Halftime Superbowl Show

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 07:58:25 PM EST
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I caught the last two songs of the Superbowl halftime show. The last song was my favorite, with Coldplay flashing photos of Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston and others, and later being joined by Beyonce, Bruno Mars and hundreds of others, I presume were non-famous typical folks.

Haven't Beyonce and Bruno Mars already performed at the Superbowl? Why the encore? Did ColdPlay show the Who, Tom Petty, Madonna or Katie Perry? I may have missed it, the images went by fast and I was typing. Did Bon Jovi ever perform at halftime?

This is not an open thread, please keep your comments related to Superbowl -- either the game (which I'm not watching) or Superbowl Media (music, commercials, past and present, commentary, production value, etc.)

How was Lady Gaga's national anthem?

I think Denver is ahead 13 to 7, but I can't tell what the numbers flashing on the screen mean -- hopefully it's not some other statistic. There's not that much street noise coming through my windows. I do want Denver to win, just not enough to watch the game. Time for dinner -- an authentic Italian meatball sandwich on some great, crusty bread with plenty of sauce.

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DENVER ...Ahhhhh is right (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by christinep on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:18:56 PM EST

Hey Magster, MileHi, Sj, fishcamp, ruffian and the rest...................

So sweet, those Happy Endings!

HOW 'BOUT THEM BRONCOS!

What a crazy season ... what a game ... what a Defense ....what a what a .................
Hey...........more vino (and our dog thinks that we are nutty loons now)

What a way to go out ... for Manning and for the whole season.

Ready for a parade? (none / 0) (#12)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:28:54 PM EST

Surprising quiet on my block. Although, the helicopters are up - hope everyone is somewhat well mannered tonight.


: We're near Channel 9 ...sidewalk happy (none / 0) (#13)
by christinep on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:43:29 PM EST

Actually, pleasant & almost quiet. Bet the parade will be loud. Since I went to the earlier two, I'll be there ... 'should be one of those city-happy celebrations.
What a see-saw journey. Those are the best to savor. (I see that Von Miller is game MVP. A good choice.)
Sweet Dreams ... Go Broncos!!!

: not quiet here (none / 0) (#20)
by Jeralyn on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 11:07:52 PM EST

I could barely hear the TV through the fireworks and loud bangs. I didn't hear any cheering (human voices) though.
(it's all quiet now at 10:00 pm)

Loved it. And now we (none / 0) (#31)
by jimakaPPJ on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 10:50:27 AM EST

get to watch (almost) all the ESPN talking heads explain that the worst team won.

Some thoughts.....

For those who found it boring...I understand. Watching a WR make a graceful leaping catch is ballet like. However, this is football and some mean CB will be trying to knock it away.

For those who found it sloppy...I understand.
Watching a QB stand in the pocket scanning the field for an open receiver as his offensive line keeps the defense at bay is dramatic. However, this is football were in the last 12 Super Bowls the best defense won 10 because time after time the QB won up on his back.

For those who were disappointed that Cam lost...don't be. He is smart, very talented and dedicated. He'll be back.


I do have to question Cam's guts... (5.00 / 1) (#41)
by kdog on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 03:57:13 PM EST

What was up with not even trying to recover that last late fumble? Looked to the home viewer that he quit on his team and himself...a sour end to a sweet MVP season.

And I say that as a huge Cam fan.

Boy did I have this SB pegged wrong...Congrats Denver, I knew your defense was great but I still underestimated them.

Special shout out to old man Wade Phillips...two great schemes to beat Brady and Newton back to back. Though it sure does help any defensive coach to have a Von Miller, that guy is unbelievable.

To Coral Gables...I only have one thing to say to you, I predict Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic nomination by two touchdowns! ;)


Phillips was fired by (none / 0) (#43)
by jimakaPPJ on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 04:17:21 PM EST

Denver years ago and rightfully so and then wound his way through the league and then last year was out of a job... A year later he is DC of the year on a team that won the SB.

Life does have surprises.

As for Cam, I've watched the video of the fumble time and again and I think he was stepping back to try and get an angle. The man's a warrior.

Here's to the Jet's and the Titan's shaking things up next year!


You might be right... (5.00 / 1) (#46)
by kdog on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 04:55:09 PM EST

looked to me he saw a big ol' lineman with a bead on it and threw in the towel.

Every player got a weakness...adversity might be Cam's.

There's always next year, except for Jets/Browns/Lions/Titans fans;)

Let's Go Mets!


10 days (5.00 / 1) (#51)
by jbindc on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 06:13:53 PM EST

until pitchers and catchers report!


