Brown's facemask with 12:39 left in the 3rd.
8:36PM- first commercial: Cars.com; 2nd one: E-Trade (talking baby getting measured by tailor); 3rd: Ozzy Osbourne and Justin Bieber in Best Buy commercial; 4th: promo for "The Chicago Code" (Fox's new crime drama); 5th: American Idol promo
8:38PM- 1st and 10 from Midfield after Crabtree's facemask; Rashard Mendenhall runs for 17 yards, and into a camera guy
8:40PM- 3rd and Inches after Big Ben runs for it on 2nd and 7; Isaac Redman runs for 16 yards to the Green Bay 7-yard line
8:42PM- Rashard Mendenhall runs in for an 8-yard touchdown run after a collision with a camera operator; 21-16 Packers with 10:19 left in 3rd quarter; 21-17 after the extra point
8:43PM- Commercial Break time again; Up 1st- a promo for the next Pirates of the Caribbean film (seriously, I thought that they were done); 2nd- "Cram It in the Boot" (Mini Countryman little car); 3rd- Home Away.com
8:44PM- Can the Packers answer back?
8:45PM- Jordy Nelson returns the kickoff to the Packers 19-yard line (10 pts- largest deficit to win Super Bowl: Super Bowls XXII & XLIV- lower 3rd graphic)
8:47PM- Rodgers 13/19, 157 yds, 2 TD; Nelson 5 rec/73 yds/TD; meanwhile- the Steelers are getting rabid on defense
8:48PM- Rodgers is sacked by # 92 (James Harrison- Mr. Sack/Aggressive Football Happy) on 3rd and 10; Antonio Brown is stuffed on a 47-yard punt
8:49PM- more commercials--> 1st- This one's making me dizzy (Hyundai Elantra); 2nd- Timothy Hutton and Tibet and Groupon.com; 3rd- another Coke comercial (two soldiers trucing over a Coke)
8:51PM- Nine minutes exactly left in the 3rd quarter; Pittsburgh has it at their own 40-yard line. 1st & 10.
8:53PM- Big Ben realizes there are only 3 secs left on the play clock, so...Commercial- Adrian Brody serenading people while delicious Stella Artois is being poured and devoured, and he's making ladies cry, Stella is indeed "a thing of beauty"; up next- CarMax (guy being freaked out); who's on 3rd? Simon Cowell and a promo for potential 2012 Best New Series Nominee The X Factor
8:54PM- Dubya and Emmitt in the luxury box with Jerry Jones; Mewelde Moore runs for another 1st down. 1st & 10 from Packers 44;
8:55PM- Roethlisberger overthrows a bomb to Mike Wallace
8:56PM- Roethlisberger throws to Hines Ward for 15 yards
8:57PM- Clay Matthews bats the ball, could have come up with an interception; next play- Heath Miller (# 83) goes backward as he's tackled by Desmond Bishop (# 56, linebacker for Packers)
8:59PM- Huge 3rd & 13 at the GB 32, and Big Ben gets sacked by linebacker Frank Zombo (# 58, Packers)- the first such sack of the night for Roethlisberger
9:00PM- A 52-yard field goal attempt by Shaun Suisham is WIDE LEFT; like when you're aiming for Chicago, and get Tibet instead
9:00PM- Commercials, Commercials: One about luxury and Detroit and Chrysler (and not about Eminem)- "Keep Detroit Beautiful"...and Ann Arbor too; "This is the Motor City, and this is what we do" (Chrysler 200- "Imported from Detroit")
9:02PM- Packers only 17 total yards on offense in 2nd half; Pack have it at their own 42-yard line, and Rodgers gets it to Nelson for 18 yards on the first play after Suisham laid an egg
9:04PM- Pittsburgh uses another time out; Joe Buck promotes what's up after the game...Glee, complete with a commercial dream sequence; Pittsburgh only has one timeout left, and 2:34 left in the 3rd quarter
9:05PM- The Packers can't cash in on the nice field position as Randle-El fair catches a 25-yard punt at the Steelers 13-yard line with 2:23 left in the 3rd quarter
9:08PM- Pittsburgh goes three-and-out as a 3rd and 2 pass goes through Mike Wallace's hand
9:10PM- a 54-yard punt; Travon Williams (# 38) decks a Pittsburgh player, and the penalty is half-the-distance to the goal to the Packers 13-yard line (66 yard net from punt) with about 49 seconds left in the 3rd quarter
9:13PM- Packers go three-and-out, Mike McCarthy wants to challenge the ruling, but Walt Anderson is trying to talk McCarthy out from using a challenge
9:14PM- Mike Pereira (former head of officiating) pipes in on the play, which was an incomplete pass, because receiver Rex Swain (# 16, Packers) caught the ball, and William Gay knocked the ball out and Greg Jennings comes up with it
9:16PM- Pack only have had one first down since jumping out to a 21-3 lead in the 2nd quarter
9:17PM- After reviewing the play, the play stands, because Swain did not have complete possession of the ball when William Gay knocked the ball out, and the Packers will punt for the 4th straight time
9:18PM- Antonio Brown goes down to the Steelers 42, tackled by John Kuhn (# 30, Packers); Donald Briggs (# 53) is called for an ineligible man down field penalty, and the Packers are forced to re-kick
9:19PM- Take 2: Rex Swain knocks Antonio Brown out at the Packers 40 yard line with 11 seconds left in the 3rd quarter; Mendenhall picks up 8 yards on the last play of the 3rd quarter
9:21- End of the 3rd Quarer
9:21PM- Super Bowl Commercial history with these shows- Seinfeld (Giants), Full House (49ers), Dukes of Hazzard (Falcons), Family Matters (Bears), Brady Bunch (Chargers), Friends/Sopranos (Jets), Happy Days (Packers), The Office (Steelers), South Park (Broncos)- Awesom-O!!!; Up Next- Safe Auto- Driving without insurance can get your kicked in the cajoles; Next- Ford F-150 Series commercial again; then- Speedway; "What is the Most Stressful Job"- Fox28 (Columbus's Fox Affiliate) News Promo
9:24PM- Voting for the Super Bowl MVP has NOW BEGUN- NFL.com/MVP; 2nd & 2 at Packers 32- Steelers give the Packers an early Valentine's Day gift as Clay Matthews (# 52, Packers) and Ryan Pickett (# 79, Packers) kncock the ball loose from Mendenhall and Desmond Bishop recovers the fumble
9:25PM- 1st & 10 @ GB 45 with 14:53 left; Rodgers force to throw an awkward pass
9:26PM- Teams with 3 takeaways are 30-4 (another lower 3rd graphic) in Super Bowl history
9:27PM- James Jones apparently manages to catch the ball on 3rd & 7 to the Steelers 40; nice diving catch, and he got his arms/hands under the ball too
9:28PM- Jordy Nelson drops another pass, defended by Ryan Clark (# 25, Pittsburgh)
9:29PM- On 3rd & 10, Nelson makes amends with a nice 37-yard pass on 3rd and 10
9:30PM- Rodgers finds Greg Jennings in the back of the end zone for an 8-yard pass, the second-consecutive touchdown tonight for the two-some; 11:57 left in 4th quarter, 27-17 Packers
9:31PM- Extra point makes it 28-17 Packers; more commercials starting...NOW- the first one is very funny looking as this is a promo for yet another Johnny Depp movie, "Rango"; 2nd- Cars.com...again; 3rd- Bud Light (this party's for the dogs); 4th- Glee post-Super Bowl eppy Promo...Bryan Awards Episode of the Year, anyone?
