That was REALLY SAD...Wasnt it? Super Bowl

[yankees506]

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And right after the first play of the game - all my superbowl boxes are down the drain. That was the final hope for me for the night!

+100

Couldn't believe my eyes

[bdeol44]

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Tough loss, but tough to pin it on Peyton when the rest of his team played so badly.

*Manning's 34 pass completions broke the all-time Super Bowl record (32) held by Tom Brady and Drew Brees.
*Manning passed Tom Brady to become the NFL's all-time leading passer in the postseason with 6,589 passing yards.
*Manning's postseason passer rating (89.2) is still higher than Brady (87.5), Roethlisberger (83.7) and Elway (79.7).

You just can't expect to win a Super Bowl when your running game yields 1.9 yards-per-carry, your defense allows the opponent to score at will, your special teams gives up a kickoff return for a touchdown to open the second half and your center snaps the ball into an immediate safety to begin the game.

Peyton's all time superbowl QB rating in 3 games is: 49.8 (3 td's 4 int's)

[akrover]

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But then again, I am happy to see the Floyd "Chicken" Feather dropped $10.4 millions on the Broncos. That is a little over the top bet for me.

He didn't actually make that bet.

[bdeol44]

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Greg -

I could have accepted the FG - they were within range. But there was too much time to end the game. Going for it made it appear as though they wanted another TD.

That's what bothered me.

- Smitty

if you dont want a team going for it on 4th down...stop them. This is a grown man's game. You see Peyton padding his stats in the last regular season game verus the Raiders.

PS. I am not a Seahawks fan.

[bdeol44]

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Very valid points. But still, Brady has been in 5 SB's and won 3. He could easily be 5 of 5 had a couple plays been different. He has the ability to win the big games. Stats are great, but being able to deliver when it matters most isn't something that has a number. But you are totally right that many things went wrong besides Manning tonight.

Brady could also easily be 0-5 in superbowls "had a couple plays been different" lots of coulda, woulda shoulda.

In my opinion their is no clear #1 QB of all time...just all time greats top 5, top 10....its what makes the debate so great for us fans.

Greatest ever is debatable in all sports except Basketball(Jordan) and Hockey(Gretzky) IMHO

[Jules9]

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I would think it wasn't a shot at the city of Seattle or its fans.

[Jules9]

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As a person who has lived most of her life in Seattle, I find this comment to be very insulting. Is it "terrible for the rest of the country," for a team to win its first Superbowl? For the first Seattle team to win a major sports championship, since the Sonics did in the 1970s? How many Superbowls does Peyton Manning need to win?

This championship means at lot to the city of Seattle, not just to big sports fans. You would not believe the amount of people dressed in Seahawks gear, from little kids to old men and women. You would not believe how much our city has come together through the 'Hawks. It's great for the city, and I can't see one reason why this is "terrible" for the NFL, or for the rest of the country.

What is your basis for this sentiment? I just don't get it.

Relax....I'm sure he just means it wasn't a close competitive game. Game was over at halftime. If your not a broncos or Seahawks fan you probably want to see a close game being played instead of a game being dominated by one team.

If it wasn't for block pools and betting most of the people watching would have turned it off or just not paid attention, I know it happened at the party I was at.

[frikativ54]

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Great for Seahawks fans
terrible for rest of the country.

As a person who has lived most of her life in Seattle, I find this comment to be very insulting. Is it "terrible for the rest of the country," for a team to win its first Superbowl? For the first Seattle team to win a major sports championship, since the Sonics did in the 1970s? How many Superbowls does Peyton Manning need to win?

This championship means at lot to the city of Seattle, not just to big sports fans. You would not believe the amount of people dressed in Seahawks gear, from little kids to old men and women. You would not believe how much our city has come together through the 'Hawks. It's great for the city, and I can't see one reason why this is "terrible" for the NFL, or for the rest of the country.

What is your basis for this sentiment? I just don't get it.

[Roady]

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Should have said .." If beating a team by 40 instead of 10 makes it bad sportsmanship then why play the game at all?"

[Roady]

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I don't care if a team runs up the score or not. It doesn't make losing hurt any less.
Sportsmanship is for the handshakes after the match, the helping hand to get up, and not fouling on purpose. (trying to cover all sports here).
It has nothing to do with the score.
If beating a team by 10 instead of 40 makes it bad sportsmanship then why play the game at all? Play checkers instead.

[xpress34]

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Weren't they in FG range? I think they were just trying to eat clock and not score again.

Greg -

I could have accepted the FG - they were within range. But there was too much time to end the game. Going for it made it appear as though they wanted another TD.

That's what bothered me.

- Smitty

[kudu]

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From what I read, Peyton only said "Omaha" two times. If thats true, sucks for the charities involved that were supposed to get something like $1500 per "Omaha".

[marino13]

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You didn't watch the game because you had your 09 Jeter bat on the line?????

I gave that up as soon as half time hit.

It sucks also.

But then again, I took from my buddy more before, so I might as well gave something back.

[swainer]

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I only watching the game because of the MULTI-MILLIONS paid for commercial slots.
And right after the first play of the game - all my superbowl boxes are down the drain. That was the final hope for me for the night!

You didn't watch the game because you had your 09 Jeter bat on the line?????

[jpipes]

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" I hope we etched our names in the history books. This is the No.1 offense in the history of the NFL, and we were ablet o play a good game against them. Peyton Manning may go down as one of the greatest to ever play the game, and we're just blessed to have an opportunity to play against him. I can't believe it."--Richard Sherman

Yeah, no class at all... He's a great player and a good guy.

>...can't pin this on Manning

Why not? Games are won and lost on key plays and Manning not only made some critical mistakes he also never rose up to lead his team back from being behind. He looked like a depressed deer in the headlights. Someone needs to explain how the 2 INT, lost fumble, Safety (yes, the chicken dance was a factor) and the 73.5 Quarterback Rating wasn't his fault.

Football is a team sport but in critical times and in critical games its often the QB who can make or break a team. Especially with how much Manning has been crowned the best player ever this post season by the media and fans this game can be left at his feet. If he was such a great player he could have dug deep and found a way to win or at least make it a game. He didnt. They didnt just loose they were beat down and that's on him.

Wilson was an underdog his entire life he's a great player his fresh he's young and extremely talented. He has a great back story and this was a great win for him and his coach and team.

I don't watch football to see two teams being gracious having a close tight fight for three hours. Sure those games are wonderful to see and we see enough of them all the time. But in a do or die game its great to see a good team rise up and dominate in every aspect of play. I'm fine with one team being nearly perfect and the other miserable IN RESPONSE versus both teams ebbing and flowing til the last second. Games like this don't ruin football they highlight how great it is to watch a team firing at 110% and playing their hearts out to crush another team.