Pregame: Somehow, Fox has managed to fit Brett Favre into its telecast even though the Packers were nowhere near the playoffs. Maguire, Patrick and Theisman voted 100,000 times each and Favre is the NFL’s sexiest man.
Pregame: Everytime I see this DirecTV DVR commercial, I think, what would happen if my son came to me and said “oh football…”. Would I whoop his ass or go out and get him some figure skates?
Pregame: Pittsburgh definitely earned this trip to the Super Bowl. Terry Bradshaw already making the homer pick and picking the Steelers to win it all. That surprised nobody.
Pregame: Carrie Underwood sings the national anthem. Very understated save one flourish. Very nice.
Kickoff: Here we go Seahawks, here we go. Yes, I’m unabashedly rooting for Seattle in this one. Since Pittsburgh beat Denver like Sean Locklear, I am rooting my ass off for Seattle just so I don’t have to secretly wish everyone playing in the Superbowl comes down with dysentery, which I think is what caused Troy Aikman to be late to the booth.
11:01: What the hell just happened. Seattle was lined up and all of the sudden, without even hiking it, Hass passes to Jackson for 9 yards. He didn’t even run a route. he just appeared and catch the ball. I probably shouldn’t have done that acid last night.
10:00: Alexander comes up small on 2 shots at 1 yard. MVP my ass (OK, OK, a little premature). Seattle punts.
7:59: Another 3 and out for Carolina. This defensive gameplan for Seattle is pretty simple. Either double or roll coverage to Smith and force Delhomme to find someone else.
5:49: Seneca Wallace just made a great catch. Pass was behind him and he snactched it….. TOUCHDOWN Stevens. Crowd is fired up as Seattle takes a 7-0 lead. Hasselbeck is on fire.
5:07: Fox highlights Smith. Bentley goes out to doubleteam, Delhomme throws it anyway and Lofa Tatupu gets the INT. Mr. Anti-Peyton Manning just threw it into quadruple coverage.
2:23: Refs miss a facemask penalty and Seahawks settle for a field goal. 10-3. Missed in the replay was this exchange between Brentson Boogie Buckner and Matt Hasselbeck:
Buckner: Your mother’s an astronaut.
Hasslebeck: My mother was too drunk to be an astronaut.
1:20: Tatupu and Nick Goings nearly kill each other with a face to face hit. Goings is helped off the field. Thinks he’s at the winter olympics.
0:50: All Seattle so far as the riverboat gambler doubles down on 11 and pulls a 3, well 33 as Manuel gets the INT.
0:00: And that’s the end of the 1st quarter folks as Seattle is poised to score again.