9:33PM- Rashard Mendenhall only fumbled twice in 347 touches in the regular season; his latest fumble could prove costly
9:34PM- More commercials- 1st- Sonata Hybrid from Hyundai; 2nd- cute girl dreaming about dude, guy dreaming "I wanna sleep with her and then have a PepsiMax" (PepsiMAX); 3rd- promo for "Rio"; 4th- NFL disclaimer- DON'T COPY THIS SUPER BOWL
9:36PM- 1st and 10 from PIT 34 with 11:51 left in game
9:42PM- Just when you thought that the Packers put Big Ben in his corner...WRONG; Mike Wallace finds the end zone on a long pass; now they will go for 2, trailing now 28-23; 2-2 this season going for 2; make it 3-3 as Antwan Randle-El gets the pitch to make it 28-25 Packers with 7:34 left to go in the game
9:44PM- missed 1st commercial; 2nd one- GoDaddy.com; next- another Daytona 500 promo, this time with Beetles, oops, Volkswagen Beetle; next- Raising Hope promo
9:45PM- Crunch time for the Cheeseheads; Pat Lee returns kickoff 17 yards to the Packers 25-yard line
9:46PM- More commercials: 1st- Mercedes-Benz commercial; next- Chicago Code promo; next- House promo (infusing that Super Bowl Coke commercial); next- NFL Draft promo
9:49PM- Ziggy Hood (# 96, Pittsburgh) sacks Rodgers for 4 yards on 1st & 10 from the GB 25
9:51PM- On 3rd & 10, Greg Jennings shows up at the right time on a 31-yard strike to the PIT 44-yard line, and on the next play, James Starks drives it up 14 yards to the PIT 30.
9:53PM- Rodgers throws a 21-yard pass to James Jones to the PIT 8. The Steelers only have one timeout left. Tom Crabtree gets only one yard on 1st and Goal
9:54PM- 3rd and Goal at the 5 with 2:42 left (and counting); Jordy Nelson can't get the pass as Anthony Madison (# 37, Pittsburgh) covers him up like a blanket
9:56PM- THIS is Huge, a 23-yard field goal makes it 31-25 Packers with 2:07 left. Pittsburgh still has time to come back to win.
9:56PM- Commercial time; up first- Chevy commercial coming up with a story about a woman in a chase (Camaro); then- Verizon commercial
9:58PM- 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:27 used up; Pack scored 21 points off 3 PIT turnovers, yet the Steelers are still in this; Isaac Redman is downed at the PIT 29 with 2:00 left; # 57 of PIT (Kierren Fox) called with a push
9:59PM- Two Minute Warning; Up first- Glee Chevy Commercial; then- Promo for Limitless (a movie with Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro); then- Sketchers shape-ups commercials; then- promo for Terra Nova- a new show on Fox this Spring; then- promo for Traffic Light (Fox's new sitcom, debuting after an all-new Raising Hope on Tuesday); then- promo for Glee's Dream Commercial
10:02PM- Two Minutes Left...Can Green Bay shut down Big Ben? Pittsburgh has 87 yards to go and only one timeout, 1st & 10 from PIT 13; Roethlisberger finds tight end Heath Miller (# 83) for 12 yards on the first play of this drive
10:03PM- Huge 3rd & 5 and Ben Roethlisberger can't get it to Mike Wallace
10:04PM- 4th & 5, 56 seconds left, this is it for the Steelers- 5 yards (PIT 38-yd line), or BUST!
10:04PM- Roethlisberger's 4th down pass intended for Mike Wallace is incomplete, and Wallace is looking for a penalty flag for contact and won't get one- GAME OVER!
10:05PM- 49 seconds away from sweet victory for the Packers, who will win their first Super Bowl in 14 years
10:06PM- That's all she wrote! FINAL SCORE- Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
10:10PM- More commercials; first- Justified promo; second- promo for Mars Needs Moms (in 3D and animated); 3rd- Wendy's commercial (Asiago Ranch Chicken Club); 4th- House promo (for tomorrow's episode); 5th- Elite commercial (it's a Honda Odyssey van); 6th- Mega Millions commercial; and an ABC6 (local ABC affiliate) news promo about scammers
10:12PM- Welcome to the Post Game; Packers won their 13th NFL title- a record for the NFL and their 4th Super Bowl for Titletown
10:14PM- The CGI in the Broadcast Booth (with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman) says it all- "Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XLV Champions"
10:15PM- PA Announcer Alan Roach introduces Roger Staubach and the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the Vince Lombardi Trophy presentation; Staubach was named the Super Bowl VI MVP in 1972; Who will get to join this fraternity? Aaron Rodgers? Greg Jennings? Clay Matthews? Jordy Nelson? Nick Collins? We'll find out right now...
10:17PM- Terry Bradshaw with the Lombardi Trophy Presentation; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell- "The smallest city in the country has won the biggest game."/"Vince Lombardi is coming home to Green Bay."
10:19PM- Aaron Rodgers is the Super Bowl XLV MVP! 9 touchdowns in the playoffs, 3 touchdowns on the Super Bowl, and he also gets a new Camaro, where he'll go to Disneyland, ok, not really, but you get the point.
10:21PM- More commercials coming up; first- Chevy commercial (mascot hands a car which becomes a Transformer)- don't watch the third Transformers movie, coming out this Summer; then- Verizon commercial (the same one with the iPhone); then- Lowe's commercial; then- Windows 7 commercial; then- "Packers Fans, Your Team Just Won...", yup that commercial, the Packers Trophy garb commercial; then- Chicago Code promo...again
10:25PM- Back again with the Postgame Show.
10:37PM- Coming up next it's Glee. Can "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" win for Episode of the Year? Find out...in about six months (I'm serious).
Super Bowl XLV- from Arlington, Texas
Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4; AFC Champions)
vs.
Green Bay Packers (13-6; NFC Champions)
6:29PM Kickoff Time; Fox; Joe Buck (play-by-play) and Troy Aikman (color commentary); Pam Oliver & Chris Myers (sideline reports)
(ALL Times are EASTERN)
6:05PM- Focus Rally America pre-game show; 25 minutes away from kickoff...there will be commercials galore tonight, so get ready!
6:08PM- The Pittsburgh Steelers come out of the locker room and are heading to the field.
6:09PM- "...representing all the equalities..."- what a piece of bull. Sam Elliott (yup, that guy) is introducing the Steelers in a video montage clip
6:10PM- The Pittsburgh Steelers come out to the field
6:11PM- The Packers are about to come out to the field; Sam's back again with another video montage clip
6:13PM- The Green Bay Packers come out to the field
6:14PM- "They are the number six seed in the NFC, but they don't play like it."- Joe Buck
6:14PM- Christina Aguilera coming up with the National Anthem
6:19PM- Madieu Williams (safety, Minnesota Vikings) wins the Walter Payton Humanitarian of the Year Award
6:20PM- Lea Michele (Glee) is singing "America the Beautiful"
6:22PM- The National Anthem (Sung by Christina Aguilera)
6:24PM- After the commercial break- the Coin Toss
6:28PM- Michael Douglas with the intro to Super Bowl XLV (with clips of every single American milestone- good or bad, since the beginning of the 20th Century)
6:29PM- "Title Town" vs. "Steel Town"- the coin toss: Les Richter and Ed Sabol, 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees: Chris Hanburger, Richard Dent, Shannon Sharpe, Marshall Faulk, and Deion Sanders, and referee Walt Anderson; Helmet with Lombardi Trophy (head), Stadium (tails), Pittsburgh is visiting team; Deion Sanders tosses coin; Pittsburgh chooses tails; Packers win toss and defer to the second half
6:31PM- It's tiiiiiiiiiime!! Kickoff
6:34PM- SHOWTIME!; Antonio Brown (# 84, Pittsburgh- rookie) returns the kickoff 37 yards to the Steelers 36-yard line.
