Super Bowl 48
Congratulations, Seattle. Welcome to the Winners Circle. Prepare for the hate that is soon to come your way.
Well, maybe we have been spoiled in the past decade with good Super Bowls. Man that game was a let down. I’m sure Seattle fans loved it, and it was funny for a while there (that opening safety caused a literal spit take and I lost it), but by the time Percy scored the kickoff return it stopped being funny and just started getting depressing. To quote someone on my facebook wall, it was like being forced to watch a war crime. Total, complete domination. I haven’t seen a complete defensive shutdown like that since the Bucs creamed the Raiders in ’02. After halftime I barely even cared. The only thing I even remember past that was the amazing case of terrible tackles when Kearse turned a short pass into a 20 yard TD by spinning out of at least 3 hits. Blowouts are cool when you do the blowing out, but as a neutral fan of that game, it just got boring. Stopped being fun. Overall, a fantastic display by Seattle but this game will not go down in history as one of the better Super Bowls.
It was sad to see Manning go down like that. Going into this game, I’ve felt for 3 weeks that whoever won the NFC Championship was going to win the Super Bowl, due to matchup favorability. the 49ers or Hawks would beat Denver or the Pats, they just had the right defense to do it. Looks like my gut was right. I was honestly surprised by the amount of people picking Denver. The matchup totally favored Seattle. Yes, Denver had the best offense in history going for it, but they had a relatively light schedule of defenses all year and by the SB had suffered some major injuries. The Defense was a complete liability and the special teams weren’t as good as they could have been, covered up by Trindon Holiday and Super Manning. Seattle had a defense that looked almost custom made to slow Peyton down, the deciding factor in the game, for me, was if Seattle’s questionable offense could move and score often enough to stay ahead. It looks obvious in retrospect, but I certainly think Seattle should have had the edge going in. But not a blowout. I expected a score with both teams in the 20’s, maybe low 30’s, with Seattle edging. Not this. Not like this. Oh god, Pete, the horse is already dead. Stop beating it. Pete please have mercy oh I can’t watch just take it out behind the shed and finish the job. Denver fans I’m so sorry. But regardless of the end, Denver fans can still take some solace in the season they had. A historic one, and one to be proud of, regardless of the finale. I loved watching the Broncos all season, it was magical.
But the Seahawks have proven to be the best team in the NFL. For the first year in many, it feels like the actual best team won the Super Bowl, and not the “hot” team. While I found a lot of the 12th man stuff kind of ridiculous and irritating, I have to give that city and those fans props. They may have a lot of bandwagon fans who don’t even know who Steve Largent is, or that Seattle used to be AFC, or maybe even Shaun Alexander, but they were loud, they were supportive, and they cared. I think many of us wish our fanbases had that kind of pride in them. But be warned Seattle. You are now going to be hated. You won your ring, people are going to want you to go away now. Ask the Saints about that.
Other random thoughts about the game:
-Wes Welker might be a Super Bowl bad luck charm. Are there any NFL players who have lost 3 or more Super Bowls on multiple teams?
-Bruno Mars put on a good show, Red Hot Chili Peppers should not have been involved. Mild Chili Peppers at best
-So much for the weather being a thing
-THAT SAFETY HAHAHAHA
-Suck it John Elway
-Super Bowl MVP who? Lets be real, the entire Seattle D, though it was nice to not see it just be the QB for once.
-Russell Wilson should do Dominoes commercials
-Speaking of commercials, a Matrix reference in 2014? Really Kia? Really?
-Two bird teams win SBs in a row. You can do it Cardinals and Falcons, but if you let Philly get one I swear to god
And now our months long nightmare begins. I miss you already football.
“-Speaking of commercials, a Matrix reference in 2014? Really Kia? Really?”
Speaking of draws, an Alien reference in 2014 ? Really Dave ? Really ?
Touche, Mr Exermind. Touche. Now I will Hernandez you and no one will ever know
Uhh, you kinda just posted it on the Internet under your name. I think people might know.
Swiiiiiiiiing and a miss…
Seattle fan here. I don’t think many of us expected a blowout like this. As exciting as winning was, It was almost a little anti-climactic. We expected a dog fight like the NFC championship game. By the third quarter we knew we were going to win. Our city was so electric. Regardless of new or old fans, coming together for one cause is awesome!
