Was this the worst Super Bowl ...ever?

#1. Kerry Collins
#2. Jared Goff
#3. I don't give a shit...

Much rather watch a close game then a blow out.

In comment 14286104 SHO'NUFF said:

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#1. Kerry Collins #2. Jared Goff #3. I don't give a shit...

Big Ben 05?

In comment 14286108 Route 9 said:

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In comment 14286104 SHO'NUFF said: Quote: #1. Kerry Collins #2. Jared Goff #3. I don't give a shit... Big Ben 05?

Actually, that might be #1...

Any game that’s tied going into the 4th quarter cannot be the worst game ever. Perhaps the least exciting though

Turned on the radio for the drive home and they were trying so hard to make the game sound exciting. This game was awful.

But I always come at games from a defensive point of view, so my viewpoint is probably different than most. Heck, my favorite Giants game of all time ended 15-13; not exactly a game filled with offensive explosiveness. That seems to be what everyone wants now; anything short of a 20 something/20 something game is considered to be boring.

Was scared shitless on the biggest stage.

He ain’t no Eli

Of my lifetime of viewing...yes! 3-3 late in 4th qtr! And I’m 47 so I go back to 79 or 80 when I started watching the SB.

Time. Have obviously warmed to it now. But would love to hear an argument of how Darnold, Allen and Rosen are definitely better than Goff after that abysmal game

It seems as if people would rather be poisoned

There was some really good defense played, and the special teams played a big role.

However there are some other top candidates:

Bears 46 - NE 10 in 1985
Pitts 16 - Vikings 6 in 1975
Miami 24 - Vikings 7 in 1974
Oak 32 - Vikings 14 in 1977
Dallas 24- Miami 3 in 1972
SF 55 - Den 10 in 199

Let's keep this one for future "chess match is over, it's a watered down scoring league" threads.

If Cooks held onto that ball in the end zone , they might still be playing.

holding on Hamilton on the INT TD return... imagine if there was social media back then.

Another stupid one was, oh, what's his face, the big DT from the Patriots, who got pancaked, which negated a big run by Big Brandon Jacobs. He was later caught on tape admitting it was a bad call to the refs.

I hear some people call it a "Defensive Battle". What I think I saw was 2 teams that played like they didn't belong there - Very uninspired.

Seems like it could have been a game played back in early October .... where the mindset toward the games don't seem as important (yes I know they are ALL important).

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In comment 14286125 PatersonPlank said:

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However there are some other top candidates: Bears 46 - NE 10 in 1985 Pitts 16 - Vikings 6 in 1975 Miami 24 - Vikings 7 in 1974 Oak 32 - Vikings 14 in 1977 Dallas 24- Miami 3 in 1972 SF 55 - Den 10 in 199

You only have to go back to the Seattle Denver game a few years back to find a more boring game. This game was much better than watching a blowout. From the late 80's to the early 90's the games were over so early they were hard to watch, the Giants Bills game being a major exception.

Worst Super Bowl I saw was 49ers-Broncos.


But this game was boring as (blank).

as I thought the rest (the commercials, the halftime show) were terrible. No really cool commercials (aside from the one with all the ex and current NFL players), and the halftime show was pretty bad to me (maybe some enjoyed that, I sure didn't).

In comment 14286126 christian said:

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Let's keep this one for future "chess match is over, it's a watered down scoring league" threads.

Exactly. I don't know what people want.

LA never felt like they could possibly win the game or score points.

In comment 14286125 PatersonPlank said:

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However there are some other top candidates: Bears 46 - NE 10 in 1985 Pitts 16 - Vikings 6 in 1975 Miami 24 - Vikings 7 in 1974 Oak 32 - Vikings 14 in 1977 Dallas 24- Miami 3 in 1972 SF 55 - Den 10 in 199

Niners vs Chargers
Bucs vs Raiders - Gruden knew all the plays

In comment 14286125 PatersonPlank said:

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However there are some other top candidates: Bears 46 - NE 10 in 1985 Pitts 16 - Vikings 6 in 1975 Miami 24 - Vikings 7 in 1974 Oak 32 - Vikings 14 in 1977 Dallas 24- Miami 3 in 1972 SF 55 - Den 10 in 199

Plenty to add to that:
49ers 49 - Chargers 26 - not as close as the score
Redskins 42 - Broncos 10
Bucs 48 - Raiders 20
Ravens 34 - NFC opponents 7
Cowboys 52 - Bills 17
Cowbosy 30 - Bills 13
Colts 16 - Cowboys 13 - sounds great. Close game decided on= last second FG but both teams were dreadful.Neither deserved to win. Famous SI cover calling it "The Blooper Bowl".

