Every year, millions of viewers from hundreds of countries partake in watching one of the most intriguing sports event. January 15, 1967, the Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first-ever AFL-NFL World Championship Game later known as Super Bowl I. Being able to play in the Super Bowl is something every team wishes to achieve, however, there are many obstacles they need to overcome in order to get there. There are thirty-two teams in the league, divided into two Conferences…
The 50th Super Bowl will be held February 7th. It’s the final coin toss of the season in a game that decides the best in the NFL. Some major events have marked the last 49 years. Let’s take a look at the highlights. Super Bowl XLIV, Peyton Manning and the Colts were heavy favourites to take on the New Orleans Saints. In the fourth quarter, on third down, as Manning attempts to keep the Colts alive, he throws an interception for a 74 yard touchdown- delivering the Saints their first ever Super…
EUREKA, Ill – 50, 30, 10, Touchdown! As the crowd went wild number nine, Tanner Wiegand, made his touchdown dance. Quarterback, Mac Cooper, had made a sharp left turn around the Heyworth stings defense and threw a 25 yard pass that ended the game last Saturday. The Eureka Hornets were down by three with 30 seconds left on the clock when Wiegand and Cooper made the play to save their team and their record. Not only did the boys score the game winning touchdown, they also were the ones who…
The nail biting, nerve wrecking, back and forth 31-28 overtime victory to the Minnesota Vikings was an unforgettable moment in football history. This win over the Vikings put The New Orleans Saints into the first Super Bowl in franchise history and Coach Payton was the pilot. I selected Coach Payton’s memorable and profound NFC Championship post-game interview. Coach Payton mentioned more than once that he was struggling with his emotions and expressed the game was kind of a blur to him at…
The Super Bowl this year sure was an interesting one! The falcons sure thought that they were going to win! Most of us watch the Super Bowl for the game right? Well some of us watch I just for the halftime show. During the actual game the Patriots sure made an outstanding comeback! For those of us who watch it just for the halftime show, that was a great one! The wait was worth it. The halftime show could have inspired the Patriots to comeback for the win! Lady Gaga began her show on the roof of…
Oh what a difference a beard make, the New York Jets three weeks ago was written off out of the playoff picture the Jets who started the season 4-2 through the first 6 games was posed to be serious threat. However after finishing 5-5 through 11 weeks there was grumbles of replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick as quarterback with Geno (yes I said Geno) smith from the fan base, which after Fitzpatrick trimmed his beard the jets turn right back around and are on current three game winning streak since. Key…
On Sunday February 5, 2017, Super Bowl LI took place in Houston, Texas. The best teams from the AFC and NFC face off to see who is the best of the entire NFL. The NFC team was the Atlanta Falcons while the AFC was the New England Patriots, both with high powered offenses and decent defenses. The Falcons started off on fire going up 21-0 with a pick six, rushing touchdown and a passing touchdown. At the end of the half the Patriots only scored a field goal which put them down 21-3 at the end of…
Football League), hosted an American Football Championship game. The game was a major hit, it was played before about 62,000 fans at the stadium to watch! The NFL teams playing against each other were the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. Bart Starr was the quarterback for the Packers he was very important because he was the one who made all the throws for the team if it weren't for his amazing coordination and planning there would be no team. Len Dawson was the quarterback for…
Sparkling white snow, frozen lakes, skis, ice skates, snowmobiles, sleds, and so on. You betcha we have everything. Don’t cha know, we’re Minnesotans! The organizers of the 2018 Super Bowl have gladly embraced many Minnesotan stereotypes in order to take advantage of the opportunity to showcase everything great about Minnesota. They want to excite guests about all aspects of Minnesotan culture by portraying Minnesotans in a positive light and showing them all the possible activities they can be…
The Super Bowl is the National Football League championship game that happens every year in February. The Super Bowl game is always on the first Sunday of February. The Super Bowl game is the last game of the season until September. Many people get together with lots of food and drinks to celebrate and watch the game together. Some of the typical food for a Super Bowl party would be chicken wings, potato skins, sub grinders, chips and dip and much more. The week of the big game and on game day…