6:36PM- Steelers go three-and-out on their first possession
6:38PM- The Packers muff the punt, but recover at their own 21-yard line
6:40PM- Steelers showed a blitz on 3rd-and-9 as Aaron Rodgers (# 12) throws a 24-yard strike to Donald Driver (# 80); the Steelers' James Farrior (# 51) jumped offsides
6:42PM- Packers are forced to punt as Aaron Rodgers throws a strike that goes in and out of the hands of receiver Jordy Nelson (# 87)
6:43PM- Packers Tim Masthay (# 8, Packers) punts the ball into the end zone; 11:05 left to go in the first quarter; No Score
6:43PM- first commercial: Bud Light (before/after makeover at home); second commercial: Doritos (guy attempting to feed his girlfriend's pug who runs over door); third commercial: Audi A8 (snooty rich people locked up, a heist escape, and Kenny G music)
6:45PM- We're baaaack! Steelers have the ball again at their own 20 yard line and Rashard Mendenhall (# 34) runs for 15 yards on 1st and 10.
6:47PM- Mendenhall runs for 9 yards this time to the Steelers' 44 yard line.
6:49PM- On 3rd and 2, tight end Heath Miller (# 83) can't seem to grab the deep ball
6:49PM- Touchback again; 8:17 left in 1st quarter, still no score
6:50PM- frst commercial: Doritos (two guys in a break room, dude snatches guys pants and sniffs them); second commercial: Chevy commercial (people in senior citizen home); 3rd commercial: Pepsi Max (guy on park bench, ending seemed racist)
6:51PM- Packers have it on their own 20 yard line.
6:53PM- 3rd and Inches from Packers 29 yd line after a pass to Jordy Nelson, who is pushed back after forward progress; James Starks (# 44) runs to the side for 7 yards
6:54PM- Rodgers hooks up to Nelson for 9 more yards on 1st & 10 from Packers 36.
6:56PM- Commercial 1: Bud Light (directing a movie); Commercial 2: Ford Silverado HD (kid down a well; guy stuck in cave); Commercial 3: Fast and Furious sequel
6:59PM- Rodgers finds fullback Jameson (# 32) for a 14-yard gain into Pittsburgh territory; first time that either team has landed on other team's side of the field.
7:00PM- Aaron Rodgers finds Jordy Nelson for a 29-yard touchdown pass on 3rd and short, and Nelson was covered by Steelers safety William Gay (# 22). What a catch!!
7:01PM- 9 play, 80-yard drive. Extra point by Mason Crosby (# 2) makes it 7-0 Green Bay with 3:44 left in 1st quarter
7:02PM- 1st commercial: Pepsi Max (two guys chillin' in the sun); 2nd commercial: Doritos (guy chompin' on Doritos, cleans up house; 3rd commercial: Elantra (compact cars); 4th commercial: Fringe promo; 5th commercial: NFL Draft promo
7:03PM- Packers kick the ball off to the steelers; Antonio Brown runs to the 44-yard line; however, there is an Illegal Block in the Back Penalty on Ryan Mundy (# 29), which puts the Steelers at their own 7.
7:04PM- Commercial # 1: Promo fo movie with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig (Cowboys vs. Aliens), Commercial # 2: Car commercial again, this time- a car being abducted to sea to some spaceship and sucked out of some wormhole to the Aztec empire (Optima); Commercial # 3: Raising Hope (Future Bryan Award winner) promo
7:06PM- Back again; "Lido Shuffle" (clips of the Packers' dynasty), let's Lido Shuffle back to seeing Big Ben getting thumped by BJ Raji, Charles Woodson, and crew. Nick Collins (# 36) picks off Big Ben (# 7) and lido shuffles it 37 yards for a--; there are flags on the play, but for excessive celebration; 37-yard interception return with 3:20 left makes it 13-0 Packers
7:08PM- Extra point makes it 14-0 Packers with 3:20 left; 1st Commercial: Claymation with Eminem (sprite? iced tea?)
7:09PM- Nick Collins' celebrating makes the packers kick from their own 15 yard-line; Mewelde Moore (# 21) returns the kickoff to the Steelers 35-yard line; Packers D (# 24 in NFL in interceptions)
7:11PM- Rashard Mendenhall manages to bust loose for a first down; Packers have 108 yards to Pittsburgh's 42.
7:12PM- Pittsburgh likes to shoot themselves in the foot, as an illegal block in the back forces them back 10 yards
7:15PM- Ben Roethlisberger on 3rd and 9, runs away for a 1st down inside the Packers 35 yard line, on an 18 yard run; end of 1st Quarter; Packers lead 14-0
7:16PM- 1st Commercial: Bridgestone commercial (guy frantic after sending mass e-mails); 2nd Commercial: Chevy (some electric volt); 3rd Commercial: Go Daddy--> the new Go Daddy dot Co girl (Joan Rivers); 4th commercial: "This is OUR HOUSE"/House Promo; 5th Commercial: McDonalds (marching band performing/20 Chicken McNuggets)
7:18PM- Start of 2nd Quarter; Packers lead 14-0; Pittsburgh has it at Packers 32-yard line; Mendenhall goes backward, courtesy of 1997 Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson (# 21, Packers; GO BLUE!)
7:19PM- Tramon Williams (# 38, Green Bay) breaks up a pass intended for rookie receiver Emanuel Sanders (# 88, Pittsburgh)
7:20PM- Sanders picks up 14 yards on 3rd and 12.
7:22PM- Woodson and Collins tackles receiver Mike Wallace (# 17) just short of the first down
7:23PM- Shaun Suisham (# 6, Pittsburgh) kicks a 33-yard field goal with 11:08 left before the half; 14-3 Packers
7:23PM- 1st Commercial: Budweiser (gunslinger wanting some Budweiser and then singing "Hold Me Closer, Tony Danza"); 2nd Commercial: guy enlisting Faith Hill for some help on a Valentine's Day note (Teleflora); 3rd Commercial: Promo for another summer movie (Transformers III: Michael Bay needs to stop while he's ahead)
7:25PM- Vinnie Barbarino and Richie Cunningham/Opie Taylor are both in the house for the Super Bowl; Suisham kicks off the ball; Pat Lee (# 22) returns the kickoff to the 25 yard line
7:26PM- 1st Commercial (BMW commercial- X3, designed/built in America); 2nd Commercial: guy on a subway reading 1984 on iPad, guy using iPad (Motorola Zoom); 3rd Commercial: people covered up in song "Ch-Ch-Changes" (BMW Advanced Diesel), I meant smog
7:28PM- 11:01 left before the Bridgestone Halftime Show; Packers at their own 25 yard line on 1st and 10.
7:31PM- Packers go three and out and Tim Masthay punts 48 yards; 1st commercial: Dragon spitting fire and out comes...(Coca Cola); 2nd commercial: Promo for the new Thor movie coming out in May (what is up with recrating all these Comic books?); 3rd Commercial: Li'l Darth Vader and his Volkswagen (Volkswagen)
7:33PM- Joe Buck brings up Big Ben's shady last offseason; Steelers get it at their own 22-yard line with 9:28 left in 2nd quarter
7:35PM- That's what the broadcast booth looks like? What CGI graphics do they use? Anyway, back to the field; Mewelde Moore busts down for a first down.
7:37PM- Big Ben slings it to Antwan Randle-El (# 82) for 14 yards and another Steelers first down to the Packers 47-yard line.
