Another Super Bowl is behind us. SU can’t say this was the best game ever but at least it was close. After several weeks of exciting overtime finishes, this game almost felt anticlimactic at the end. Anyway, congrats to long-time SU subscriber and most prolific commenter, A. Grossman, who had the Rams winning 27 – 24, and came the closest to predicting the final outcome. His prize is a free 1-year subscription for SU in 2022 which as we all know is almost priceless.
A few thoughts on the game:
- Neither team could run the ball. The Bengals actually did a little better with Mixon but their coach preferred the quick release passes by Burrow. That’s fine if you have a solid offensive line but in the 2nd half, that was exposed bigly even with quick throws. There were definitely times in the red zone where some runs by Mixon could have resulted in a better outcome. And on that final drive, 2nd down and 1 at mid-field and then no runs with 3 timeouts left?
- Stafford had a solid game. One interception in the end zone on a 3rd down play was as good as a punt there – not a big deal. The 2nd pick was not his fault – went through the receiver’s arms. He came up big on the final drive passing to Cooper Kupp.
- So few penalties. Now, they said these 2 teams were among the last penalized in the League but was that the reason or just that the refs did not want to call them? Clearly, there was offensive pass interference on that long pass early in the 3rd quarter for the touchdown, and they called a bunch of defensive penalties on the Rams’ final drive.
- People really liked the half-time show. Twitter-verse reviews were very positive.
- The Bengals’ fans travel well. It sounded like they had half the stadium.
- Quick first half – always a positive.
Bottom line: can’t say it was a memorable game. I guess I am sort of happy for OBJ who got a Super Bowl ring but to be honest, I have been done with him for many years. Too much me, me, me.
We turn our interest now to March Madness which will commence in a few weeks, and maybe baseball???? Feel free to share your thoughts on the game.
Sports Update Intergalactic 
Yeah…it wasn’t one of the most memorable Super Bowls. Yeah, Cooper Kupp deservingly is your MVP. However with that said the Rams defensive stats were the big difference makers. The obvious face mask on Ramsey and a trick play pass by the running back for a TD were all that Cincy really got offensively. They couldn’t capitalize on 2 turnovers. The Rams earned their TDs. No issues with how the Bengals played defensively though. Holding the Rams to 23 points is pretty good. Sure up the offensive line is really all Cincy needs to be back in the hunt.
If OBJ didn’t hurt himself AGAIN I believe it would have opened up the game more for the Rams with at least another TD.
The game was clean and efficient. Besides that one handed grab for a long reception by Chase no other great catches or runs made.
BTW…though I like Hip Hop and Rap I thought the halftime show was just OK. Most of the commercials were stupid but I guess after watching so many Liberty, GEICO, Traveler’s and All State Insurance commercials I guess that’s what it’s all about to brand your product. Looks like Bit Coin and their competitors were all in.
Pretty good game. Not memorable. But it was close and it looked like football. Maybe we are spoiled by overtime games in the playoffs but a go ahead touchdown with under 2 minutes to play is pretty exciting. Loved the way that the referees held onto their flags for the entire game (even though the offensive facemask was pretty bad miss) but that changed drastically late in the final drive by the Rams. The officials pretty much took over. I think half the penalties of the game were in the last few plays of that drive. Some were obvious but others were less so and I’d rather them let the guys play.
How much did NBC “spend” promoting their own streaming service? It seemed like 20% of the commercials were for Peacock. That they also sold ads to Peacock’s direct competitors (Netflix, Youtube, etc.) made it feel even stranger. Most put off by the ad for the first Thursday night football game in September. Are we supposed to make bar reservations now?