Tuesday, February 9, 2021

NFL 2020 Super Bowl LV Recap

 Hello readers! The 32 teams that started this season back in September has reached to one champion as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are Super Bowl Champions for the first time since 2002. In this post I'll do a recap of the big game, my thoughts on the halftime show, and my favorite ad from the big game. Let's get to work!

Super Bowl LV Recap

Kansas City 9, Tampa Bay 31: TW: Buccaneers; CV: Buccaneers
The winning team wasn't a surprise but the margin of victory was one. There was questions on how well Patrick Mahomes could move around and how well his toe was. He moved around a lot sure but he looked off on his throws. Mahomes finished the game with 270 yards passing with two interceptions. Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 64 yards on nine carries but most of those runs were during the early quarters. Patrick Mahomes rushed for 33 yards. It would be the first time since 2017 that the Chiefs would go a whole game without scoring a touchdown. 

The keys for the Buccaneers were to take advantage of turnovers, pressure Patrick Mahomes and play smart football. Tom Brady was spectacular in the game as he threw for 201 yards with three touchdowns. Leonard Fournette made his case for MVP as he rushed for 89 yards with a touchdown. The Super Bowl MVP went to Tom Brady instead.

Halftime Show Thoughts

So The Weeknd was this year's halftime act. I had listened to some of their songs prior to the show and I liked them. The first part of it where they were up in the stands was kind of off. Especially when the singer was in the sort of light-up funhouse. It sort of got better when the show took it to the field. Overall, I still think Prince's performance in Super Bowl XLI is the best. 

Favorite Super Bowl Ad

In my honest opinion, I thought the commercials this year weren't that great compared to last year. My favorite from this year was the Flat Matthew McConaughey commercial from Doritos. It kind of reminded me of the Jason Momoa commercial where he was taking off his six-pack and muscular arms after a long day.  

2020 Week by Week Record

TW's record:

Week 1: 8-8
Week 2: 15-1
Week 3: 9-6-1
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 9-5
Week 6: 7-7
Week 7: 12-2
Week 8: 7-7
Week 9: 10-4
Week 10: 10-4
Week 11: 7-7
Week 12: 11-5
Week 13: 10-5
Week 14: 7-9
Week 15: 12-4
Week 16: 8-8
Week 17: 14-2
Total: 167-88-1

Cardinal Viking's record:

Week 1: 10-6
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 8-7-1
Week 4: 7-8
Week 5: 8-6
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 11-3
Week 8: 7-7
Week 9: 9-5
Week 10: 11-3
Week 11: 8-6
Week 12: 9-7
Week 13: 11-4
Week 14: 11-5
Week 15: 13-3
Week 16: 9-7
Week 17: 11-5
Total: 163-92-1

Previous Picking Records:

Cardinal Viking:

2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1

My record: 
2012: 164-90-2
2013: 162-92-1
2014: 172-83-1
2017: 164-92
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 161-94-1

In terms of NFL posts, I won't be posting those for probably until July unless something comes up. Thanks again for reading these posts, its been a fun season doing these. 
-Tom

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