7:39PM- Steelers take first timeout; more commercials- 1st one: Richard Lewis doesn't want to cut trees, and then he eats a Snickers and then runs Roseanne down with a log (Snickers); 2nd commercial; a man can't get out of his car (Career Builder); 3rd commercial: Another summer movie (Super 8); 4th Commercial: Stay tuned for Bridgestone Halftime Tire Show
7:42PM- Artwork shown around Cowboys stadium (courtesy of Jerry and Jean Jones); Back to the game: Big Ben throws it in traffic and Jared Bush (# 24, Packers) comes up with the interception, fighting off Mike Wallace
7:42PM- 1st and 10 at Packers 47 with 4:28 left before Halftime
7:44PM- Rookie James Starks runs down to the Pittsburgh 21
7:45PM- Rodgers slings it to Greg Jennings (# 85) in traffic for a 21-yard touchdown with 2:24 left; 20-3 Packers
7:45PM- Extra point by Crosby makes it 21-3 Packers with 2:24 left before halftime
7:47PM- It looks like the Packers are going to put this one away, and I will be going to bed happy tonight, Pack have led by at least 11 points in all three postseason games so far this year
7:48PM- 1st and 10 for the Steelers with 2:18 left before halftime and a 29.8 passer rating right now, 1st and 10 at the Steelers 23 yard line. Big Ben throws it high to Antwan Randle-El for 37 yards to the Packers 40 yard line to the Two-Minute Warning.
7:49PM- Two Minute Warning Commercial Break--> 1st Commercial: guy driving car and talking to GPS (Chevy with Facebook status); 2nd Commercial: Another movie trailer, this time (Captain America), [Sidebar] the last time I saw Captain America, he was riding the # 11 Bryden Road bus, en route to West Virginia; 3rd Commercial: NFL play- Castrol Edge Strongest Drive (2nd Round: Steelers > Ravens); 4th Commercial: "Kid in a Candy Store", "Mermaid in a Swim Meet"... (CarMax); 5th Commercial: Glee promo (for the episode airing right after this game)
7:52PM- 1st & 10 Steelers at the Green Bay 40 yard line; Packers call another timeout after Woodson gets hurt after Big Ben's failed attempt for the juggernaut TD pass; AJ Hawk almost had a pick as Big Ben's pass is batted down by the former Ohio State Buckeye linebacker who made long hair a statement at the Horseshoe
7:54PM- Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward catches a pass in traffic at the 25-yard line on 3rd and 10. Timeout: Steelers
7:56PM- at the Packers 26, Roethlisberger finds Ward for an 18-yard completion and it's 1st and Goal for the Steelers, and on the next play the twosome finish off the drive on an 8-yard pass to the back of the end zone as the Steelers exploit the Packers secondary (Woodson & Sam Shields- # 37 are being looked at in the locker room)
7:57PM- Extra Point by Suisham makes it 21-10 Packers with 39 seconds left
7:59PM- End of the First Half; Green Bay Packers 21, Pittsburgh Steelers 10; Super Bowl Halftime Show (Bridgestone) coming up; Roadies GET ready
8:00PM- Commercial Break; 1st Commercial: American Idol promo; 2nd commercial: Chase quick deposit (Chase); 3rd commercial: a bored chicken sandwich (Wendy's); 4th commercial: (Value City)- Queen's "I Want It All"; 5th Commercial: (Ford F-Series); 6th Commercial: (Giant Eagle- grocery chain in Ohio and Pennsylvania); 7th Commercial: Local Sponsor Tag
8:03PM- PepsiMAX Halftime Show with the NFL on Fox Crew; Packers have had double-digit leads in EVERY SINGLE playoff game they've played this season, including tonight; behind the Fox crew; the roadies, backup singers, and Black Eyed Peas are all frantically getting ready for their seven/eight minutes of fame
8:07PM- Tom Brady was the Unanimous NFL MVP winner (with ALL 50 votes)
8:08PM- 1st Commercial: Daytona 500 promo; 2nd Commercial: Menards (local store chain); 3rd commercial: another Daytona 500 promo; 4th commercial: Chatter with an animated Will.I.Am
8:09PM- Welcome to the Bridgestone Tire Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show with the Black Eyed Peas landing down on the stage in their 31st Century Costumes. First song- "Gotta Feeling"; I wish I had 3-D glasses...or even those Neon ones; 2nd song- "Boom Boom Pow"; the fans are louder than the band; 3rd Song- a surprise visit by Slash from Guns 'N' Roses, as Fergie sings "Sweet Child of Mine"...not a Black Eyed Peas song, but yeah...; skipping the 4th song, because I don't know what it is, but it infuses the theme song from "Pulp Fiction"; I think this is the finale, "Let's Get It Started", which is the song I think that started the Black Eyed Peas; nope, this one is..."OMG", with Usher ushering himself to the stage (The Black Eyed Peas, or at least Will.I.Am did this one with Usher); nope, this one definitely is- "Where Is the Love", the Peas duet they did with Justin Timberlake; nope this one is, because I'm...Having...a....GOOD...TIME, YEAH! I love this song- "Dirty Bit", infusing the 1987-88 Academy Award winner for Best Original Song; and then back to "I Gotta Feeling", because "I Gotta Feeling" that tonight's still going to be a good night for the Green Bay Packers
8:21PM- Halftime Show's Over, more Commercials...1st One- Chatter again with their animations; 2nd commercial: Animation Domination promo; 3rd commercial: Glee promo for the episode airing after this game; 4th commercial: TSX Sports Wagon from Acura; 5th Commercial: guy diving into the sea (Arby's- a fast food chain); 6th commercial: wasn't paying attention- a car commercial; 7th Commercial: "Look Back" from Time Warner Cable; 8th commercial: promo from local Fox affiliate; 9th Commercial: "The Daily", an interactive newspaper headed to an iPad near you
8:25PM- The second half is about to start; No team has ever won a Super Bowl by trailing 10+ points at halftime; Green Bay Packers lead the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-10
8:26PM- Troy Aikman & Joe Buck in their CGI-background broadcast booth; I wish there was room in our college football stadium's broadcast booth for that
8:27PM- Commercial Break; 1st one: NFL Network promo (taking the NFL Network with you on your computer/iPhone); 2nd one: House promo; 3rd one: promo for Car Warriors (new reality show on the Speed Network- yup, the Speed Network); 4th one: a ferris wheel wreaks havoc in this Daytona 500 promo
8:28PM- a clip from "Lombardi" infused with highlights from the first half; "Lombardi" stars Dan Lauria (the dad from The Wonder Years) as the legendary Packers coach
8:30PM- Second Half is about to begin; Packers deferred the opening toss, and will start the second half with the football. Suisham (# 6, Steelers) kicks the ball into the end zone, where Jordy Nelson (# 87) takes a knee in the end zone; Injury Update- Charles Woodson has a collar bone injury and is out for the rest of the game; Sam Shields and Donald Driver will return
8:31PM- Packers start the second half at their own 20-yard line.
8:32PM- Another Injury Update: Pittsburgh's Emanuel Sanders is also out for the remainder of the game.
8:33PM- Penalties on this drive are killing the Packers- a hold on Donald Lee (# 86) and a false start, and the Packers go three and out, after James Jones (# 89, Packers) drops a potential long pass, possibly for a touchdown
8:35PM- a three-yard return on a 33-yard Tim Masthay punt by Antonio Brown (# 84, Steelers) becomes 18 as tight end Tom Crabtree (# 83, Packers) grabs Brown's facemask with 12:39 left in the 3rd.
8:36PM- first commercial: Cars.com; 2nd one: E-Trade (talking baby getting measured by tailor); 3rd: Ozzy Osbourne and Justin Bieber in Best Buy commercial; 4th: promo for "The Chicago Code" (Fox's new crime drama); 5th: American Idol promo
8:38PM- 1st and 10 from Midfield after Crabtree's facemask; Rashard Mendenhall runs for 17 yards, and into a camera guy
8:40PM- 3rd and Inches after Big Ben runs for it on 2nd and 7; Isaac Redman runs for 16 yards to the Green Bay 7-yard line
8:42PM- Rashard Mendenhall runs in for an 8-yard touchdown run after a collision with a camera operator; 21-16 Packers with 10:19 left in 3rd quarter; 21-17 after the extra point
8:43PM- Commercial Break time again; Up 1st- a promo for the next Pirates of the Caribbean film (seriously, I thought that they were done); 2nd- "Cram It in the Boot" (Mini Countryman little car); 3rd- Home Away.com
8:44PM- Can the Packers answer back?
