Why Super Bowl 50 instead of Super Bowl L? Because most persons have no idea that L is the designator of the number 50 — in Roman numerals.
As Peyton Manning said before the game, “I’m still a member of the band. I’m not the lead singer all the time, but I can still sing a few solos.”
Held this year at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, a town on the very southern tip of the San Francisco Bay and not far from the amusement park Great America, the score at the half is Broncos 13, Panthers 7.
And no, it hasn’t been the wipeout by Carolina that everyone surmised. In fact, it’s been rather a challenging afternoon for Panthers QB Cam Newton, sacked and tired as he’s been and is.
SANTA CLARA, CA – FEBRUARY 07: Cam Newton #1 of the Carolina Panthers fumbles the ball in the first quarter of Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. The ball was recovered by Malik Jackson #97 of the Denver Broncos in the end zone for a touchdown. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Second Half:
Uh oh. Panthers kicker missed a field goal. Inauspicious way to begin the second half. Cam Newton continues to be sacked by the Broncs.
You have any favorite commercials? So far, mine is the one involving the Honda Ridgeline singing sheep. Or “punch it Richard. Come on, punch it.”
In case you’re curious, BZ is rooting for the Broncos. I’d like to see 39-year-old Peyton Manning make his last game a great game.
It was the late 4th quarter touchdown by 5’8″ Broncos running back C.J. Anderson that put the game in the bag for the Broncos. Then the Broncos held the Panthers at about the goal line.
That’s it. The party was over. Broncos 24 and Panthers.10. Gary Kubiak is the first-ever NFL coach to win a Super Bowl having played for the same team.
And Peyton Manning? Let’s not forget that he was a league record holder as a five-time NFL MVP, a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Indianapolis Colts and now the Denver Broncos, drafted by the Colts in 1998, named to 14 Pro Bowls.
Because of a neck injury he was released by the Colts in 2012. Some people thought his career was over, but Manning proved them wrong, signing with the Broncos just five days after his release.
During a 2009 Monday Night Football game, Manning received the nickname “The Sheriff” from color commentator Jon Gruden due to his tendency to make audibles prior to the snap.
Peyton Manning is, along with my great Packer QB Brett Favre, one of only two starting quarterbacks in NFL history who have beaten all 32 teams. He also beat Favre’s then-standing record of 509 career touchdown passes. Peyton Manning has 200 total wins under his belt in the regular and post-seasons, the most of any player.
This season had its ups and downs for Manning. Osweiler started, then Peyton came back from his foot injury as a backup to Osweiler, then re-entered the prime QB slot.
Finally: goodbye to Peyton Manning, and “Omaha.”
At 39 you’ve had a spectacular career and you’ve been one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks. I must admit that I am SO happy for Peyton Manning. What a GREAT way to end a career for a football player. It simply could not get better than that, the proverbial “fairy tale” ending. Peyton Manning was the classiest of acts.
I shall miss you sir.
Us old dudes have to represent.
BZ
P.S.
Caroline Panthers coach Ron Rivera in the post-game interview proved that, he too, is a class act and a very gracious and professional man. Two years ago Rivera was fired from the Houston Texans Now he and his young team made it to the Super Bowl. Not too damned bad, sir.
Okay, since you asked about favorite commercials during the superbowl, I had to chime in. The avocado commercial with Scott Baio and the cube of Rubik…see here.
http://heavy.com/social/2016/02/scott-baio-aliens-avocados-super-bowl-commercial-ad-from-mexico-space/
Anyway, I understood all the reference except the one with the white and gold dress. So, I asked the wife about it and why it was supposed to be funny. Her reply was that it was funny because the dress was actually black and blue. I disagreed and wound back to the commercial and re-watched it. Nope I told her, the dress is definitely white and gold. She insists it is not and is in fact blue and black. So, I accused her of being a “dick” and that she is simply screwing with me for the sake of just messing with me. What does not help this situation any is that today is my birthday and I am a little ticked about it and the fact that 50 is darn near around the corner now, and she has been giving me crap about age and senility….So I was sure she was screwing with me to make fun of me becoming senile. Also, there is the fact that I have also recently had to start wearing reading glasses and the old man eyesight jokes have been getting to me as well.
So, I was sure this woman I swore to love forever, was doing her level best to push me over the edge as she kept demanding that the dress was black and blue and NOT white and gold, and that she was pushing my buttons. I even pointed out to her that the guide on the commercial even referred to the dress as white and gold. She said that that was what was so funny about it, as the dress was really black and blue.
I replayed the damn thing 10 times at least, and I can say in full honesty, that I see a white and gold dress. Now, I have my eyes checked regularly for my job. I understand how illusions work and I can see the duck and the rabbit illusion, the old woman and the girl illusion, and I can easily see those damn 3D photos without any effort. But I stared at the damn dress, I squinted, I turned my head, I looked sideways and I genuinely TRIED To see black or blue coloring anywhere in that dress and it DID NOT look like anything but a white and gold dress. My wife even had the nerve to accuse me of messing with her. We even swore on each others lives, the lives of our beloved pets, and so on (poor things might explode now) that either of us was NOT lying to the other about this damn dress colors. At one point, I was getting a little heated with her and told her that the joke was over and stop it now, I am not buying her nonsense and I am not going to concede that my eyesight is going. She kept laughing at me, which did not help any as far as I was concerned. This is a damn serious matter woman…quit messing with on this.
So, I have to ask here. What color is the dress. My wife insists I am in the minority and that everyone but a select few morons sees as she does….a blue and black dress. I promise, I see a white and gold dress…not BS here….and it is NOT SORTA white or SORTA gold…it is white and gold. There is NO blue and NO black that I see, no matter how I look at it.
So, am I retarded? Is my eyesight going? Am I in the minority of idiots that see something that is not there. I mean, I can usually figure these things out, and see both sides of something. But not this one. Am I losing it?
DeKare, good point, I had forgotten about the Scott Baio avocado commercial.
Okay, here’s the weird thing. I ran through the interwebs and the commercial purposely raised the old white-and-gold or black-and-blue color thingie from last year. Go here: http://www.racked.com/2016/2/7/10933596/super-bowl-50-the-dress-avocado
I could have sworn that it was black and blue. Nevertheless, I didn’t get the “connection” and the reason for its inclusion in the display.
Not until you pointed it out.
Thanks for that sir.
No, you’re not losing it.
BZ