Super Bowl 50 happened and really wasn’t all that fun, and a running back announced his retirement on Twitter during the game. We get to that and more here at Monday’s Cheat Sheet. No more NFL games that count until September :(…
Well the Super Bowl pretty much sucked
The Comeback’s Dan Levy put it well: Super Bowl 50 was bad, and boring, but for Denver, it was golden.
If you’re a Broncos fan, congratulations on a night you’ll remember forever. Well, not all of you will remember it, but at least you had fun.
Really- an incredible win, and an incredible run by the Broncos (particularly these last two games). A historically incredible defense. Peyton having an ideal way to close out his career.
So, we got that out of the way… but this game really was a huge disappointment for those of us that didn’t have a rooting interest and just wanted a fun football game. And it was one billion times more disappointing if you’re a Carolina Panthers fan.
The Broncos’ defense was most definitely amazing and 100% caused several of the Panthers’ issues in this game. Von Miller especially did this and he was rewarded for his efforts with the game’s MVP award:
But goodness, did the Panthers shoot themselves in the foot time and time again in this game. Again, lots of it was due to the Broncos’ defense and this is in no way taking anything away from their win. But the Panthers really just played a crap game to make matters worse, and to really take away from what should’ve been an entertaining football game.
We at least had the camera catching Eli Manning making a face to summarize how most of us felt watching the game… the only difference is this was in reaction to his BROTHER winning a Super Bowl. Sheesh, come on Eli.
Speaking of Peyton, he told CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson how he’s “gonna drink a lot of Budweiser tonight!” Hell yeah!
We also had Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib falling down on the NFL Network postgame set:
And we had Panthers fan Steph Curry (heard of him) providing the Jordan crying meme on his own:
Here’s some more SB50 reaction material:
Peyton Manning’s legacy doesn’t change with SB50 victory.
Cam Newton walks out of SB50 press conference.
SB50 Halftime: Bruno Mars, Beyonce blow Coldplay off the stage.
Betty White says she taught Cam Newton to dab
The 10 worst SB50 commercials.
Thomas Davis shares insane photo of broken arm he played with in SB50.
Marshawn Lynch pretty much announced his retirement
And he did so during the Super Bowl on Twitter lol:
Pretty much perfect Beast Mode style.
Marshawn will leave the NFL with 9,112 rushing yards, 36th all-time. And probably the best run we’ve ever seen:
It’s been fun, Beast Mode.
Quick Hits
– Louisville basketball self-imposing 2016 postseason ban. So, we won’t be seeing them in the NCAA Tournament.
– No. 1 and No. 2 in college basketball went down… something we’re seeing pretty much every week. I’ve said it several times on here, but March is going to be absolutely bonkers. If there’s a year on the surface where a 16-seed could win a game, this is it.
– The Warriors responded to another challenge, quieting the Thunder. This was an awesome game to watch, featuring (possible future Warrior) Kevin Durant getting into an awesome shootout with Golden State down the stretch, but with the Warriors coming out on top in the end.
– Judge orders Johnny Manziel to stay away from his girlfriend for two years. This was a good call.
– Jozy Altidore’s late header gave the USMNT a 1-0 win over Canada in a friendly.
– Jameis Winston was named the NFL’s Rookie of the Year.
– Brett Favre is officially a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
– Tony Dungy coaches his way into Canton.
– Paul George made probably the craziest shot of the year.
– Jimmy Butler appeared to have a serious knee injury and left in a wheelchair on Friday, but the MRI reports only showed a strain and he could be back in the next few days. Bullet dodged for a Bulls team that doesn’t need anymore star young guards suffering devastating injuries.
– Deadly shooting breaks out at Dublin boxing weigh-in.
– In the craziest story I came across this weekend, and in years, maybe: Woman crashes own funeral after husband paid to have her killed. This is straight out of a movie kind of shit.
– Netflix has invaded our love lives and have the stats to prove it.
– We have a new Bourne movie, and you probably saw the ad during the Super Bowl, but if not:
One last breath of gratuitous procrastination
This goose wants nothing more than to be in the boat.