I didn’t do shit that game. I am disappointing in me.
Wat
Wats up Wat
I was happy the Seahawks won but I still felt bad for Peyton. Hopefully he can keep playing and get another shot next year.
On a side note, I know it’s a ways off but a 3 Stooges style comic of the Browns, Texans and Jaguars fighting over QBs in the draft would be hilarious.
Literally the greatest Super Bowl I’ve ever seen. You forgot the best part: All those hilarious Manning faces!
Chiefs/Seahawks fan here. Outside of feeling bad for Peyton (Why Peyton? Why did you have to go to Denver?), this game was glorious.
as a casual fan, i am one of the few who loved the game, maybe because i was with a group of friends and we made a drinking game based on settles defense, it was like watching the avengers, i felt like we knew seattle would win, but by how much was the entertainment for us. by that i mean much like the superhero movies nowadays, you know they (the avengers) are going to win, but thats not why you decided to watch it, you watched because you wanted to see them kick ass, and i know there wasn’t a true guarantee about seattle winning, but given our mindset, the game still was entertaining, especially with the bruno mars performance, the energy was great even with a blow out. in my opinion, this game will be historic, much like the bucs game and the 86 bears Super Bowl, it will be more historic considering the ambiguity of supremacy in the modern league and historic in the sense it will be a landmark in Seattles legacy as a defense in the passing offense era. this game could be a testament to defenses, playoff preparation, when your franchise has a vision and a passion for the game, and to story telling in sports. what seattle does next year will be what I’m interested in and how they move forward after getting the ring so handedly, granted they are a really young team that played hard all season, it wouldn’t be too insane to think this could turn into a classic 80s downward spiral. can’t wait for the draft! i expect draft comics from you sir, and offseason comics.
I was happy the Seahawks won and although I shouldn’t say this, it was great watching the Broncos get dismantled like that. That opening safety was funny and all the Broncos mistakes were funny. It was just funny. Hardy exciting, but it was funny. By the third quarter, it got boring. Not really exciting.
Peyton Manning just proved this Sunday that you can have everything, but if you do nothing with it, then it means nothing.
It was great seeing them getting blown out, probably because of the Broncos-Patriots and Brady-Peyton rivalries.
And of COURSE Welker was the bad luck charm, I was wearing my Pats Welker Jersey. I was also shocked with the amount of people picking the Broncos to win. For two weeks, I was like ‘come on, it’s totally obvious that Seattle will win’ right up until that opening safety, then I was like ‘see’ and after the first quarter I was like ‘believe me now?’ And they were like ‘no, it’s only 15 minutes in’ and then after the kick return in the second quarter, they started to believe me. I can’t believe it. It seemed SO obvious!
Goddamit. Welker. Hate that guy now that on the Broncos.
FRICKING THIS BULLSHIT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6XziIQ5RI. STILL MAKES ME MAD.
When it hit 36-0, I was honestly hoping for a shut out. Oh well, a 40 burger will do.
As a Browns Fan, I would like to give a “huzzah” to your “Suck it John Elway” and raise you a “It was worth seeing Manning lose to have Elway lose yet ANOTHER Super Bowl”
Can we end the John Fox Part Deuce (in every possible interpretation) now? Yes, Denver had an historic season– but that in spite of Fox, not because of him. Has a team *EVER* come into a Super Bowl looking that unprepared? Seattle’s a fast team with stick’em corners. You don’t do short routes on that team, you hit them deep. You don’t run to the edges, you run traps. It’s like Denver didn’t watch any tape. Yes, Denver dinked-and-dunked and edge-ran all season and it worked. But so did their trap plays, and their bombs and their intermediate passes. So did almost everything they did on offense. But that game plan never deviated an iota. Denver executed poorly, but I’ve seen teams play worse– not often, but I have. But I have NEVER seen a Super Bowl team that poorly coached. I know a lot of Denver fans disagree with me, but why in the name of all that is reasonable do you hire literally the ONLY coach in the league who did worse than the guy you fired? I’d rather have McDaniel’s back than this schlub for another season. Yeah, the guys like him– but he’s one of the worst coaches in the league right now, stuck in a 1970s mentality . Send him back and let’s move on.