8:45PM- Jordy Nelson returns the kickoff to the Packers 19-yard line (10 pts- largest deficit to win Super Bowl: Super Bowls XXII & XLIV- lower 3rd graphic)
8:47PM- Rodgers 13/19, 157 yds, 2 TD; Nelson 5 rec/73 yds/TD; meanwhile- the Steelers are getting rabid on defense
8:48PM- Rodgers is sacked by # 92 (James Harrison- Mr. Sack/Aggressive Football Happy) on 3rd and 10; Antonio Brown is stuffed on a 47-yard punt
8:49PM- more commercials--> 1st- This one's making me dizzy (Hyundai Elantra); 2nd- Timothy Hutton and Tibet and Groupon.com; 3rd- another Coke comercial (two soldiers trucing over a Coke)
8:51PM- Nine minutes exactly left in the 3rd quarter; Pittsburgh has it at their own 40-yard line. 1st & 10.
8:53PM- Big Ben realizes there are only 3 secs left on the play clock, so...Commercial- Adrian Brody serenading people while delicious Stella Artois is being poured and devoured, and he's making ladies cry, Stella is indeed "a thing of beauty"; up next- CarMax (guy being freaked out); who's on 3rd? Simon Cowell and a promo for potential 2012 Best New Series Nominee The X Factor
8:54PM- Dubya and Emmitt in the luxury box with Jerry Jones; Mewelde Moore runs for another 1st down. 1st & 10 from Packers 44;
8:55PM- Roethlisberger overthrows a bomb to Mike Wallace
8:56PM- Roethlisberger throws to Hines Ward for 15 yards
8:57PM- Clay Matthews bats the ball, could have come up with an interception; next play- Heath Miller (# 83) goes backward as he's tackled by Desmond Bishop (# 56, linebacker for Packers)
8:59PM- Huge 3rd & 13 at the GB 32, and Big Ben gets sacked by linebacker Frank Zombo (# 58, Packers)- the first such sack of the night for Roethlisberger
9:00PM- A 52-yard field goal attempt by Shaun Suisham is WIDE LEFT; like when you're aiming for Chicago, and get Tibet instead
9:00PM- Commercials, Commercials: One about luxury and Detroit and Chrysler (and not about Eminem)- "Keep Detroit Beautiful"...and Ann Arbor too; "This is the Motor City, and this is what we do" (Chrysler 200- "Imported from Detroit")
9:02PM- Packers only 17 total yards on offense in 2nd half; Pack have it at their own 42-yard line, and Rodgers gets it to Nelson for 18 yards on the first play after Suisham laid an egg
9:04PM- Pittsburgh uses another time out; Joe Buck promotes what's up after the game...Glee, complete with a commercial dream sequence; Pittsburgh only has one timeout left, and 2:34 left in the 3rd quarter
9:05PM- The Packers can't cash in on the nice field position as Randle-El fair catches a 25-yard punt at the Steelers 13-yard line with 2:23 left in the 3rd quarter
9:08PM- Pittsburgh goes three-and-out as a 3rd and 2 pass goes through Mike Wallace's hand
9:10PM- a 54-yard punt; Travon Williams (# 38) decks a Pittsburgh player, and the penalty is half-the-distance to the goal to the Packers 13-yard line (66 yard net from punt) with about 49 seconds left in the 3rd quarter
9:13PM- Packers go three-and-out, Mike McCarthy wants to challenge the ruling, but Walt Anderson is trying to talk McCarthy out from using a challenge
9:14PM- Mike Pereira (former head of officiating) pipes in on the play, which was an incomplete pass, because receiver Rex Swain (# 16, Packers) caught the ball, and William Gay knocked the ball out and Greg Jennings comes up with it
9:16PM- Pack only have had one first down since jumping out to a 21-3 lead in the 2nd quarter
9:17PM- After reviewing the play, the play stands, because Swain did not have complete possession of the ball when William Gay knocked the ball out, and the Packers will punt for the 4th straight time
9:18PM- Antonio Brown goes down to the Steelers 42, tackled by John Kuhn (# 30, Packers); Donald Briggs (# 53) is called for an ineligible man down field penalty, and the Packers are forced to re-kick
9:19PM- Take 2: Rex Swain knocks Antonio Brown out at the Packers 40 yard line with 11 seconds left in the 3rd quarter; Mendenhall picks up 8 yards on the last play of the 3rd quarter
9:21- End of the 3rd Quarer
9:21PM- Super Bowl Commercial history with these shows- Seinfeld (Giants), Full House (49ers), Dukes of Hazzard (Falcons), Family Matters (Bears), Brady Bunch (Chargers), Friends/Sopranos (Jets), Happy Days (Packers), The Office (Steelers), South Park (Broncos)- Awesom-O!!!; Up Next- Safe Auto- Driving without insurance can get your kicked in the cajoles; Next- Ford F-150 Series commercial again; then- Speedway; "What is the Most Stressful Job"- Fox28 (Columbus's Fox Affiliate) News Promo
9:24PM- Voting for the Super Bowl MVP has NOW BEGUN- NFL.com/MVP; 2nd & 2 at Packers 32- Steelers give the Packers an early Valentine's Day gift as Clay Matthews (# 52, Packers) and Ryan Pickett (# 79, Packers) kncock the ball loose from Mendenhall and Desmond Bishop recovers the fumble
9:25PM- 1st & 10 @ GB 45 with 14:53 left; Rodgers force to throw an awkward pass
9:26PM- Teams with 3 takeaways are 30-4 (another lower 3rd graphic) in Super Bowl history
9:27PM- James Jones apparently manages to catch the ball on 3rd & 7 to the Steelers 40; nice diving catch, and he got his arms/hands under the ball too
9:28PM- Jordy Nelson drops another pass, defended by Ryan Clark (# 25, Pittsburgh)
9:29PM- On 3rd & 10, Nelson makes amends with a nice 37-yard pass on 3rd and 10
9:30PM- Rodgers finds Greg Jennings in the back of the end zone for an 8-yard pass, the second-consecutive touchdown tonight for the two-some; 11:57 left in 4th quarter, 27-17 Packers
9:31PM- Extra point makes it 28-17 Packers; more commercials starting...NOW- the first one is very funny looking as this is a promo for yet another Johnny Depp movie, "Rango"; 2nd- Cars.com...again; 3rd- Bud Light (this party's for the dogs); 4th- Glee post-Super Bowl eppy Promo...Bryan Awards Episode of the Year, anyone?
9:33PM- Rashard Mendenhall only fumbled twice in 347 touches in the regular season; his latest fumble could prove costly
9:34PM- More commercials- 1st- Sonata Hybrid from Hyundai; 2nd- cute girl dreaming about dude, guy dreaming "I wanna sleep with her and then have a PepsiMax" (PepsiMAX); 3rd- promo for "Rio"; 4th- NFL disclaimer- DON'T COPY THIS SUPER BOWL
9:36PM- 1st and 10 from PIT 34 with 11:51 left in game
9:42PM- Just when you thought that the Packers put Big Ben in his corner...WRONG; Mike Wallace finds the end zone on a long pass; now they will go for 2, trailing now 28-23; 2-2 this season going for 2; make it 3-3 as Antwan Randle-El gets the pitch to make it 28-25 Packers with 7:34 left to go in the game
9:44PM- missed 1st commercial; 2nd one- GoDaddy.com; next- another Daytona 500 promo, this time with Beetles, oops, Volkswagen Beetle; next- Raising Hope promo
9:45PM- Crunch time for the Cheeseheads; Pat Lee returns kickoff 17 yards to the Packers 25-yard line
9:46PM- More commercials: 1st- Mercedes-Benz commercial; next- Chicago Code promo; next- House promo (infusing that Super Bowl Coke commercial); next- NFL Draft promo
9:49PM- Ziggy Hood (# 96, Pittsburgh) sacks Rodgers for 4 yards on 1st & 10 from the GB 25
9:51PM- On 3rd & 10, Greg Jennings shows up at the right time on a 31-yard strike to the PIT 44-yard line, and on the next play, James Starks drives it up 14 yards to the PIT 30.