Speaking of adversity (none / 0) (#47)
by jondee on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 05:02:31 PM EST

remind the god of thunder to keep those inside pitches down ;-)


You remind him... (none / 0) (#48)
by kdog on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 05:07:28 PM EST

I don't go near Thor's plate, I'm not that stupid.


You and me both (none / 0) (#49)
by jondee on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 05:17:17 PM EST

Which reminds me. I watched the Tim McCarver Show not long ago when he had Goose Gossage on, and Gossage was telling McCarver that the turning point in his career was when Dick Allen advised Goose to be more intimidating. Cut to a clip of Gossage hitting some guy in the head at 95+..Not brushing him back or making him duck mind you, but right square in the noggin.

I was a little surprised, to say the least, at that prime time lesson in pitching in the major leagues.


It's a fine line... (none / 0) (#52)
by kdog on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 06:23:12 PM EST

between headhunting and AAA for a pitcher to toe.


It seemed like they were saying headhunting (none / 0) (#53)
by jondee on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 06:31:27 PM EST

is alright..just part of the game..

You've gotta draw the line somewhere.

Plus, commonsense would dictate that the other team's pitcher is going to retaliate. Right? Are the everyday players really up for that kind of tit-for-tat? I doubt it.


: Don't get me wrong... (none / 0) (#54)
by kdog on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 06:34:17 PM EST

Intentional headhunting is way over the line...Intentional arse cheek hunting when that arse is right on top of the plate, I'm open to debate.

What a defense. (none / 0) (#40)
by magster on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 03:16:16 PM EST

I can't believe how badly our offense played and we still win by two touchdowns?! G.O.A.T defense.


: Special Teams And Defense (none / 0) (#50)
by nyjets on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 06:11:58 PM EST

Special Teams and Defense gave Denver the 2 TD lead.
Points by Denver
2 FG drives of solid length
1 FG set up by special teams. Denver Offense went three and out
1 Defense TD
1 offense TD that was set up by the defense.
Both offenses were atrocious. Denver was less so.

The National Anthem (5.00 / 3) (#23)
by MO Blue on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 05:43:16 AM EST

Lady Gaga nailed it. She has a beautiful singing voice and her rendition of the Anthem was one of the best I've ever heard.

: agree, now that I've seen it (none / 0) (#60)
by Jeralyn on Tue Feb 09, 2016 at 08:19:28 PM EST

I thought she was great

My main comment on the halftime show (none / 0) (#1)
by ruffian on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 08:05:57 PM EST

was that it looked recorded, not live. A friend explained that they do show it on tape delay due to the Janet Jackson incident. But it seems like they added post production effects to it. I didn't like it.

Didn't see any of the artists you asked about in the flashbacks.

Do they do that every year? (none / 0) (#2)
by shoephone on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 08:08:21 PM EST

I remember Bruno Mars' fantastic halftime show two years ago, and it sure seemed live to me.


: Bruno Mars (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by CST on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 08:23:42 PM EST

Is the gold standard in recent years. Michael Jackson incarnate. Best part of this year's show as well, IMO. Although the best thing about Bruno Mars is he can stop a toddler temper tantrum in its tracks with one line of Uptown Funk.

: Probably they do, but maybe this year they added (none / 0) (#4)
by ruffian on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 08:12:56 PM EST

something. The effects just looked weird to me. Maybe just me.

I take that back - they did show Katy (none / 0) (#3)
by ruffian on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 08:10:34 PM EST

Denver defense hitting Cam hard (none / 0) (#5)
by shoephone on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 08:18:28 PM EST

I think it's really rattling him. Seems like they've got him psyched out. And all the fumbles on both sides.

7:00 4Q:Denver 16, Carolina 10. (none / 0) (#7)
by Donald from Hawaii on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 08:58:46 PM EST

Can the Broncos hang on, and allow Peyton Manning to (likely) hang it up as a winner?

Yes, they can! Denver 24, Carolina 10. (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by Donald from Hawaii on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:20:28 PM EST

If I had any say in the decision, I'd name the entire Denver defense as Super Bowl MVPs. Hats off to Broncos DC Wade Phillips, who crafted and called a virtual masterpiece tonight, one which shut down and punished a high-powered Panthers offense.

Congratulations to the Denver Broncos.


Do You Know How Hard... (5.00 / 1) (#27)
by ScottW714 on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 10:24:57 AM EST

... it is to watch two coaches, Kubiak & Phillips, win the super bowl when the best they ever did here was make it to playoff game and lose.

We had great D players at the time and it's not like Manning was the missing link.

This city is cursed.

