Saints were robbed. And I say as someone who lives in Los Angeles. I wanted the Rams to win it but not like that. Oh well, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
The Super Bowl never gets a low rating.
I'm not a Tom Brady fan, but his clutch ability is really like no other. As long as there's some time left in the game and he's got the ball, there's always a chance he'll win. Also, credit to Tony Romo. Dude correctly predicted like every play of the game.
Many people who don't watch football during the season go to superbowl parties. That is why a superbowl does not get a low rating. It doesn't matter who is playing. It is party time.
I actually like Tom Brady. He is the best QB ever. I kept hoping that he would not make the first down (on a 3rd and long) and he kept making it, at age 41! When he retires, it may open the door for another AFC team to go to the superbowl.
Saints blatantly robbed on that non-call. Everyone is calling it out and the NFL will admit it an error was made that cost them the win and berth to the Super Bowl. Anything for them to get two larger franchises to the SB over smaller markets. Congrats NFL. Skipping the SB this year.
This game was rigged. That PI was so obvious, you didn't need a replay to see it. A rookie referee would have called it. It is upsetting to see bad officiating in a game of this stature. No wonder the crowd booed. The game should have been over in regulation, with the Saints winning. The NFL should be grilled over that call. What bothers me is that once a game is over, people put it behind them, and then similar things happen over and over again.
Can't say the same about the AFC game. It was Tom Brady vs the world and Brady always wins. I was not too sure about that muffed punt though. It looked like Edelman's thumb touched the ball but the Pats got the benefit of the doubt, and I think it is because they are the Pats. A small market team would have lost the possession IMO.
Tom Brady is a truly remarkable QB and the NFL will be worse off when he retires. The difference between the truly elite quarterbacks like Brady, Manning, etc. vs. the rest of the schmoes is like comparing the top 10 pairs skaters to the rest of the field--the gulf is huge, very visible, and nigh unwatchable sometimes. Yes, he wins too much, advocates eating nothing but grass clippings (or whatever his health food snake oil nonsense is), and is a bit of a robot publicly, and I say that as someone who likes the Patriots. But I honestly think over 50% of the hate is because of his looks and the fact that he's married to a supermodel whose earnings make his NFL salary the superfluous income in the household. People hate him cuz they ain't him.
I don't hate him at all. I don't think other people hate him either (you are imagining things, IMO). I like him because he is a great QB. It is just that I am tired of seeing the same team in the superbowl every year. The NBA is much worse in that regard; other teams don't even have a chance in the NBA. The NFL has parity, but the Patriots somehow always come out on top and I think it is because of Brady. The NFC has a different team in the SB every year. I would like to see the AFC send a different team to the superbowl every year. I will find that interesting.
BTW I don't care how much money he makes, who he is married to, or even his good looks. It is the football he plays that makes me respect him. When he got suspended for some silly thing like air pressure in the football, I was on his side and I was rooting for him to win the SB that year (and he did).