Superbowl XLI Thoughts

I think that the rain should have been voted Superbowl LXI’s Most Valuable Player. The weather really helped turn an otherwise drab and dull Superbowl into a real football fest.

Now for the winners and losers from last night’s game, including links to the best and worst Superbowl LXI Commercials.

Winners

• Da Colts. Manning refused to allow the bears to push him around too much. Not a stellar performance, but when it came to defense, the Colts brought more pain than the Bears.
• Football Fans. Again, the rain made for a very memorable game with some wild plays and turnovers. When the kicker has his jersey green with grassstains after the first play you know you are watching a competitive ball game.
• Doritos Chips. Some of the best commercials ever in a Superbowl. My favorite was the Checkout Girl here.
• Ford Trucks. Ford and Chevy were going head to head with commercials last night too, and Ford had the better commercials. They weren’t gimmicky. They showed the detailed modelling of just what goes into a new F-Series Diesel Truck that can tow 24,000 pounds.
• GM Robots. The best robot since Short Circuit’s Number 5. Sad, suicidal and driven to be the best.

Losers

• Da Bears. Grossman shoulders the blame for the loss. The Defense was keeping the Bears in the game, all the way into the 4th quarter. Two horrible interceptions were the daggers.
• The Game Commentary. The CBS commentators were boring, boring boring. Its a good thing the game was interesting.
• Superbowl Ticket Holders. Spend all that money for a ticket to sit in the rain for 5 hours? Ouch.
• East Coast Restaurants. An odd phenomena. Usually the superbowl spurs huge preorders for party platters from local restaurants. Sales were non-existent this year. Most people stayed home to watch the game on the East Coast instead of going out with friends.
• Snickers. So Very Gay. Two grown men making out while eating a brown log packed with peanuts? I may never eat another Snickers Bar.
• Chevy Cars. The commercials were campy, and when they weren’t campy they were a little gay too. Shirtless men surrounding an HHR? No. If they still had the SSR? Maybe.
• Garmin. Arguably the worst commercial of the night pits a Map Monster versus an Ultraman knockoff with no karate skills.
• Careerbuilder.com. The commercials featured office workers in a jungle. It fell short of funny.