Denver reminds me of the Giants the last time they won the SB. They never look like they are playing well, but hot damn if they didn't walk away with win after win.

My dish went out right after half time and I missed the 3rd quarter. Oddly enough, I didn't even care that much as the game was a snooze fest with Carolina seriously forgetting to show up.

Denver did what no on predicted, they won, and they deserve some serious kudos today. Good job.


Up until relatively late in the fourth (none / 0) (#37)
by jondee on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 02:08:50 PM EST

the game could've gone either way.

Newton at times almost seems to have the curse of the too-strong arm, a little like way Elway and Favre did early in their careers..Some those laser throws of his fell incomplete because they were just thrown too damn hard. Of course he was probably rattled and rushing because of all that heat Denver was putting on him.


I Was In Galveston... (none / 0) (#38)
by ScottW714 on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 02:47:35 PM EST

... and on the way back before the game there was a grown man, like 30 dressed in a super man costume on the strip. I took me a second to realize was probably a Cam Newton fan headed to a bar.

He was in full costume, so much so I thought it was a kid at first. What a disaster to be at the game, looking like a clown, and to see superman eat dirt all day long.

Or a grown man was dressed as superman for some other reason.


: I always dress like Gandalf (none / 0) (#39)
by jondee on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 03:10:41 PM EST

if I'm going out in public and wanna keep people at arms length..

For a considerable part of this game, (none / 0) (#16)
by Anne on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:50:23 PM EST

I did not feel like I was watching the two best teams in football - it was sloppy, full of mistakes, turnovers, penalties.

Broncos - I think - wanted to play Peyton out with a win, and that was apparently enough to push them to the higher level, but it wasn't a pretty game.


II am just glad (none / 0) (#18)
by nyjets on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:57:21 PM EST

I really did not want peyton manning to win a second superbowl. He certainly did not do anything to help his team win this superbowl. At least he was not named MVP.


This was a game very much dominated ... (none / 0) (#35)
by Donald from Hawaii on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 12:30:50 PM EST

... by defense on both sides. The Carolina defense played their hearts out, and really kept the Panthers in it when their high-scoring offense was being dominated and shut down. Denver QB Peyton Manning was 13-23 for only 163 yards, and the Broncos' offense could muster only three decent drives the entire game, one of which ended in an INT. And 8 of Denver's 14 possessions went 3-and-out.

But the story of the day here is the Denver defense, which simply overpowered and brutalized Carolina. DC Wade Phillips proved to be the man of the hour on the Broncos' sideline. Whereas he had held his gang back on blitzing New England QB Tom Brady in the AFC title game last week to focus on covering and containing the Patriots receiving corps, yesterday he turned the dogs loose on Panthers QB Cam Newton, who was recently named the NFL MVP for the 2015-16 season.

The result was a nightmarish performance by Newton, who was under constant physical duress and pressure throughout the entire game. Accordingly, he went 18-41 in passing with 0 TDs and 2 INTs. He was sacked seven times and hit hard another 23 times. And most importantly, he was stripped of the ball twice by Denver LB Von Miller inside Carolina's own 5-yard line, which led to both of the Broncos' TDs. Miller's last strip-sack effectively kneecapped the Panthers with less than five minutes to go in the game.

So, yes, from an offensive standpoint, Super Bowl 50 was not a pretty game at all. But from a defensive perspective, yesterday's contest was really as good as it gets.

Aloha.


Well said, Donald (none / 0) (#36)
by christinep on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 02:06:47 PM EST

A cousin of mine has long contended--in one of those football philosophy ongoing debates--that a great Defense will be the winner in a contest with a powerful Offense. Being that I'm always drawn to the veritable beauty of the good offensive action, I always hemmed & hawed about that argument ... even with my Denver memories here of seeing the Orange Crush.

I guess the Denver Defense with its Super Crush made me a believer. Crush doesn't make for beauty, but it does make for champions. And, actually, power and/or beauty are in the eye of the beholder. For a number of reasons ... I've come to understand now why a number of my uncles and male cousins over the years were so taken by the power of a superb Defense. (Oh, those same relatives were athletes in their younger days .... these types of debates in my family have been there ever since I could talk.)