9:53PM- Rodgers throws a 21-yard pass to James Jones to the PIT 8. The Steelers only have one timeout left. Tom Crabtree gets only one yard on 1st and Goal
9:54PM- 3rd and Goal at the 5 with 2:42 left (and counting); Jordy Nelson can't get the pass as Anthony Madison (# 37, Pittsburgh) covers him up like a blanket
9:56PM- THIS is Huge, a 23-yard field goal makes it 31-25 Packers with 2:07 left. Pittsburgh still has time to come back to win.
9:56PM- Commercial time; up first- Chevy commercial coming up with a story about a woman in a chase (Camaro); then- Verizon commercial
9:58PM- 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:27 used up; Pack scored 21 points off 3 PIT turnovers, yet the Steelers are still in this; Isaac Redman is downed at the PIT 29 with 2:00 left; # 57 of PIT (Kierren Fox) called with a push
9:59PM- Two Minute Warning; Up first- Glee Chevy Commercial; then- Promo for Limitless (a movie with Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro); then- Sketchers shape-ups commercials; then- promo for Terra Nova- a new show on Fox this Spring; then- promo for Traffic Light (Fox's new sitcom, debuting after an all-new Raising Hope on Tuesday); then- promo for Glee's Dream Commercial
10:02PM- Two Minutes Left...Can Green Bay shut down Big Ben? Pittsburgh has 87 yards to go and only one timeout, 1st & 10 from PIT 13; Roethlisberger finds tight end Heath Miller (# 83) for 12 yards on the first play of this drive
10:03PM- Huge 3rd & 5 and Ben Roethlisberger can't get it to Mike Wallace
10:04PM- 4th & 5, 56 seconds left, this is it for the Steelers- 5 yards (PIT 38-yd line), or BUST!
10:04PM- Roethlisberger's 4th down pass intended for Mike Wallace is incomplete, and Wallace is looking for a penalty flag for contact and won't get one- GAME OVER!
10:05PM- 49 seconds away from sweet victory for the Packers, who will win their first Super Bowl in 14 years
10:06PM- That's all she wrote! FINAL SCORE- Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
10:10PM- More commercials; first- Justified promo; second- promo for Mars Needs Moms (in 3D and animated); 3rd- Wendy's commercial (Asiago Ranch Chicken Club); 4th- House promo (for tomorrow's episode); 5th- Elite commercial (it's a Honda Odyssey van); 6th- Mega Millions commercial; and an ABC6 (local ABC affiliate) news promo about scammers
10:12PM- Welcome to the Post Game; Packers won their 13th NFL title- a record for the NFL and their 4th Super Bowl for Titletown
10:14PM- The CGI in the Broadcast Booth (with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman) says it all- "Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XLV Champions"
10:15PM- PA Announcer Alan Roach introduces Roger Staubach and the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the Vince Lombardi Trophy presentation; Staubach was named the Super Bowl VI MVP in 1972; Who will get to join this fraternity? Aaron Rodgers? Greg Jennings? Clay Matthews? Jordy Nelson? Nick Collins? We'll find out right now...
10:17PM- Terry Bradshaw with the Lombardi Trophy Presentation; NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell- "The smallest city in the country has won the biggest game."/"Vince Lombardi is coming home to Green Bay."
10:19PM- Aaron Rodgers is the Super Bowl XLV MVP! 9 touchdowns in the playoffs, 3 touchdowns on the Super Bowl, and he also gets a new Camaro, where he'll go to Disneyland, ok, not really, but you get the point.
10:21PM- More commercials coming up; first- Chevy commercial (mascot hands a car which becomes a Transformer)- don't watch the third Transformers movie, coming out this Summer; then- Verizon commercial (the same one with the iPhone); then- Lowe's commercial; then- Windows 7 commercial; then- "Packers Fans, Your Team Just Won...", yup that commercial, the Packers Trophy garb commercial; then- Chicago Code promo...again
10:25PM- Back again with the Postgame Show.
10:37PM- Coming up next it's Glee. Can "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" win for Episode of the Year? Find out...in about six months (I'm serious).
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Super Bowl XLV Predictions + Pro Bowl Recap
Super Bowl XLV Preview
5 months or 21 weeks of pounding, edge of your seat gridiron action has now culminated to this...Super Bowl XLV in Dallas, on Sunday night.
SUPER BOWL XLV
Dallas Cowboys Stadium; Arlington, Texas
6:25PM EST on Fox
Sunday February 6, 2011
Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4) vs. Green Bay Packers (13-6)
The two best physical teams, and two of the three biggest NFL fanbases converge in the Lone Star State for Super Bowl XLV.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have won more Super Bowls than any other team in Super Bowl history with six, and would love to have a seventh. Pittsburgh's eighth appearance ties them with the Dallas Cowboys for the most Super Bowl appearances of all-time.
On the other side of the field, the Green Bay Packers were the first two teams to win the Super Bowl. The Packers defense rode the coat-tails through the playoffs, becoming the first NFC # 6 seed to knock off the top three seeds in the NFC playoffs for the golden ticket to Super Bowl XLV.
In the AFC Championship game last week, the Steelers jumped out to a 24-0 lead before halftime as the Steelers' physical defense knocked the New York Jets over and over. The Steelers almost blew that lead as the Jets came back in the second half with a couple of touchdown drives, to pull within five. But that's as far as the Jets would get as the Steelers hung on for a 24-19 win.
In the NFC Championship game, the Packers jumped to a 14-0 lead in a defensive game, as the Chicago Bears lost Jay Cutler to a knee injury. By the end of the third quarter, the Bears were left with third-stringer Caleb Hanie, after Todd Collins was benched for an ineffective performance. The Bears pulled within seven, but the Packers Raji scored on an interception return for a touchdown to take a 21-7 lead. Hanie would throw a touchdown on the ensuing drive, but that's as far as the Monsters of the Midway would get, as the Packers hung on for a 21-14 victory.
Here are the keys to the Super Bowl Kingdom for Both Teams:
For the Steelers- The defense will need to get into Aaron Rodgers' face, 24-7. The secondary will have to play toe-to-toe with Green Bay's receivers. The offensive line will have to one-up the Green Bay front line.
For the Packers- The defense needs to take care of Big Ben. And by that, I mean, take the pass out of the game, and force the Steelers to run the ball. The offensive line needs to protect Aaron Rodgers from the sack and hit-happy Pittsburgh defense, namely that # 92.
Super Bowl XLV Outcome:
It will be a tough and physical game. Don't expect a wild shoot-out like at the Pro Bowl last week, but expect the Packers defense to make big plays, and force Ben Roethlisberger to run for his life. Expect Charles Woodson to have a big day with a few tackles and a couple of interceptions.
Pick: Green Bay wins Super Bowl XLV, 28-20.
MVP: Charles Woodson
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41st Annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl Recap
On Sunday, the NFL's finest (sans the two teams playing in Sunday's Super Bowl) took flight in Honolulu for the NFL Pro Bowl.
After a sluggish start, the NFC took charge, with a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. The NFC forced seven AFC turnovers overall in the game, jumping out to a 42-0 lead in the second quarter, courtesy of AFC mistakes.
