Don’t you need at least one second on the clock to kick the PAT? Even if the Titans had scored on the final play, they wouldn’t have had any time left.
I loved when the ref screamed, “The game is over! The game is over!”
“Life is hard…but God is good”
Nope -
PAT’s are non-timed events. In sudden death overtime, PAT’s don’t matter, and so aren’t kicked. This one (had there been a TD) would have mattered. A 2-point try would have mattered even more.
But I’ll bet as much momentum as the Titans would have had, they’d have settled for OT.
Sue from El Paso
Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.
No problem. But didn’t you get the point spread? Howcumnot?
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RM -
Fantasy football, sir…I lost by six points. If Dyson would have scored, I would have won. Well, assuming Tennessee pulled it out in overtime. Oh well. There’s ALWAYS next year!
“You are sweet, kind, and considerate… Like a grown up boy scout with tits!” - Brian, aka SDMB’s one and only Satan.
Sorry, beg to differ.
A close game is not necessarily a good game.
The first half was so boring… Tennessee’s inspired comeback and the big Bruce TD answer and the long drive that ended a yard short was good drama, but on the whole, I didn’t see much good football.
Yer pal,
Satan
Even though they didn’t win, all of us here were damn proud of Dyson. He grew up just a few houses away out here in the sticks.
You better be nice or I’ll sic my lackeys on ya.
On the Titan’s 4th and inches (2nd TD drive) a Titan running back delayed, then ran up and pushed McNair. Isn’t this illegal? Didn’t “mass momentum” plays get outlawed during Teddy Roosevelt’s administration??
An offensive player cannot push or otherwise help a team-mate move the ball in this way. If the refs called this, then there’s no drama at the end.
I actually thought it was a pretty shitty game. A good last few minutes doesn’t redeem everything else.
P.S. Boomer Esiason is condescending to the point of racism against McNair.
P.P.S. Wouldn’t you think that by now everyone would know to save more than one time-out for the end? Isn’t the 5 yard penalty for delay you might get in the 3rd quarter usually less devastating than running out of time?
Bucky
Oh, well. We can always make more killbots.
This was my first Super Bowl…I know most of the rules and thought it would be fun to watch even though the ‘refreshments supplied’ did not appear to include beer to my disgust. Anyway, IMH(and underinformed, admittedly)O, the first three quarters were dull as hell, the last quarter quite entertaining. I had no preference as to who won. But, presenting the trophy to the OWNER? What the hell did she do on the day? And do american football teams not have captains?
It was one of the best games I’ve seen in 2 years!! Admittedly, the first half was slow, but the second half made it worth it. I am soooo tired of games that end either 45-3, or 45-42 or some other such ridiculous scores!
The last quarter was great football…the rest, well, sucked. For a while there(meaning the first half or so) it seemed like the superbowl would be won by whichever team sucked less, which really shouldn’t have happened at all, especially in the superbowl. (though it did make for some god jokes…“Unnecessary Suckage on the part of the defense, 5 yard penalty.” and so forth)
I’d have to say though, that the last quarter nearly redeemed the entire game…nearly.
THAT GAME ROCKED!!!
RAMS RULE!!!
OMG, I had such a blast. I went to the most fun party with the most fun people. (Watched the game on a 60" screen, no less)
There were around 25 or so people at this party and only 5 of us were Rams fans, and we had such a great time taunting each other (all in good spirit - everyone was such “good sports” about it).
I thought the 1st half was just as exciting as the 2nd. The Rams should have gone into the locker room at the half with at least 21 to 27 points. Watching them get within touchdown distance 3 or 4 times (I think on one or two of their field goals they never got within the 20), missing 2 field goals entirely and only ending up with 9 points for all their efforts was very exciting when sitting amongst a room full of Titans fans. The tension in the air and the good-natured ribbing made for a ton of laughs, groans and cheers.
Men don’t think women know anything about football, so when I said at the outset that this was going to be a “defensive” game, they all poo-poo’d me. Later in the game, the guys started commenting on the fact that it was a defensive game, and I cried foul! Excuse me, but didn’t I say that from the very beginning??? LOL
I called the blocked kick against the Titans before it happened and everyone looked at me like I was a witch - hehehehe little do they know.
And in spite of the fact that there were some missed calls (the knee going down outside the endzone but the touchdown being scored anyway for the Titans, being one of them), there were no “controversial” or “bad” calls that could have turned the game.
Man, I had so much fun! What an awesome Superbowl.
RAMS RULE!!!
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank
Shayna,
It’s been my experience that a great many men regard women who know and like football as dancing bears. (“The most amazing thing about a waltzing bear is not how well it dances, but that it dances at all.”)
Which is a shame, because far from assuming women don’t – can’t possibly! – know and like the game, every effort should be made to encourage it. For a fan such as you, this is obviously not necessary; you have more than your share of enthusiasm… but speaking as someone who has had his share of disagreements over the issue of Monday Night Football vs. Ally McBeal, I wish more of your ilk were to be found.
(For the record: I like Ally McBeal just fine… but given a choice of which to tape and which to watch live, MNF wins the contest)
So no bottlings, stabbings or fights? What a weird game of football…oh, that kind of football…
WALLY sez:
No, my friend, they lost. 
(Sorry. Couldn’t resist. Rams fan, you know.)
And now the S.O. has to cook me dinner AND buy me a treat – woohoo! And, yes, it was an awesome game.
Jodi
Fiat Justitia
AMEN, Bricker! I was looked at sideways and roundly mocked when I joined the fantasy league at work. And I came in second in the Super Bowl. (HAH! Let me tell you…there was a lot of “I told you so” emails flying today.) I’ve had female friends tell me I’m “unladylike” for loving sports. (I love hockey too, and I’m not a basketball fan, but I’ll go crazy during March Madness with the best of 'em.)
So Shayna…know that there’s at least ONE other female Doper (wait, three. Zette and Drain are as much a fan as I am) who loves and understands football.
And Bricker…thanks for your comments too. Finding a guy who won’t scoff at a female football fan is a rare find.
“You are sweet, kind, and considerate… Like a grown up boy scout with tits!”
Falcon, you can count me in that league too. Come football season, you can find me on any given Sunday or Monday night screaming at the television.
Hmmm… I wonder if there are enough DC-area Dopers that would be interested in a Cappies game? Especially now that we’ve got this winning streak going?
The best thing about the game, for me, (and I’m sure Libby will agree) is that Tennessee got right to the brink, and didn’t make it! Fitting punishment for the way they spanked the Bills in the final 16 seconds of the playoff game.
I feel cleansed.
The Dave-Guy
“since my daughter’s only half-Jewish, can she go in up to her knees?” J.H. Marx
I’d just like to say GO BLAZERS! We’re coming for ya, L.A.!
Oh, there was some other game yesterday. I hardly watched it, since the Seahawks didn’t make it. The Celebrity Deathmatch marathon was cool though.
http://www.madpoet.com
I’ve got a little black book with me poems in. I’ve got a bag, toothbrush, and a comb.
Falcon, add me to the list of chicks who love football, as well. It’s actually the only sport I bother to follow on the TV, both collegiate and pro. I’m a Vikes fan myself, but once they were out of it, I backed the Rams because my honey’s from Missouri.
Jodi
Fiat Justitia