I confess to being a complete novice when it comes to football watching, but I enjoy a good Super Bowl. And when it comes to the "who’s the greatest current quarterback" question, I can’t form an educated opinion-although I think it’s still Brady-but I watch Saturday Night Live, and I can name the funniest quarterback, so I’ll be a Peyton Manning fan. Or any given Manning. On top of that, I’ve lived my whole life rooting for the underdog (usually), so I can’t not cheer against the team that does not have the perfect record to upset the team that does in the most important game of the year. Friday Night Lights taught me that this was possible.
Super Bowl was the second football game I watched all year. The first was the last regular season Pats game which, obviously, they won against, hey!, the Giants and I told a friend that they just clinched not winning the Super Bowl because everybody has to lose some time.
So Super Bowl happened, probably the most boring version I’ve ever seen, with no touchdowns in the second or third quarter and things looking like they were heading toward the most predictable conclusion, though with a markedly lower score. And, then the last 2 minutes happened and Manning who had not being throwing great, pulled out some tidy moves, serving up a game-winning touchdown with 35 seconds left. When a game ends as well as that, everybody wins. New York just won it more.
Manning and the Giants had the fortune of playing against an uncharacteristically clumsy Patriots squad, who were playing like they had no fear of the underdog. That’s why they did not survive.
Oh, and Tom Petty rocked the joint and that Justin Pepsi ad was cool. End blog.
