By now, most of you know what went on Sunday. Whether you watched it or not, most of us got a play-by-play on Facebook, Instagram, or actually watched it as opposed to trolling social media for half the game. Whether you like the game or not, you probably had it on; it is, after all, the biggest TV event of the year. It’s an excuse to eat everything you see (almost literally) and have a great time with your friends watching something you may or may not actually pay attention to in the 20 weeks leading up to it. And honestly, there are two kinds of people in this world; those who like Katy Perry’s music, and those who like to watch Katy Perry sing her music (California girls ARE undeniable).
As a state school in New Hampshire, it’s not hard to find a Pats fan. You get a Steelers fan here, a Giants fan there (Editors note: Watch yourself J-Swag), but we are, undeniably, Patriot Nation, Boston Strong. And it’s awesome. Living in a dorm here, Malcom Butler’s interception was the pick heard ‘round the world, with simultaneous cheering from floors 1-7.
So, with inflated footballs, Goodyear blimps, and anything else needy of air, it was time to get underway, and was indisputably one of the best Super Bowl games in the not so new millennium. After a scoreless first quarter, TB12 connected with Brandon LaFell for his 50th career touchdown pass in the postseason, and a 7-0 lead. Russell Wilson responded with a 44 yard bomb to previous pine-rider Chris Matthews, with this being his first career catch (Matthews finished with four catches for 108 yards; he ain’t no rook no more). The Seahawks finished the drive with a Marshawn Lynch run from three yards out. Brady responded again before the half, hitting Rob Gronkowski to take a 14-7 lead.
Seattle gambled late in the second quarter, going for a touchdown instead of kicking a field goal, and Wilson connected with none other than Matthews for a tie score.
Katy Perry was beautiful during the halftime show, but I didn’t actually hear anything. Sorry…
Seattle pushed the lead to 10, and to any fan of the sport, figured that by now, BeastMode Lynch would have pounded another in, or would have had a bigger impact on the game than he did. Oh well.
Not again, please please please not again. The catch… Oh, the catch. I’m about 99% sure that every profanity was yelled throughout campus, throughout New England, and for that, I will not talk about it.
When all hope was dim, the tide turned in a way nobody thought.
Revis? No.
Browner? Nope.
Butler? Uhm, Butler who?
The rookie made the biggest play of his life, and if you haven’t actually seen it, you probably sholdn’t read any more of my articles. Biggest play of the season. I still can’t believe it.
As unexpected as it was, there’s a few more things I want to cover. Bear with me.
If you read the title, I talked about deflated egos. If you weren’t sure, I was talking about Seahawks corner Richard Sherman. Oh, he’s good, but flashing 2-4 to the camera after New England’s Darrelle Revis gave up a touchdown. While some people say that he was pointing out the score, I still don’t, and neither does the rest of New England. Not cool, bro.
And if you guys watched the parade on Wednesday, you would have seen Julian Edleman go ABSOLUTELY HAM on a cardboard cut-out of Sherman. Also, Gronk caught a Bud Light from a spectator and killed it. He’s pretty much my hero.
So there it is. Super Bowl XLIX. I could have taken a different approach, but you all know how the game went. I could have went around and asked for opinions of different students, but I figured all I would get for a response was ‘it was f****** awesome.’ Which, it was.
I would finally like to say thank you, Plymouth State, for not being completely ignorant. The celebration behind Mary Lyon was sick while it lasted, and you didn’t go totally overboard with it. It was fun while it lasted, and I look forward to another amazing season.