Super Bowl 52 is history: The Philadelphia Eagles are for the first time in their franchise history champions, the New England Patriots went blank after two titles in the three years before. So what’s left of this Super Bowl? SPOX looks back at the splinters and comes up against free beer, schooling, ratings, records – and an important lesson.
Parade with free beer: The fans in Philadelphia partially tore the city apart shortly after the victory of their own team. The next opportunity is on Thursday: At 5 p. m. German time the Victory Parade through Philly starts, for which all schools in Philadelphia have already given their teachers and students the chance to do so.
The concrete course of the triumphal march is to be announced on Tuesday and it is safe to assume that no one in Philadelphia wants to miss this spectacle.
Just as one may assume that no throat remains dry.
Prior to the start of the season, Tackle Lane Johnson, who had had to serve a 10-game ban last season, said:”I have a lot to prove. I think we have a few big years ahead of us and if we win the Super Bowl, I’ll give it to everyone for free beer.”
A short time later, Bud Light spoke to us via Twitter and wrote:”Let’s make a deal: You win the Super Bowl and the party goes at our expense. Deal?” Johnson agreed, and here we are: The Eagles have won the first title in their franchise history and a spokesman for the company promptly confirmed that Thursday’s parade will include free beer for all at least 21 year olds. SPOX wishes: Cheers!
No good odds: Was it Nick Foles? Perhaps the general Patriots fatigue of some fans? We are not talking about betting odds and Eagles dog masks, but about TV odds: Only 103.4 million viewers watched the Eagles beat the Pats on NBC, less than in 2009 at the Steelers’ duel with Arizona (98.7 million).
Over the past four years, more than 110 million viewers have joined in, and the record (114.4 million) was set in 2015 when New England beat the Seattle Seehawks. Super Bowl 50 saw 111.9 million spectators. The last year’s spectacle between the Patriots and Atlanta had an average of “only” 111.3 million viewers – until the overtime, where 117.7 million were present live.
Records, records, records, records! The unexpected shootout between the Patriots and the Eagles had of course numerous records to offer, here is a small overview of some of the new Super Bowl records since Sunday:
Blount and Long are making history: Running Back LeGarrette Blount and Defensive End Chris Long have won the Super Bowl last season with the Patriots and have now been able to repeat their feat with the Eagles – for the first time in the NFL’s history, players have defended their title by beating the Vince Lombardi Trophy team for the second time.
Patriots’s favourite again: New England may have just lost the Super Bowl, Brady will be 41 years old at the start of the coming season and the patriots will lose both coordinators. Vegas doesn’t care: According to the Westgate SuperBook odds, the patriots are once again the favourites for next season’s title, followed by the Eagles and the Packers, followed by the Vikings and the Steelers.
Page 1: Free beer, School for all, Quotas and records
Page 2: Missed opportunities and an important lesson for Trump and Co.