Top Super Bowl Ads of 2011

Super Bowl? What Super Bowl? Oh, you mean the one that ended 31-25 Packers? Oh yeah, I watched that, but the highlights were of the commercials - some great and some awful. Here, I'll be showing my favorite sixteen advertisements from yesterday

Not in any order, after the jump:

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Packers vs. Steelers 2009

Since today is the Super Bowl and a match-up between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, two historic franchises, I thought it would be a good time to look back on a great battle between these same two teams two years ago late in the season:

Every Monday, I will show the top players at each offensive skill position - fantasy-style, with the percentage owned and started in parenthesis. All data is from espn.com.

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Big Ben's Broken Nose

Ouch! After a first quarter in which Big Ben Roethlisberger got hit in the head unintentionally by defensive tackle Haloti Ngata, the Steelers' quarterback comes out with this:

Look at how crooked his nose is! The commentators were saying it was just probably a nose bleed - but after this great photo, it is clear to see that Ben's nose is more crooked than the famous San Francisco street.

Stevie Johnson and God

During overtime between the 2-8 Buffalo Bills and the 8-2 Pittsburgh Steelers, stud Bills' wide receiver Stevie Johnson had the GW 40-yard touchdown catch for the win... but he DROPPED the pass. After the game, he blamed who else but God for the disappointing loss:

Here's the play:

R.I.P. Sean Taylor

It's already been three years since one of the greatest safeties in the NFL passed away on November 27, 2007. Pittsburgh Steeler safety and ex-Redskin Ryan Clark said it best:

Here's a nice tribute video of the late, great Sean Taylor. Rest In Peace, #21.

Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Seymour

Do you remember that old 1960's game where there were two robots - one blue and one red - in a yellow-colored fighting ring, and you had to push two buttons down on the sides of the ring for the punching of each other to start?

Well, in yesterday's Pittsburgh Steelers - Oakland Raiders game, Raiders' defensive end Richard Seymour was one of these robots that was ejected from the game after a knock to Roethlisberger's chin:



You don't see ejections happen very often - I think it occurs about once a year - but, man, Seymour will be hearing from the League Office about that sock to Roethlisberger - it was unnecessary from a really talented veteran defensive player.

A Legal Hair-Pull

During the Detroit Lions - Dallas Cowboys game, the Cowboys were down near the goalline. Kitna, the quarterback, decided to hand-off to running back Marion Barber, who had his hair pulled down by Lions' defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh - a VERY legal play. The referees, however, thought otherwise, and called a horse-collar penalty (15 yard penalty) on Suh. Unbelievable.



That play reminded me of a VERY similar play between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Troy Polamalu was returning an interception, and on the run-back, had his hair pulled down by former Chief and Washington Redskin Larry Johnson:

Since this year is the 25th anniversary of the "Back to the Future" movie - and the fact that the local AMC theater is reairing the movie next week, I thought it would be a good idea to focus this week's NFL fantasy top players on the veteran all-stars in the NFL.

Every Monday, I shall show the top players at each offensive skill position - fantasy-style, with the percentage owned and started in parenthesis. All data is from espn.com

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Top NFL Players - Week 2

Every Monday, I shall show the top players at each offensive skill position - fantasy-style, with the percentage owned and started in parenthesis. All data is from espn.com

Let's begin:

Quarterback:
Matt Schaub (88.9%/100%)
38/52, 497 yards passing and 3 TD's, 1 Int
29 Fantasy Points

The Houston offense had themselves a nice ballgame, with their QB, Schaub, throwing the ball left, right, and center against the injury-depleted Redskins secondary. He is a must-start against the injury-depleted Cowboys secondary next week.

Running Back:
Jahvid Best (35.4/100)
17 Carries, 78 rushing yards and 2 TD's; 0 fumbles; 9 catches for 154 yards and 1 TD
40 Fantasy Points

Best, a rookie, had the biggest game of his career against the Eagles. Like Matt Forte's 80+ yard receiving TD in week 1, Best had a similar 75-yard screen pass for a touchdown yesterday. He's an iffy start against the run-dominant Minnesota Vikings next week.

Running Back:
LeSean McCoy (91.2/100)
16 Carries, 120 rushing yards and 3 TD's; 0 fumbles; 4 catches for 8 yards
30 Fantasy Points

Who knew that the Eagles-Lions game would have the best week 2 running backs facing off against each other? McCoy did most of the damage running the ball, while Best did his damage through the air and ground. A dominant effort by McCoy, who will be a must-start against the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 3.

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