The second half, the AFC made it interesting, scoring three touchdowns in the third quarter to cut their deficit to 17. The NFC put the game away, as Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason returned a Matt Cassel (QB, Kansas City Chiefs) interception 49 yards for a score to make it a 55-28 game. Cassel would throw two meaningless touchdowns in the final four minutes, including a "hook and lateral" with finished with Cleveland Browns center Alex Mack diving into the end zone to make it a 55-41 game, and that's would end up being the final score.
DeAngelo Hall, cornerback from the Washington Redskins was named MVP of the Pro Bowl, coming up with six tackles, and two interceptions, including one for a touchdown.
Mike Smith and the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff were the winning coaches for the Pro Bowl, coaching the NFC. The AFC was coached by Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots coaching staff. Both staffs were provided by the highest seeds eliminated in the second (Divisional) round of the playoffs.
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COACHING CAROUSEL:
On Thursday, the Tennessee Titans announced that Jeff Fisher would not be returning to the team next season, ending a 17-year run for Fisher as the Titans head coach. Fisher, was the second-longest tenured coach in ALL of major professional sports, not just football, behind Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz.
Only six NFL coaches (George Halas, Tom Landry, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, and Bud Grant) have coached for one team longer than Fisher. Fisher moves to 12th all-time in coaching wins.
Fisher became the longest-tenured NFL coach after Bill Cowher stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers following the 2006 season. Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles is now the longest-active tenured coach in the NFL, coming back for his 13th season next fall.
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COACHING CAROUSEL EDITORIAL:
Yesterday, the Cincinnati Bengals, in an effort to keep Carson Palmer as their quarterback, fired offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski after ten seasons. Or as many die-hard Bengals fans would say, ten seasons too many.
Bratkowski was to blame for all of the Bengals offensive problems in recent years. After a run-based offense got the Bengals the AFC North in 2009, they reverted to a pass-style offense that fell flat in 2010, and sunk the Bengals to 4-12 and a last-place finish in their division.
Hopefully, Bengals owner Mike Brown fires himself as Owner and General Manager before things take another turn for the worse in Cincinnati.
5 months or 21 weeks of pounding, edge of your seat gridiron action has now culminated to this...Super Bowl XLV in Dallas, on Sunday night.
SUPER BOWL XLV
Dallas Cowboys Stadium; Arlington, Texas
6:25PM EST on Fox
Sunday February 6, 2011
Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4) vs. Green Bay Packers (13-6)
The two best physical teams, and two of the three biggest NFL fanbases converge in the Lone Star State for Super Bowl XLV.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have won more Super Bowls than any other team in Super Bowl history with six, and would love to have a seventh. Pittsburgh's eighth appearance ties them with the Dallas Cowboys for the most Super Bowl appearances of all-time.
On the other side of the field, the Green Bay Packers were the first two teams to win the Super Bowl. The Packers defense rode the coat-tails through the playoffs, becoming the first NFC # 6 seed to knock off the top three seeds in the NFC playoffs for the golden ticket to Super Bowl XLV.
In the AFC Championship game last week, the Steelers jumped out to a 24-0 lead before halftime as the Steelers' physical defense knocked the New York Jets over and over. The Steelers almost blew that lead as the Jets came back in the second half with a couple of touchdown drives, to pull within five. But that's as far as the Jets would get as the Steelers hung on for a 24-19 win.
In the NFC Championship game, the Packers jumped to a 14-0 lead in a defensive game, as the Chicago Bears lost Jay Cutler to a knee injury. By the end of the third quarter, the Bears were left with third-stringer Caleb Hanie, after Todd Collins was benched for an ineffective performance. The Bears pulled within seven, but the Packers Raji scored on an interception return for a touchdown to take a 21-7 lead. Hanie would throw a touchdown on the ensuing drive, but that's as far as the Monsters of the Midway would get, as the Packers hung on for a 21-14 victory.
Here are the keys to the Super Bowl Kingdom for Both Teams:
For the Steelers- The defense will need to get into Aaron Rodgers' face, 24-7. The secondary will have to play toe-to-toe with Green Bay's receivers. The offensive line will have to one-up the Green Bay front line.
For the Packers- The defense needs to take care of Big Ben. And by that, I mean, take the pass out of the game, and force the Steelers to run the ball. The offensive line needs to protect Aaron Rodgers from the sack and hit-happy Pittsburgh defense, namely that # 92.
Super Bowl XLV Outcome:
It will be a tough and physical game. Don't expect a wild shoot-out like at the Pro Bowl last week, but expect the Packers defense to make big plays, and force Ben Roethlisberger to run for his life. Expect Charles Woodson to have a big day with a few tackles and a couple of interceptions.
Pick: Green Bay wins Super Bowl XLV, 28-20.
MVP: Charles Woodson
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41st Annual AFC-NFC Pro Bowl Recap
On Sunday, the NFL's finest (sans the two teams playing in Sunday's Super Bowl) took flight in Honolulu for the NFL Pro Bowl.
After a sluggish start, the NFC took charge, with a 14-0 lead after the first quarter. The NFC forced seven AFC turnovers overall in the game, jumping out to a 42-0 lead in the second quarter, courtesy of AFC mistakes.
The second half, the AFC made it interesting, scoring three touchdowns in the third quarter to cut their deficit to 17. The NFC put the game away, as Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason returned a Matt Cassel (QB, Kansas City Chiefs) interception 49 yards for a score to make it a 55-28 game. Cassel would throw two meaningless touchdowns in the final four minutes, including a "hook and lateral" with finished with Cleveland Browns center Alex Mack diving into the end zone to make it a 55-41 game, and that's would end up being the final score.
DeAngelo Hall, cornerback from the Washington Redskins was named MVP of the Pro Bowl, coming up with six tackles, and two interceptions, including one for a touchdown.
Mike Smith and the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff were the winning coaches for the Pro Bowl, coaching the NFC. The AFC was coached by Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots coaching staff. Both staffs were provided by the highest seeds eliminated in the second (Divisional) round of the playoffs.
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COACHING CAROUSEL:
On Thursday, the Tennessee Titans announced that Jeff Fisher would not be returning to the team next season, ending a 17-year run for Fisher as the Titans head coach. Fisher, was the second-longest tenured coach in ALL of major professional sports, not just football, behind Jerry Sloan of the Utah Jazz.
Only six NFL coaches (George Halas, Tom Landry, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, and Bud Grant) have coached for one team longer than Fisher. Fisher moves to 12th all-time in coaching wins.
Fisher became the longest-tenured NFL coach after Bill Cowher stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers following the 2006 season. Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles is now the longest-active tenured coach in the NFL, coming back for his 13th season next fall.
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COACHING CAROUSEL EDITORIAL:
Yesterday, the Cincinnati Bengals, in an effort to keep Carson Palmer as their quarterback, fired offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski after ten seasons. Or as many die-hard Bengals fans would say, ten seasons too many.
Bratkowski was to blame for all of the Bengals offensive problems in recent years. After a run-based offense got the Bengals the AFC North in 2009, they reverted to a pass-style offense that fell flat in 2010, and sunk the Bengals to 4-12 and a last-place finish in their division.
Hopefully, Bengals owner Mike Brown fires himself as Owner and General Manager before things take another turn for the worse in Cincinnati.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Can Big Ben Ground the Jets? Can the Pack Hibernate the Bears?