: I think over the last couple of decades, ... (5.00 / 1) (#55)
by Donald from Hawaii on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 10:22:51 PM EST

... the general public has somehow come to equate a lack of scoring in sporting contests with "boring." Yet some of the best games ever played during the season and playoffs are relatively low-scoring affairs when defense tends to carry the day. Yesterday was one of those games.
I've heard people complain all day today about how "sloppy" and "poorly played" this year's Super Bowl was, as though the rough outings that QBs Cam Newton and Payton Manning each endured were solely of their own making.
I very much disagree with that assessment. Rather, those two QBs and their respective offenses struggled because both Denver's and Carolina's defenses really came to play, and they both pretty much shut the other team down.
Usually, the outcome in such contests really comes down to which team can force the other to blink and err at a critical juncture. Denver's Von Miller led the charge and won that particular battle when it counted, when he strip-sacked Newton twice deep inside Carolina's own red zone, once at the 6:30 mark in the 1st quarter and again with only 4:15 to go in the 4th, and the Broncos recovered the fumble both times.
Those two plays led immediately to the 14 points that ultimately provided the Broncos their margin of victory, which is why Miller's only the ninth defensive player to ever be named Super Bowl MVP in the game's 50 years.
Aloha.

Hugs & Kisses (& thanks to New England) (none / 0) (#14)
by christinep on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:45:54 PM EST

Does it help that probably a lot (none / 0) (#15)
by Anne on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:46:04 PM EST

of people lost money betting on Carolina?

No, didn't think so.

I've never been a big Broncos fan, but I do like to root for the underdog - plus, I think winning tonight means we've probably seen the last of Peyton in the NFL. Kind of a win-win.

The answer to your question, Jeralyn, is yes. (none / 0) (#17)
by Donald from Hawaii on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 09:52:20 PM EST

Jeralyn: "Did Bon Jovi ever perform at halftime?"

Bon Jovi headlined the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. The game was played in San Diego that year, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers swamped the Oakland Raiders, 48-21.

Aloha.

I had no idea, thank you (none / 0) (#21)
by Jeralyn on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 11:10:04 PM EST

for that link. That face... the best in rock and roll, I'll probably watch the video 20 times.


Bon Jovi didn't play at halftime (none / 0) (#62)
by kelly7873 on Thu Feb 11, 2016 at 07:55:02 AM EST

They played post-game. In the video you can see the final score on the score board and the stadium is starting to empty.


: Thank you for the correction. (none / 0) (#64)
by Donald from Hawaii on Fri Feb 12, 2016 at 01:06:39 PM EST

With rare exceptions, I generally don't watch pre-game, halftime or post-game shows, regardless of whether it regular season or post-season. I did watch Bruno Mars perform at halftime of Super Bowl 48 two years ago, but that was likely because he's from Honolulu and I think everyone likes to see hometown kids make good.

I'm not a huge NFL fan but I live close enough (none / 0) (#19)
by McBain on Sun Feb 07, 2016 at 10:14:36 PM EST

to Levi Stadium that I was able to walk there before the game to see the Blue Angels fly overhead and other activity. The weather was near perfect.

I was surprised how light the traffic was. We were warned about how crazy things were going to get in Silicon Valley. A million extra people were supposed to visit. All of the hotels were supposed to be booked. People were going to rent out rooms in their homes for $1000/night. I think it was mostly hype that never came true.

I didn't have a ticket to the game. I did get to see 49ers play at Levi last season. It's a nice but unremarkable stadium. The 49er museum is probably the highlight.

Worst.Halftime.Show.Ever (none / 0) (#22)
by jbindc on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 04:54:39 AM EST

It was painful to watch. Ugh.

I gotta say (none / 0) (#24)
by CST on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 08:58:10 AM EST

If I had a blog and my hometown team had just won the Superbowl, I would have deleted that comment to. So I'll just say - I was rooting for Carolina.

Enjoyed Halftime (none / 0) (#25)
by Coral Gables on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 09:37:24 AM EST

Which is a good thing, because the performances displayed by both QB's made watching the game painful. From a memorable standpoint, unless you live in Denver, on a scale of 1 to 10 it would be difficult to rate that game above a zero.

I like Manning (none / 0) (#26)
by jbindc on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 09:45:12 AM EST

Glad he won. Also glad to see Texas A&M former student Von Miller get the MVP.

For all the talking heads (none / 0) (#28)
by jimakaPPJ on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 10:31:18 AM EST

Meow

Another link to cotton for brains? (none / 0) (#29)
by Coral Gables on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 10:39:16 AM EST

From a Titans Fan... (none / 0) (#32)
by ScottW714 on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 11:10:25 AM EST

... who now loves Denver and has managed to turn a very blue state sport's team into ab anti-Obama talking point.

Easy on the bath salt Jim.


As I have said before (none / 0) (#42)
by jimakaPPJ on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 04:05:51 PM EST

I am not a fan of any professional football team...I am a Titans fan..It was a rumored that Peyton was coming to Nashville as QB before he settled on Denver...but he was too smart to do that.

