Tom Brady sits on the Lucas Oil Stadium field during last night’s Super Bowl. Despite throwing for 276 yards and two touchdowns, Brady couldn’t hold onto a fourth quarter lead as the Giants prevailed 21-17. (Simon Bruty/SI)
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Make it two Sports Illustrated covers for the Patriots and zero for the Giants since the AFC/NFC title games.
Wacky Super Bowl XLVI Props
Via RJ Bell of Pregame.com…
Heads or Tails on coin flip ($101 wins $100 either way)
How long will it take Kelly Clarkson to sing National Anthem?
over/under 1 minute and 34 seconds
Will Kelly Clarkson in any way mess up Anthem lyrics?
If yes, $100 wins $250
Will Kelly Clarkson’s bare belly be showing during Anthem?
If yes, $100 wins $300
What color will Madonna’s hair be?
Blonde: 76% ($400 wins $100)
Any other color: 24% ($100 wins $250)
How many times will these people/events be shown:
(from kick-off to final whistle)
over/under …
Peyton Manning: 3.5 times
Robert Kraft: 3.5 times
David Tyree’s 2008 catch: 1 time
Giselle Bundchen: .5 times (half-a-time is same as yes or no prop)
Mitt Romney: .5 times (half-a-time is same as yes or no prop)
How many times will these topics be mentioned:
(from kick-off to final whistle)
over/under …
Andrew Luck: 1 time
Jim Isray: 1 time
What color Gatorade will be dumped on winning coach?
($100 wins … )
Clear: $200
Yellow $200
Orange: $225
Red: $550
Green: $600
Blue: $1000
How many average viewers will the game have?
over/under 117 million views
Via Jake Stofle, this creative soda display at Walmart, leading up to Super Bowl XLVI.
If that was beer and not soda, I’d be even more impressed.
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Forget the back pages. The Giants get front-cover billing on both the Post and the Daily News today.
A gallery of the six defense-themed regional covers of Sports Illustrated’s NFL preview, which hits newsstands this week.
The following standout linebackers are featured:
* LaMarr Woodley of the Pittsburgh Steelers
* Clay Matthews of the Green Bay Packers
* Jerod Mayo of the New England Patriots
* Curtis Lofton of the Atlanta Falcons
* Calvin Pace of the New York Jets
* DeMarcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys
After the game, Woodhead said, “I feel fine,” and then declined to answer more questions. Anytime the Patriots aren’t answering questions, you’re definitely getting the whole story.Danny Woodhead gets jacked up.
(via sportsnetny)
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This was a very sweet, genuine moment. It’s very clear how respected Patriots owner Robert Kraft is throughout the NFL community.This is the lasting image from the lockout conclusion.
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