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Joe Flacco Told Teammates to Run Onto Field & Tackle Punt Returner on Final Play of Super Bowl

Phil Richardson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:26:22 +0000

The lighting problems at this year's Super Bowl almost became the second most laughable event in New Orleans. Joe Flacco, the Ravens quarterback and Super Bowl MVP, instructed his teammates to illegally run off the sidelines and tackle the 49ers punt returner, Ted Ginn Jr., at the end of the Super Bowl if it looked like he was going to score.

Outside Investigators To Probe Super Bowl Blackout

Joe Student — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:20:48 +0000

Why was there a power failure during Super Bowl XLVII? No one is certain yet, but Superdome authorities and a power provider have agreed to use an outside firm to investigate the cause of the power outage that stopped Sunday's game for 34 minutes.

SMG, the company that manages the stadium, and Entergy New Orleans, the facility's power provider, released a joint stat

Joe Flacco Could Face $25K Tax Bill For Winning Super Bowl MVP

Joe Student — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:51:24 +0000

Congratulations, Joe Flacco! Here's your Super Bowl MVP award and the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that comes with it. Oh, and the IRS called, too....When Flacco quarterbacked the Baltimore Ravens to victory in Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters named him the game's MVP. As a part of the award, Flacco received a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray valued at an estimated $60,000.

Meet Jesse Heiman, the Go Daddy Nerd Who Got to Kiss Bar Refaeli

Emerald Catron — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:17:38 +0000

If the guy swapping spit with Bar Refaeli in that GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial looked familiar, it’s because you’ve seen him before. Dozens of times. His name is Jesse Heiman, and he plays a nerd in basically everything. This helpful video demonstrates a smattering of his work as a background actor in TV and film. [...]

The Wrap Up: 2013 Super Bowl Commercials — In Case You Missed

ScreenCrush Staff — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:00:18 +0000

ScreenCrush wraps up the latest in movies and TV you might have missed. Today, all the 2013 Super Bowl commercials are recapped online, another ‘Hercules’ movie is now in the making, new posters for ‘Mud’ and ‘The Call’ have debuted online. Plus, Disney released a new motion poster for ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful.’ - [...]

Prudential's 2013 Super Bowl Commercial Charts Your Lifespan

Sarah Shahzad — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:53:19 +0000

The Prudential life insurance company offered a somewhat chilling look at the inevitability of age and mortality in their Super Bowl 2013 commercial. But fret not! While becoming old and infirm is unavoidable, Prudential can help you soften the blow by ensuring that you’re not old, infirm and destitute. The theme is longer life spans, [...]

Skechers' 2013 GoRun 2 Super Bowl Commercial Teaches You to Outrun a Cheetah

Sarah Shahzad — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:44:41 +0000

Skechers’ 2013 Super Bowl commercial for the GoRun 2 running shoes features an adrenalin rush-inducing chase: a gazelle flees from a cheetah, who in turn is run down by a man wearing Skechers’ magic footwear. While we understand the connection between the shoes and this guy’s super speed, we’re not entirely convinced by the ending. [...]

Super Bowl 47 Ratings Down; More Than 108 Million Viewers Watched

Joe Student — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:31:43 +0000

More than 108.4 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday night, according to a CBS report on the Nielsen ratings. As a result, the CBS Super Bowl broadcast was the third most-watched program in television history, trailing only the 2011 and 2012 Super Bowls.

Tracy Morgan is Mio (un)Fit In Hilarious Super Bowl 2013 Commercial

Sarah Shahzad — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:30:26 +0000

Mio Fit’s Super Bowl commercial features Tracy Morgan advocating the American knack for change, a move that effectively makes the whole situation absurd. Also, we find Tracy to be an interesting choice–since it is in fact a “sports” drink, maybe they should’ve made some kind of nod towards athleticism other than stuffing the former Tracy [...]

The Best Super Bowl 2013 Memes

Emerald Catron — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:58:01 +0000

Last night's Super Bowl was certainly eventful. What with the power outage and the Beyonce's thighs, there were many jokes to be made. And joke the internet did. Some took to Twitter, others prefer more visual tactics. Here is their work. The best Super Bowl XLVII memes on the web.