Joking aside; I lived 17 years in Littleton before I retired and spent quite a few Sunday's screaming my head off in whatever seat I could scrounge...so please forgive me for cheering for my ex-team and a QB from UT that has set records since junior high.

And don't be so sensitive. The site was the only way I had to link to what I found to be a funny video.

Or be my guest and be greatly offended. Please.

lol


Be thankful he didn't accidentally (none / 0) (#44)
by jondee on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 04:43:49 PM EST

link to Bretbart again, and you all found yourselves mired in the middle of a "send 'em back to Africa" debate..


I Figured it Was Because... (none / 0) (#45)
by ScottW714 on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 04:46:45 PM EST

... Manning went to Tennessee.

I was joking Jim, don't care who you cheer for, but pretty uncool to use the team to make some political hogwash.

I dislike Denver for beating the Pack in a SB and I dislike Manning for blowing out Favre's 'unbreakable' yards record in a year when he has average at best.

Don't really care about Carolina other than they played in Houston, same with Denver. I love that the SB will be next year, Packers/Steelers is my year early prediction.


: Come on (none / 0) (#58)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Feb 09, 2016 at 10:12:48 AM EST

gimme a break.
The "politics" is part of the template and is on every post. It can be changed, I just got lazy and didn't do it.
But I agree that politics should be out of sports. I mean the black athletes never gave the power salute in the Olympics, Limbaugh never got fired from ESPN, the Rams didn't do the BLM salute and Cowherd didn't opine for 20 minutes yesterday on why Trump shouldn't be President....

jim, since you lived (none / 0) (#56)
by fishcamp on Tue Feb 09, 2016 at 07:54:28 AM EST

17 years in Littleton, Co. and worked 10 years in Naval aviation, were you stationed at Lowery Air Force and Naval base? Littleton is adjacent or near Lowery. Lowery has had a strange history starting as an Air Force base, then becoming a Naval base, and now, once again an Air Force base with a Naval presence. It's not that I care what your job was, it just seems strange Lowery would have a Naval presence way up in the Rockies. Maybe you can explain, and thanks.


: I was long out of the Navy (none / 0) (#57)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Feb 09, 2016 at 09:46:07 AM EST

when I was transferred to Denver (Littleton) from Seattle by my company.
There were/are Naval Air Stations located well away from the sea. Norman, OK; Olathe, KS; China Lake, CA; Meriden, MS; Fallon, NV and Millington, TN (Memphis) come to mind. NAS Memphis has been closed but the base is open to house BUPERS and other support activities. I didn't know Lowry was ever a Naval Air Station. I'm not sure of the date but I think its runway was closed mid 60's. It and Stapleton are now a gentrified neighborhood and has a nice air space museum worth visiting.
I loved Denver and my eldest still lives there. But old bones need warmer climes...and my spouse wanted to return to our birth turf.

apparently Beyonce (none / 0) (#30)
by CST on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 10:40:07 AM EST

was honoring the black panthers in an homage to BLM. I must admit I missed that, but in retrospect, yea it's pretty clear.

: I didn't get that either (none / 0) (#33)
by ruffian on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 12:26:57 PM EST

Couldn't understand any of the lyrics. the sound mix was pretty awful.

Jeralyn - I read that in one of the ads (none / 0) (#34)
by ruffian on Mon Feb 08, 2016 at 12:27:37 PM EST

CBS announced that this is the last season of The Good Wife

I saw that too, I think (none / 0) (#59)
by Jeralyn on Tue Feb 09, 2016 at 08:18:33 PM EST

Julianna Margulies knew at the SAG awards, she made a joke that she might be needing a job soon.

It's time, there's no place else for the show to go. The law firm stuff has gotten old and the politics even older. I think she and the private investigator will get into something during the final episodes but I don't know what.


: It was time a season or two ago (none / 0) (#61)
by McBain on Wed Feb 10, 2016 at 01:37:24 AM EST

I can't keep up with all law firm changes. She's working with Dianne and Cary, then she isn't, then she's with one of them, then both, then neither, then...
At least this season has been more interesting than the previous.

How to tell... (none / 0) (#63)
by MileHi Hawkeye on Thu Feb 11, 2016 at 02:38:48 PM EST

that your team is owned and run by tight as@ed right wingers. During the parade, the players/coaches/exes did not throw anything to the crowd - not even one piece of candy.

Would it have killed their profit margin to give those riding the fire trucks little nerf footballs/hats/key chains/t-shirts or other cheap knickknacks to the throw to the throngs lining the street?

Apparently so.