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Joe Flacco Could Face $25K Tax Bill For Winning Super Bowl MVP

Joe Student — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:51:24 +0000

Congratulations, Joe Flacco! Here's your Super Bowl MVP award and the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that comes with it. Oh, and the IRS called, too....When Flacco quarterbacked the Baltimore Ravens to victory in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters named him the game's MVP. As a part of the award, Flacco received a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray valued at an estimated $60,000.

Pizza Hut Salutes Quarterbacks for Their 2013 Super Bowl Commercial

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:41:10 +0000

We’re having a ‘Usual Suspects’ moment here. The whole time we’ve been hearing quarterbacks yelling “hut,” we thought it was a football thing. Turns out it’s just been one gigantic advertisement for Pizza Hut the whole time. We thought we were sports fans. Turns out we were just marks in your pizza advertising long con. [...]

Is Oreo Whisper Fight the Funniest Super Bowl 2013 Commercial?

Sarah Shahzad — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:38:51 +0000

Oreo's Super Bowl 2013 commercial features a "whisper fight" in a library that breaks out over whether the cream or the cookie is the best part of the glorious whole that is the Oreo. It's nice to see that even having such strong feelings on the issue, every single person involved is mindful of keeping it down in the library.

Watch Sandy Hook Elementary Students Perform With Jennifer Hudson at Super Bowl 2013

Tom Blunt — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:06:03 +0000

Jennifer Hudson not only turned in a surprise performance at the Super Bowl tonight, but she fronted a choir of 26 children from Sandy Hook Elementary School, site of the one of our nation’s most tragic shootings. Hudson and the children performed a very uplifting rendition of ‘America the Beautiful,’ leaving not a dry eye [...]

Super Bowl XLVII Recap — Baltimore Ravens Hold Off San Francisco 49ers, 34-31

Joe Student — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:59:41 +0000

Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes, and the Baltimore Ravens withstood a stadium power outage and a furious 49ers’ rally to beat San Francisco, 34-31, at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on Sunday night. The 49ers advanced to the Ravens’ five-yard line with 1:55 to play, but Colin Kaepernick threw three consecutive incomplete passes, [...]

Twitter Thinks Bane Caused the Super Bowl XLVII Blackout

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:04:37 +0000

We're going to pretend all of these people are hilarious and not morons. When the 2013 Super Bowl was delayed by a power outage, most people took it as a chance to actually talk to the people at their football party. These people decided to make jokes on Twitter that the half hour of darkness was actually 'The Dark Knight Rises' villain Bane's fault.

This Weekend in Sports: Super Bowl XLVII and UFC 156

Joe Student — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:25:52 +0000

The Super Bowl, the most watched television event of the year, is scheduled for Sunday. Several other interesting contests highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here’s what to watch this weekend: Friday, February 1 Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; 7 p.m. (ET) on ESPN After blowing out Brooklyn on Wednesday night, Miami [...]

Who Is the Most Annoying Person at a Super Bowl Party?

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:24:12 +0000

Everyone likes a Super Bowl party, but not everyone like all the people who show up there. A new survey has found that more people find the “know-it-all” – you know, the guy with a self-professed bottomless pit of knowledge about the game, the food, the commercials, the weather, everything – is the worst guest [...]

Courtney Lenz, Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader, Claims She Wasn't Included on Super Bowl Trip Because of Weight

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:36:26 +0000

Courtney Lenz, a five year veteran of the Baltimore Ravens cheerleading squad, is claiming the team left her off the trip to the Super Bowl because of her "slight weight gain." Oh deer! Sorry, I meant dear. Force of habit with this squad.

Hey Moron: Taking a First Date to a Super Bowl Party Is a Terrible Idea

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:03:37 +0000

Team pride. Trash talk. The aroma of chicken wings. Many things may be in the air at a Super Bowl party, but romance shouldnâ€™t be one of them. A recent survey by the dating service Just Lunch found that 53% of single people feel itâ€™s a bad idea to bring a first date to a [...]

XII Super Bowl Fun Facts in One Handy Infographic

TheFW Staff — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:49:03 +0000

If your excitement for Super Bowl XLVII this Sunday stems more from a love of chili than a love of football (which is tooootally fine, by the way), here are some facts for you (in handy infographic form!) about the big game and the Super Sunday game to end all games in general. Learn them and you might even score yourself a few extra wings at the party.

New York Giant Greg Jones Proposed to His Girlfriend at the Super Bowl

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:52 +0000

Greg Jones will have no problem remembering the day he proposed to his girlfriend. Neither will New York Giants’ fans. That’s because the rookie linebacker dropped to one knee and asked Mandy Piechowski to be his wife during the on-field celebration of his team’s 21 to 17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl [...]

Budweiser Brings Back the Iconic Clydesdales for Its Super Bowl 2012 Commercial [VIDEO]

Nick Romano — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:20:25 +0000

We all remember the Budweiser Clydesdales, right? Those magnificent horses pulling a carriage fit for a king? Well, it looks like we’ll be seeing them again during the Super Bowl 2012 commercials. These horses were typically used to pull the carriages of royalty, and they’ve since become a signature of Budweiser, the King of Beers. [...]

Why Will You Watch the Super Bowl? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:30:55 +0000

With the Super Bowl just a few days away, you may be hearing as much about the game’s commercials and halftime show as you are about the Giants and the Patriots. But according to a new survey of 1,186 adults, 51 percent are still looking most forward to the actual game Sunday, followed by 21 [...]

Must Watch: A Senior Citizen Community Makes A Video Supporting Their New York Giants! [VIDEO]

Cadillac Cruz — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:57:29 +0000

A senior citizen community makes a video supporting their New York Giants. The NFC champions New York Giants will be taking on the AFC Champions New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana this Sunday, February, 5th at 6:30 EST. Well their is nobody more exited for their New [...]

The Most Controversial Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:30:36 +0000

YouTube Super Bowl ads tend to have more longevity than traditional commercials thanks to their large budgets, creative freedom and overall goal to keep you glued to the TV between quarters. Some, however, aren't remembered for the joy they brought but rather for the public outcry they produced. Super Bowl commercials have an unspoken license [...]

The Greatest Super Bowl Ads of All Time [VIDEOS]

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:39:39 +0000

Apple/McDonalds/Volkswagen/Coke The Super Bowl might bring the promise of glory to one group of lucky fans and humiliating and bitter defeat to another, but for the rest of the universe, it's a chance to enjoy some primo, top-of-the-line adver-tainment. Every year, the million dollar ads that run in between the long drives and plays of [...]

Craig Morgan Makes Super Bowl Prediction, Shares Thoughts on Steven Tyler's Anthem Flub

Billy Dukes — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:20 +0000

Craig Morgan has performed the National Anthem many, many times and is well aware of what can go wrong during such a stressful performance. The singer tells Taste of Country that he didn’t see Steven Tyler‘s heavily criticized performance before yesterday’s AFC championship game, but he feels bad for him anyway.

NFL To Stream Playoff Games and Super Bowl Free This Year!

Cadillac Cruz — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:30:43 +0000

Football fans who arent able to watch the game at home this year can now watch it for free online. The Super Bowl is the most watched program every year on TV. And this year it will become even bigger online, pretty much taking over everything for one day. It surprises me that his happened [...]

5 Best Superbowls Of All Time [VIDEOS]

Billy Goforth — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The Super Bowl hasn’t always been so super. In fact, throughout the ‘80s and into the first half of the ‘90s many of the games were blowouts the likes of which are rarely seen during the regular season.

We’ve had better luck with Super Bowls lately, and this year’s match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers is about as even as can be.