Super Bowl XLII First Quarter Live Blog [Super Bowl XLII]
February 3rd, 2008
This game has been tied for two weeks. Christ, somebody score already. Follow the first quarter football happenings and corporate marketing snippets after the jump.
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6:35 -- Manning's pass is batted in the end zone.
7:21 -- It's the same deal every third down. Manning gets slightly pressured, but finds someone in the middle of the field for the first down. They're in the red zone. Redazona?
8:11 -- That was either a dropped pass by Kevin Boss or the worst flea flicker in history.
Commercial Review: Audi R8 -- Guy wakes up with some black stuff all over his pajamas. Oh my god, he killed a pressman! Oh, it's motor oil, and there's part of a car in his bed. Wow, did he have a crazy night last night!
Deadspin Commercial Rating
Commercial Review: Bud Light -- Fire breathing. Ah, always good for a cheap laugh when it involves animals. Consider this approved.
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First Quarter
11:05 -- Another third down pass play that Manning locks down. Steve Smith catches it on the first down line and falls forward. Injured Patriots are just everywhere.
13:24 -- Eli Manning's first throw doesn't land anywhere in the vicinity of suck. Plaxico Burress had a good solid 2-yard halo from suck. The 3rd and 6 play goes for 14 yards.
15:00 -- Steven Gostkowski kicks to Domenik Hixon, who returns the ball to the 23-yard line. Such an average start.
Coin Toss
They have to make the coin flip way more complicated than it should be. "Roman Numerals is tails." That's inaccurate. Tails is tails. At least make it creative and put something like VeggieTales on the tails side.
Giants win the toss, because they called heads, which had like a desk on it or something.
National Anthem
Ah, she won American idol. So that's where I've heard of Jordin Sparks. That first name could really use an "a" in there somewhere.
Pregame Babble
Joe Buck's hair is perfect. His face is perfectly orange. He must want the Broncos to win this thing.
New England has scored 38 points four times this year, more than any other number. So I'll take the Patriots 38-30.
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