Yesterday i was incapacitated for the day after eating a dodgy takeaway so found myself infront of the tv for a new personal best of 13 hours beginning at 14.30 and ending at 03.30 with the climax of Superbowl XLII (Thats 42, to those out there who only know up to 20 from either Rocky Movies or Wrestlemania's).
Not a big fan of the NFL due to how long they take to play 60 minutes of football (lasts nights game was over 3 hours long!) and not having any vested interest in any team i will normally only stay up for the Superbowl. The event usually is so over hyped and ultimately underwhelming that i'm asleep before the half time show.
This year i'm pleasantly suprised to say that the event actually lived up to its hype and was a great game even for a 'Johnny Come Lately' like myself!
To sum up the build up of this game:
The New England Patriots on an 18 game unbeaten run faced The in form New York Giants. If the Patriots won, they would win their 4th Superbowl in recent times and would be only the second team after The 1972 Miami Dolphins to go a whole campaign unbeaten. If The Giants won, it would be a victory for the underdog and redemption for their quarterback Eli Manning, who from what i gather is seen as a bit of an unreliable choking donkey at times. Manning would also if victorious finally grow out of the shadow of his older brother, Peyton Manning, who won the Superbowl with The Indianapolis Colts only last year.
To sum up the Game:
Alleged Donkey comes good to play an amazing game of football, thanks to the help of an stellar defensive line which took out Tom Brady (Patriots quarterback) 5 times which is a record this season apparently. This game even included the stereotypical "Forty Seconds to go, the Giants NEED a touch down!!" that even had me cheering at the overcoming of such enormous odds.
Maybe i won't be so quick to write off the sport next season?
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