This one wasn't even botton 10 IMO.

In comment 14286104 SHO'NUFF said:

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#1. Kerry Collins #2. Jared Goff #3. I don't give a shit...

1 Tony Eason. Dude didn’t make it past 6 passing attempts.

Collins wasn't good in that game, but his OL couldn't handle the Ravens up front at all... and it was the old guys (Lomas Brown and Glenn Parker) who struggled the most.

total snooze fest and to me the Rams never had a chance even when it was 3-3.

But the spectacle sucked. Felt to me like an ordinary Sunday night game.

In comment 14286159 Eric from BBI said:

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Collins wasn't good in that game, but his OL couldn't handle the Ravens up front at all... and it was the old guys (Lomas Brown and Glenn Parker) who struggled the most.

Collins was scared shitless...Eli never had that same look in his eyes the last few years, even with a putrid OL.

In comment 14286164 Britt in VA said:

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But the spectacle sucked. Felt to me like an ordinary Sunday night game.

The real SB was Chiefs-Rams on Monday Night Football.

Probably top 3.

Didn’t matter it was tied after 3. It was difficult to give a shit.

This one lacked any offensive creativity

In comment 14286160 Jints in Carolina said:

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total snooze fest and to me the Rams never had a chance even when it was 3-3.

I actually thought they had momentum at 3-3 and for a second it looked like they had tied it at 10-10. Pats did not seem in control until their last drive when they converted a couple of first downs but prior to that I could see them losing. Maybe says more about them than the Rams but still there was some suspense for me until the last 3 minutes or so.

defensive game.

as it was a couple of tepid offenses.

that made it a boring game.

In comment 14286187 bc4life said:

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defensive game.

I thought the Pats' run defense was outstanding but I didn't think it was a particularly sharp defensive game by either team.

The Rams' offense laid a major egg. And Tom Brady was off much of the night except that one great throw down to the goal line.

My MVP's were:

(1) the Pats' run defense.
(2) Pats' punter
(3) Edelman

because of the rabid pass rush pressure Goff was under all night long. Seemed like every roll out he was getting chased to the sidelines.

and count the hurries, hits, and the sacks. That would amount to a pretty good pass defense in most games.

In comment 14286202 bc4life said:

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because of the rabid pass rush pressure Goff was under all night long. Seemed like every roll out he was getting chased to the sidelines.

At times. But there were plenty of times where Goff had time. I was really unimpressed with him and Gurley. Gurley was terrible the last two games.

I didn't feel like I was watching the '85 Bears or '00 Ravens. It felt more like the game was too big for the Rams.

20 was bad 22 was bad 24 was bad 27 28 and 29 were bad. I don’t think this one was as bad as those

On a different subject, what stood out to me is the utter lack of a vertical game in the Pats' offense. Amazing team when you consider that fact. They are limited in what they can do, but it doesn't seem to matter.

is that play action with the roll out - it never seemed to work tonight. He was under pressure as soon as he began the rollout

Seahawks - Broncos froma few years ago. That game was over by half.

this post season, after the Dallas game. Seemed like there was some issue with his knee, same one that he injured during his last year in college.

Rams biggest issue was they had no plan or the wrong plan for Edelman.

Patterson is really one of the few wrs who has any speed to stretch the filed - but he's not made much noise as a receiver.

Bellichek is man among boys. Coughlin seemed to have cracked his code though

this wasn't a great defense like Bears or Ravens, but a great defensive plan. or at the least, a very good one.

that was probably worst super bowl ever. no team ever embarrased themselves like the Broncos did that night

is going to be a recurring issue for Gurley?

In comment 14286224 bc4life said:

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this wasn't a great defense like Bears or Ravens, but a great defensive plan. or at the least, a very good one.

I won't argue with you too much on this because it is certainly possible that the Pats' defense was so fundamentally sound that the Rams looked inept.

But I just didn't see a lot of "ooh" and "ahh" plays by the defense. I did see fundamentally sound run defense. I'd be curious to see what the longest running play was because it felt like the Rams never broke a run more than 5 yards (other than the one that called back due to holding).

That's why I though the run defense was the MVP.

And I hear you about the pass rush, but I thought it was on and off. I thought it was more about Goff being overwhelmed by the game. I have no idea what the Rams were trying to do.