Feb 03 2013
Super Bowl XLVII Thoughts
That was one heck of a game! The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers squared off in an outstanding game that will go down in history for books not just for the play of both teams, but also for the ridiculous power outage that occurred just after half-time.
Just after the Ravens scored an incredible kick return for 108 yards to start off the third quarter, most of the stadium lights were off following what was said to be an external power loss. The stadium lost power and it took roughly 35 minutes to get the lights back on and for play to resume.
The power outage gave San Francisco time to recoup after that shocking 108-yard return. In a four minute span that followed the outage, the 49ers racked up 17 points to finally make the game competitive.
The end of the game came down to close calls, no calls, and some great strategy. There was a controversial no-call on that safety. Honestly, I don’t believe the game would have changed much if the referees would have called the holding on Baltimore. In my opinion, the Ravens still would have won the game.
After truly leading his team, Ray Lewis fell short of making a big impact on this game with tackles, sacks, etc. Statistically, he was practically a no-show. His age caught up with him. I saw numerous times where he was a step or two too slow to catch up to the ball carrier. Even though Ray brings tremendous leadership qualities to the team, the Ravens will have to incorporate new, younger talent in the middle linebacker position.
The half-time show was okay. I’m not a big fan of Beyoncé to be frank. She made a lot of headlines when she announced she wouldn’t lip sync anything in the show. I laughed during her performance because through the first half of it she barely sung anything. It wasn’t until the second half where she actually had lyrics to sing. So I can’t really criticize her for lip syncing. She did a good job with her dancing. She and her dancing were very sexy.
Some Super Bowls have me tuning in more for the commercials than the game. This time around, I was truly interested in the game. I knew it would be good. The commercials, for the second year in a row, absolutely sucked. There were a few that made me smile or snicker, but nothing great.