But I need to back up a little at this point because if you are anything like me you will have no clue what American football is even about, or how its played, or even what the Super Bowl means. The basics of American football can be watched in the hilarious video below. It was all we watched and we understood just fine!!
The Super Bowl is the culmination of the football year and it is highly anticipated each year. I would try to explain it all but I really can't, or at least not very well. This article gives you a better understanding. My simple explanation is that it involves the championship winners and some wild cards battling it out until the final game on Super Bowl Sunday. This year that involved the Seahawks and the Patriots.
Obviously Andrew and I wanted to get involved in this American tradition as we want to experience as much culture as possible whilst we are here. So we decided we'd need to pick a team and support them fully. Last year Andrew picked the Seahawks, just to be different as everyone he was with in Florida was supporting the opposing team. This year we really had no contest, it had to be the Seahawks again. I mean we could never support the NEW England Patriots. I mean come on, New England. The old one is best thanks!
Some of you may have seen how into it we got already via Instagram. There was dressing up and some face painting. It was amazing fun! (For those of you who don't understand the Starbucks reference, Seattle is where it originated.)
The giant hands were a hit with the kids and some of our adult friends too!
We totally got into the game though. We were cheering and adapting British football chants to fit where possible. I think we made our American friends laugh, that or they were embarrassed! To be honest we had very little idea of what was happening and knew the very basics but thats it, however we got carried away in the spirit of it all.
Another thing to note is that the Super Bowl is not just about the football. Its about the food, of which there is a lot, and its about the adverts during the breaks and the half time show. To be honest its such a big deal that the game almost feels like a minor part of the day. At our party there was a lot of yummy food, including some amazing guacamole made by the guy in the picture above!
The half time show was Katy Perry and other guests. I was underwhelmed at it. Having said that the shark costumes were hilarious. The adverts were alright, I was expecting better because of all the hype. You see the advert slots during the Super Bowl are highly coveted and cost LOADS. Its a big deal as so many people are watching. My favourite advert though was the skittles one, seen below!
So overall Super Bowl Sunday was pretty epic. The actual match itself was intense. There was some shouting and some moments of panic. The last quarter was heartbreaking, especially as the Seahawks looked set to score a touchdown but that last play....oh it was maddening. The winners in the end were....I'm loathed to say it....the New England Patriots. Boo! But like I said it was an epic day. We loved it! Well minus the end...
Gutted...
H
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