Strange, Crazy, Wonderful Super Bowl

I've watched a lot of Super Bowls. This is the twelfth year I've hosted a Super Bowl party (the eighth year Mr. Asco and I have co-hosted the party!). Some games, I haven't cared who won. Other games, I've cared very much who won. This was the first year I got to see a Super Bowl featuring my two favorite teams, and it delivered.

I'll spare you all the details and the run-up, as the media circus did its usual over-the-top job. Okay - I'll say this much: favorite team #1 came in at 18-0, one game away from the best season evah. Favorite team #2 came in on a crazy hot run, having nearly beaten favorite team #1 in the final game of the regular season. I was pulling a little harder for favorite team #1 because I thought seeing 19-0 would be pretty damned cool. But, as I've told anyone who'll listen for the past two weeks, if there's one team that I could live with taking 19-0 off the table, it's favorite team #2.

And they did it. Against lots of odds (ask the Vegas folks), they did it. It was a relatively low-scoring game that came down to the last few seconds, and it was just amazing. Rock on, New York Giants - you did what most everyone thought was impossible this year. And way to go, New England Patriots - you still have one more win than the '72 Dolphins, and you gave us a hell of a ride.

(As a postscript, let me send this out to the Fox Sports folks: when the New York Giants are a few seconds away from a Super Bowl (major upset) victory, it's rude to show footage of the '72 Dolphins. Not cool. Save it for the pregame, asshats.)