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Super Bowl – one of the biggest sports games worldwide and an event you can’t miss when you are in America! I was already following the NFL in Germany even though I could rarely see the games because of the time differences. They took place mostly in the middle of the night in Germany and that is why I was even more excited to finally see the Super Bowl 47 LIVE in the USA.
Unfortunately the New England Patriots lost against the Baltimore Ravens and didn’t make it to the Super Bowl but nevertheless I was really looking forward to be part of this mega event on February 3rd, 2013 – Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers.
We decided to reserve a table at The White Horse Tavern in Allston/Brighton. The atmosphere was incredible throughout the entire day. It felt like an informal holiday. Arriving at the restaurant we were glad to see that there were everywhere big monitors hanging so that we all had a good view from our table. We started the big game with “American game day food” and ordered different chicken wings, nachos, and burgers with fries as well as American beer like Budweiser, Miller, and Sam Adams.
The national anthem was sung by Alicia Keys and finally the game started. Ravens vs. 49ers – a sibling rivalry among the coaches – competing for the most prestigious NFL title. What a great setup! It was an exciting game with some interesting individual stories of players and their families. I guess that is what makes everyone get emotionally involved and makes you root for one of the teams. In the first two quarters the Ravens built a good 21-6 lead and with this score we were looking forward to the second half of the game but first came the halftime show.
As a business student majoring in marketing I was also particularly interested in seeing the new commercials during the halftime break and it seems like I wasn’t the only one because nearly everyone stopped eating and looked up at the monitors when the first advertisement showed up. Not surprisingly, everyone expected something special since a 30-second commercial cost about $4 million dollar! The “GoDaddy” commercial, in particular seemed to have caused much enthusiasm among the crowd since people started applauding and yelling when top model, Bar Rafaeli, kissed a computer guy. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the halftime show from Beyonce and (as a special surprise) the rest of “Destiny’s Child.” It even seems that many people were more interested in the halftime show than in the game itself.
The second half literally started with a big bang. After the Ravens scored an early touchdown there was a power outage and the Superdome partially blacked out. The game was suspended for about 30 minutes! Something that was unimaginable for us Europeans. How could there be such a long power outage during such an important game? I don’t know the answer, but what I did find out is that power outages are relatively common in the US and that, in this case, the outage probably boosted some companies’ income because of extra commercials shown during this time. After the lights went back on the 49ers made the game a little bit more interesting and shortened the Ravens’ lead to 28-23. However, it was too late to catch up and therefore the Ravens won the Super Bowl 34 – 31.
So this long night finally came to an end and we said goodbye before walking home through the snowy cold Boston streets, but this time with a lot of good memories and new impressions!
Unfortunately the New England Patriots lost against the Baltimore Ravens and didn’t make it to the Super Bowl but nevertheless I was really looking forward to be part of this mega event on February 3rd, 2013 – Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers.
We decided to reserve a table at The White Horse Tavern in Allston/Brighton. The atmosphere was incredible throughout the entire day. It felt like an informal holiday. Arriving at the restaurant we were glad to see that there were everywhere big monitors hanging so that we all had a good view from our table. We started the big game with “American game day food” and ordered different chicken wings, nachos, and burgers with fries as well as American beer like Budweiser, Miller, and Sam Adams.
The national anthem was sung by Alicia Keys and finally the game started. Ravens vs. 49ers – a sibling rivalry among the coaches – competing for the most prestigious NFL title. What a great setup! It was an exciting game with some interesting individual stories of players and their families. I guess that is what makes everyone get emotionally involved and makes you root for one of the teams. In the first two quarters the Ravens built a good 21-6 lead and with this score we were looking forward to the second half of the game but first came the halftime show.
As a business student majoring in marketing I was also particularly interested in seeing the new commercials during the halftime break and it seems like I wasn’t the only one because nearly everyone stopped eating and looked up at the monitors when the first advertisement showed up. Not surprisingly, everyone expected something special since a 30-second commercial cost about $4 million dollar! The “GoDaddy” commercial, in particular seemed to have caused much enthusiasm among the crowd since people started applauding and yelling when top model, Bar Rafaeli, kissed a computer guy. I really enjoyed the atmosphere and the halftime show from Beyonce and (as a special surprise) the rest of “Destiny’s Child.” It even seems that many people were more interested in the halftime show than in the game itself.
The second half literally started with a big bang. After the Ravens scored an early touchdown there was a power outage and the Superdome partially blacked out. The game was suspended for about 30 minutes! Something that was unimaginable for us Europeans. How could there be such a long power outage during such an important game? I don’t know the answer, but what I did find out is that power outages are relatively common in the US and that, in this case, the outage probably boosted some companies’ income because of extra commercials shown during this time. After the lights went back on the 49ers made the game a little bit more interesting and shortened the Ravens’ lead to 28-23. However, it was too late to catch up and therefore the Ravens won the Super Bowl 34 – 31.
So this long night finally came to an end and we said goodbye before walking home through the snowy cold Boston streets, but this time with a lot of good memories and new impressions!
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