# Really? No Super Bowl LII thread? What about the commercials??!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 30, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814 "2018-01-30T16:07:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/101 "2018-02-05T00:52:17Z")
That was some _bad_ tackling there. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/102 "2018-02-05T00:52:58Z")
3 missed tackles on the 3rd run. Not pretty ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/103 "2018-02-05T00:53:22Z")
Blair Walsh is kicking for the Patriots now?! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/104 "2018-02-05T00:53:28Z")
Again…?? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/105 "2018-02-05T00:54:31Z")
And no penalty for the clothesline on the return…? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/106 "2018-02-05T00:58:40Z")
The Pats are on the field, not through the uprights. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/107 "2018-02-05T00:59:21Z")
So, why was that not a catch and then a fumble out of bounds? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/108 "2018-02-05T01:03:05Z")
No call on a clear PI on 3rd down… I’m not a conspiracy theorist but come on. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/109 "2018-02-05T01:03:07Z")
Good for them going for it. I hate how conservative the game is in 4th and goal situations ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/110 "2018-02-05T01:04:01Z")
Amazing play. Amazing Super Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/111 "2018-02-05T01:04:15Z")
Ok, that was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/112 "2018-02-05T01:05:09Z")
Now THAT’s football ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/113 "2018-02-05T01:05:14Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > So, why was that not a catch and then a fumble out of bounds? I haven’t seen the slow no replay, but it looked to me like he never actually established control to complete the catch. Which is absolutely no surprise to anyone familiar with Torrey Smith. And damn, what a gutsy, interesting play call by the Iggles. Kudos. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/114 "2018-02-05T01:05:24Z")
Hahaha gotta love it…I just tuned in to see the halftime show (not sure why, I’m no Justin Timberlake fan as far as music is concerned, though I like his acting), and caught the TD pass to Foles. Same old pattern, though… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/115 "2018-02-05T01:05:49Z")
Maybe the best SB TD I ever saw. The way Foles sold it, guy is one heck of an actor. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/116 "2018-02-05T01:05:54Z")
Its just, we’ve been here before with the Pats. Waiting for the other shoe to drop. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/117 "2018-02-05T01:06:17Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > No call on a clear PI on 3rd down… I’m not a conspiracy theorist but come on. Let em play. That was by no means a “clear” PI. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/118 "2018-02-05T01:07:19Z")
Nice defensive play by Amendola there. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/119 "2018-02-05T01:07:27Z")
That was an awesome call and execution! With two weeks to prepare, brand new trick plays (or at least ones that weren’t used that season) can be drawn up and perfected. I wonder if trick plays are more successful in Super Bowls. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814/120 "2018-02-05T01:08:07Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Let em play. That was by no means a “clear” PI. Funny how 'Let ‘em play’ always seems to favor the Pats. If that had been the Titans defending against the Pats, flags would have been flying instantly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814.md?page=7)