By traditional standards, I am told whether I wish to hear it or not, this Super Bowl was very boring.
The facts:
According to The New York Times: “It was the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever, a universally agreed-upon snoozefest. The halftime show was forgettable. The commercials were tame.”
According to CBS: Some 98.2 million people watched the New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3, on CBS, the smallest television audience since 2008.
The story behind the match:
The two teams playing were the Los Angeles Rams and The New England Patriots.
The drama behind the match:
One team that almost made it to the Super Bowl, the New Orleans Saints, were denied the opportunity . Fans of the Saints had a sense of indignation, as if the big moment was stolen from them. Why ? They feel their team was the victims of poor refereeing . The Saints lost to the Rams in the N.F.C. championship game after a blown call helped the Rams send the game to overtime. The N.F.L.’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, later admitted the call was blown.
And here are the pages
First the hometown of the winners—-
First the hometown of the losers—-
From the New Orleans newspaper….(and best of show)!
Read more about the story:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/04/sports/super-bowl-ratings.html
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