I gave up on things when the coverage kept blacking out every ten seconds. Thanks very much, Channel 4, but you do know that I can actually blink for myself, right?
I’m off to check *cough* other sources for a rescreening.
Yeah, I kept having to flick to Sky and my dad was like ‘turn it back on Channel 4’ and I’m like, ‘Jesus, Nige, it’s blacked out. Do you want to see Peyton making mistakes and Seattle scoring off those mistakes or do you want to see total blackness?’ I won’t have Sky next year (going to university) so I hope what happened on Channel 4 doesn’t happen again
wilson small but he like a monster for real tho will sneak all over and get you
“And now our months long nightmare begins. I miss you already football.”
Welp, there’s always the Arena League!
NOW WE GET READY FOR OFF SEASON COMICS 😀
I was rooting for Peyton because he’s the brother of Eli and it would probably be Peyton’s last Super Bowl. I was PRAYING for at least a field goal by the Broncos in the game. When it looked like the Broncos were driving and a score was in sight, the Seahawks D just Mutombo’d the fuck out of a play. Congratulations Seahawks for the domination, also I hope the game was a message to the Broncos to never wear orange in a Super Bowl, ever.
I was pacing up until Seattle had scored 36. I was so nervous that the Broncos would mount a Colts-like comeback.
ALSO I YELLED DURING THE GAME.
THAT MEANS I’M PART OF THE 12th MAN WOOOOOO
I should have been MVP, dude.
Man shut the fuck up, let me have my moment.
Shanahan The Younger has descended upon Cleve’s Land, no doubt with intentions of smiting the dreaded Factory of Sadness to ruin! But they speak not of dragons, but of the fool Cousins instead! Will the Stooges Three stop at nothing to embarrass themselves further? Stay tuned!
Ser Cousins appears to be in the favor of Lord Jay of house Gruden, brother of Jon and keeper of the plans of attack for the Aboriginals. I imagine Ser Griffin will be taking his leave of Barry’s Landing within a year.
I was a Seahawks fan since I was born, no bandwagoner. Sure the Seahawks may have won, but I was totally bored when the Hawks literally slaughter the Broncos. I should know how other Bronco fans feel after being embarrassed, because it would be like watching the Red Wedding scene in Game of Thrones. Other than that, I have high hopes for back to back SUPERBOWLS due to our historical defense, but I think the Broncos are deeply depressed being the team to first lose 5 Bowls, and the 49ers blown them out a long time ago, but it was a larger score difference than now. Let the Niners get prevented from playing Super Bowl 49
peyton was all ima let u finish….
Why are there two Vontaze Burficts
There was like 3 or 4 supposed vontaze burficts duking it out a couple comics ago. I was never sure if the “original” vontaze was indeed the Bengals LB or some poser, but I’d like to think it was really him.
[screaming profusely]
that should not have happened that should not have happened THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED
Saints fan, here: I completely agree. The Seahawks are going to have a target on the backs so huge and bright, everybody is going to be hitting it with all of their strength, especially the teams in their division.
I watched the whole game completely stunned. I (like everyone else) was expecting something closer, more exciting, so to see the Broncos crumble like that was baffling. It was like a train wreck in slow motion, and I couldn’t take my eyes away.
And the train was running into a mountain. Made of steel. And the train is made of Styrofoam.
my ass was so high durin this shit that i go all up in my fridge thinkin carton of beef broth was the almond milk lol nigga pause
dat ain’t no soup milk lol add crewtons for liquid saled
u cray cray yo
Well, the Broncos should’ve given up after the safety .. I mean hey you have like 2 weeks of preparation and you fumble on your first snap, that got into their heads.
I almost fell asleep at the bar trying to watch the game. It does my heart good to know Manning’s QB rating for the game is the second worst in Super Bowl history – after Rex Grossman, whom Manning beat because the Bears forgot how to football during Super Bowl XLI 🙁
Now, YOU can complain about seven months of offseason, but I still have hockey and soon, the AFL!
Arena Football League or Australian Football League?
ARENAAAAAAAAAAAAAA