ARLINGTON, Tx, February 6, 2011 — Watching the Super Bowl is fun. Watching the Super Bowl in person is more fun. Watching the Super Bowl with a bunch of Packer fans when the Packers win the Super Bowl is the best.
Mostly because Packer fans like to swear. A lot.
Super Bowl Sunday began with fans braving the slush that had once been ice and snow. The line to go through security was wrapped around the stadium. Some fans waited two and half hours before being let into the game.
Actor Stephen Baldwin chose Pittsburgh (Photo: Jason Black)
It seemed like the Steelers had the edge in fan support over the Packer fans. Both teams were well represented but there were a few more terrible towels than cheese heads.
Besides the fans, many celebrities also attended the game. Ryan Seacrest and Alec Baldwin were two celebrities spotted parking across the street from Cowboy Stadium and just walking to the game.
Cowboys Stadium is huge and gorgeous. There is not a bad seat in the house and the screens that hang over the field seem larger than the state of Texas.
The one flaw, and it’s a major one, is how awful the sound is. No one can understand anything. Several videos are shown on the screens but the sound is so bad, no one reacts. This stadium cost a billion dollars and they couldn’t spring for some decent speakers?
In section 359 A sat John and Tammy Brown who live in Green Bay, Wisc., and have been Packer fans for life. They drove all the way to the game in Arlington.
“It took 20 hours,” Tammy said. “We left on Thursday.”
They have never attended a Super Bowl before, but when Aaron Rodgers led their favorite team to the title game, they decided to reward themselves with the trip.
“It’s our 30th wedding anniversary,” John said. “What better way to spend it, huh?”
The crowd and the tension swelled as the clock approached kick off. Christina Aguilera had the honor of singing the national anthem and promptly sang the wrong words. Luckily for her no one could understand any of the words anyway because of the sound system issue.
Much to John and Tammy’s delight the first half was all Packers. Rodgers was on target with his passes and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was not. The pack were the first to strike with a touchdown but the Packer fans were whipped into a frenzy when Green Bay’s NIck Collins intercepted a pass and dove into the end zone for a touchdown.
21-10 Packers at the half.
The lead did not do anything to put the Browns at ease. “Oh no, anything can happen,” Tammy said.
“I like the way Aaron looks,” John said. “He needs to work with his receivers in the off season. They are dropping too many passes.”
“Watch out in the second half,” a Steeler fan warned them. “Ben always screws up the first half. He’ll come back in the second half.”
The Black Eyed Peas rocked the stadium with their performance. The dancers on the field had costumes that lit up different colors, which got a huge reaction from the crowd.
Half Time at the Super Bowl (Photo: Jason Black)
The second half was the best anniversary present the Brown’s could have asked for, but not without some stress. The Packers never trailed through the whole game, but the Steelers made it interesting.
Pittsburgh got within three points after scoring a two point conversion running the option.
Green Bay answered with a field goal. With under two minutes to go, the Steelers offense took over.
“I can’t watch!” Tammy yelled.
Pittsburgh fell short, the clock wound down to zero and confetti fell on the field. The Green Bay Packers are Super Bowl champs winning the game 31-25. Packer fans jumped and screamed, celebrating their team’s victory.
“I gotta a feeling...that the Packers won the Super Bowl,” John sang to the tune of the Black Eyed Peas hit. This was a great moment for many reasons. The excitement of the victory was evident on John’s face, but more specifically because John did not seem like a guy who payed attention to the half time performance, let alone one who might remember a Black Eyed Peas song.
It’s not a feeling, it’s real.
The Packers won and the Browns can celebrate their anniversary. The 20 hour drive back to Green Bay would begin soon enough, but for that moment they reveled in their team's win.
Tonight's gonna be a good good night.
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