Listening to the Herd with Colin Cowherd this morning, ESPN radio host Colin Cowherd challenged his listeners to come up with two different 12-words (or less) headlines for the outcomes of Sunday's AFC and NFC Championship games. Some headlines included "Jets Flight To Dallas Grounded By Winter Blitz in Pittsburgh" and "Mister Rodgers' Neighborhood Is In Dallas". On Sunday, six months of training camp, pre-season, and regular season games have all come to this- the right to play in Super Bowl XLV in Texas on February 6.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
6) Green Bay Packers (12-6) at 2) Chicago Bears (12-5)- Sunday @ 3PM EST at Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) on Fox
The oldest rivalry in the National Football League will represent one-half of the Super Bowl XLV ticket. The last time the Packers and Bears met in the playoffs, Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his third term in office, our Nation was at war (one week to the day of the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor), radio was our form of home entertainment, and Big Band jazz invaded the top charts. Fast forward 69 years, one month, and nine days- our Nation is still at war (in Iraq and Afghanistan), we can download apps for our favorite programs, and those Glee-sters keep on spinning out hits on the Billboard charts. Both teams have won Super Bowls before (The Packers won the first two Super Bowls and won again in 1997, and the Bears defense coasted to victory in Super Bowl XX in 1986), but neither have big-name field generals. For the Bears, Jay Cutler played his first postseason game since his senior year of high school back in Indiana (at Vanderbilt, Cutler went through four losing seasons), as Cutler scored three touchdowns in a 35-24 win over Seattle. Their reward....
The Green Bay Packers. They had the Atlanta Falcons seeing gangrene last Saturday night, as the Pack forced turnover after turnover in a 48-21 rout of the NFC's best team during the regular season. With a win in the Windy City, the Packers will be the next Wildcard team to knock off all three top seeds and advance to the Super Bowl.
Here is what will happen, the Packers defense will be in Cutler's face like they were three weeks ago in the Regular Season finale. Green Bay shut Atlanta down hard last week, and this week, the Packers defense will send the Monsters of the Midway back into hibernation.
Pick: Packers 38-8
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
6) New York Jets (13-5) at 3) Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4)- Sunday @ 6:30PM EST at Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, PA) on CBS
The New York Jets, in four wins out of five playoff games under Rex Ryan have grounded many of the league's elite quarterbacks- Carson Palmer, Philip Rivers, Peyton Manning, and last week, Tom Brady. Can they shut down Ben Roethlisberger? Well...um...I am NOT a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, never have been, and never will be. But, I think the Steelers will win, because (1) they are a DANGEROUS team in the Playoffs, especially in the last five years. For example- They knocked out Carson Palmer in a cheap shot, on their way to winning Super Bowl XL. (2) They have won more Super Bowls than any other team in the history of the Super Bowl. (3) Big Name Recognitions. Every one knows who Ben Roethlisberger is (for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with football- I'll just leave it at that). Everyone knew who Jerome Bettis was. Who Terry Bradshaw and Lynn Swann are. Et cetera, et cetera. (4) The Steelers defense is lethal to an opposing team's offense, especially that hit-happy number 92, what's-his-name, I think it's Harrison, but yeah. However, if the J-E-T-S, Jets do win, Mark Sanchez will be the first Hispanic-American quarterback to start a Super Bowl. But until then,
Pick: SteAlers 27-6
DJBC SPORTS CORNER SUPER BOWL XLV PROJECTIONS:
Green Bay Packers (13-6) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4)
On "The Herd (with Colin Cowherd)", Colin Cowherd, again this morning explained that two of the top four NFL niches are in Green Bay and Pittsburgh, which aren't Top 40 markets at all, but they have two of the top four NFL fanbases (out of the 32 teams). Steelers fans are everywhere, not just in Western Pennsylvania or West Virginia, or even the Ohio Governor's Office, but all over the country, as former steel mill workers spread out across the country when all of the steel mills in western Pennsylvania closed in the 1960s and 1970s. Cities like New York and Chicago, two of the top markets with NFL franchises, don't have huge fan bases, like they do with other sports (New York- The Yankees, Chicago- The Blackhawks). Cowherd, today, also projected the NFL coming to Los Angeles by 2015, with one of four teams (Chargers, Rams, Vikings, or Jaguars) possibly re-locating to the City of Angels.
Next time, the picks for Super Bowl XLV.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
6) Green Bay Packers (12-6) at 2) Chicago Bears (12-5)- Sunday @ 3PM EST at Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) on Fox
The oldest rivalry in the National Football League will represent one-half of the Super Bowl XLV ticket. The last time the Packers and Bears met in the playoffs, Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his third term in office, our Nation was at war (one week to the day of the horrific attack on Pearl Harbor), radio was our form of home entertainment, and Big Band jazz invaded the top charts. Fast forward 69 years, one month, and nine days- our Nation is still at war (in Iraq and Afghanistan), we can download apps for our favorite programs, and those Glee-sters keep on spinning out hits on the Billboard charts. Both teams have won Super Bowls before (The Packers won the first two Super Bowls and won again in 1997, and the Bears defense coasted to victory in Super Bowl XX in 1986), but neither have big-name field generals. For the Bears, Jay Cutler played his first postseason game since his senior year of high school back in Indiana (at Vanderbilt, Cutler went through four losing seasons), as Cutler scored three touchdowns in a 35-24 win over Seattle. Their reward....
The Green Bay Packers. They had the Atlanta Falcons seeing gangrene last Saturday night, as the Pack forced turnover after turnover in a 48-21 rout of the NFC's best team during the regular season. With a win in the Windy City, the Packers will be the next Wildcard team to knock off all three top seeds and advance to the Super Bowl.
Here is what will happen, the Packers defense will be in Cutler's face like they were three weeks ago in the Regular Season finale. Green Bay shut Atlanta down hard last week, and this week, the Packers defense will send the Monsters of the Midway back into hibernation.
Pick: Packers 38-8
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
6) New York Jets (13-5) at 3) Pittsburgh Steelers (13-4)- Sunday @ 6:30PM EST at Heinz Field (Pittsburgh, PA) on CBS
The New York Jets, in four wins out of five playoff games under Rex Ryan have grounded many of the league's elite quarterbacks- Carson Palmer, Philip Rivers, Peyton Manning, and last week, Tom Brady. Can they shut down Ben Roethlisberger? Well...um...I am NOT a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, never have been, and never will be. But, I think the Steelers will win, because (1) they are a DANGEROUS team in the Playoffs, especially in the last five years. For example- They knocked out Carson Palmer in a cheap shot, on their way to winning Super Bowl XL. (2) They have won more Super Bowls than any other team in the history of the Super Bowl. (3) Big Name Recognitions. Every one knows who Ben Roethlisberger is (for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with football- I'll just leave it at that). Everyone knew who Jerome Bettis was. Who Terry Bradshaw and Lynn Swann are. Et cetera, et cetera. (4) The Steelers defense is lethal to an opposing team's offense, especially that hit-happy number 92, what's-his-name, I think it's Harrison, but yeah. However, if the J-E-T-S, Jets do win, Mark Sanchez will be the first Hispanic-American quarterback to start a Super Bowl. But until then,
Pick: SteAlers 27-6
DJBC SPORTS CORNER SUPER BOWL XLV PROJECTIONS:
Green Bay Packers (13-6) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (14-4)
On "The Herd (with Colin Cowherd)", Colin Cowherd, again this morning explained that two of the top four NFL niches are in Green Bay and Pittsburgh, which aren't Top 40 markets at all, but they have two of the top four NFL fanbases (out of the 32 teams). Steelers fans are everywhere, not just in Western Pennsylvania or West Virginia, or even the Ohio Governor's Office, but all over the country, as former steel mill workers spread out across the country when all of the steel mills in western Pennsylvania closed in the 1960s and 1970s. Cities like New York and Chicago, two of the top markets with NFL franchises, don't have huge fan bases, like they do with other sports (New York- The Yankees, Chicago- The Blackhawks). Cowherd, today, also projected the NFL coming to Los Angeles by 2015, with one of four teams (Chargers, Rams, Vikings, or Jaguars) possibly re-locating to the City of Angels.
Next time, the picks for Super Bowl XLV.
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