As we look forward to Super Bowl 60, it feels like a good time to look back.Only once have the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks met before with the Lombardi Trophy on the line, and Josh Brogadir was there that night. But, let’s start with the week leading up to that momentous game, don’t worry, I’ll get to the Butler did it with a twist you likely will not expect.I was working for a different station at the time, and was as you could imagine, elated at having the opportunity to cover my first Super Bowl.Never mind that I had my lovely wife holding down the fort in that snowiest of winters of 2015 with a 3-year-old and 5-year-old at home, digging out from a blizzard and two feet of snow while I squeezed in nine holes of golf and a hike up Camelback Mountain.Did I mention that I got to try the greatest pizza outside of New Haven, Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix, yeah, that’s a must for any visitor as is The Mission in Scottsdale.It’ll break your bank, but, trust me, it’s worth it.Anyway, there was a healthy helping of work to go with that side dish of fun, as you know. The circus of media day opened my eyes to questions that we would never have asked during the Bill Belichick controlled world of Foxborough.Other reporters made sure Deflategate stayed in the headlines.As for the game, my seat was in the very last row of the entire stadium. I was squashed in next to former Patriot Matt Chatham, he of 6’4″ and 250 pounds and Elle Duncan, a whole lot smaller, now with ESPN.I watched Katy Perry perform at halftime with a laptop on lap, getting ready for the closest of games that was.And then came that fourth quarter, I followed the herd, so I didn’t get left behind. And then as you get ready for the end of the game, you are in a corral of people before the final play.The problem was the closed circuit TV was not working where we were waiting.So that gasp, that Russell Wilson to Malcolm Butler?I heard the play but did not see the play live, still had to talk all about it on TV moments later. And I quickly saw the replay, so that I could.But I did not lie on TV that night, never said I saw it.So yes, the 28-24 memories are strong.We might see a very similar score in Santa Clara 11 years later.
BOSTON —
As we look forward to Super Bowl 60, it feels like a good time to look back.
Only once have the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks met before with the Lombardi Trophy on the line, and Josh Brogadir was there that night.
But, let’s start with the week leading up to that momentous game, don’t worry, I’ll get to the Butler did it with a twist you likely will not expect.
I was working for a different station at the time, and was as you could imagine, elated at having the opportunity to cover my first Super Bowl.
Never mind that I had my lovely wife holding down the fort in that snowiest of winters of 2015 with a 3-year-old and 5-year-old at home, digging out from a blizzard and two feet of snow while I squeezed in nine holes of golf and a hike up Camelback Mountain.
Did I mention that I got to try the greatest pizza outside of New Haven, Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix, yeah, that’s a must for any visitor as is The Mission in Scottsdale.
It’ll break your bank, but, trust me, it’s worth it.
Anyway, there was a healthy helping of work to go with that side dish of fun, as you know.
The circus of media day opened my eyes to questions that we would never have asked during the Bill Belichick controlled world of Foxborough.
Other reporters made sure Deflategate stayed in the headlines.
As for the game, my seat was in the very last row of the entire stadium. I was squashed in next to former Patriot Matt Chatham, he of 6’4″ and 250 pounds and Elle Duncan, a whole lot smaller, now with ESPN.
I watched Katy Perry perform at halftime with a laptop on lap, getting ready for the closest of games that was.
And then came that fourth quarter, I followed the herd, so I didn’t get left behind. And then as you get ready for the end of the game, you are in a corral of people before the final play.
The problem was the closed circuit TV was not working where we were waiting.
So that gasp, that Russell Wilson to Malcolm Butler?
I heard the play but did not see the play live, still had to talk all about it on TV moments later. And I quickly saw the replay, so that I could.
But I did not lie on TV that night, never said I saw it.
So yes, the 28-24 memories are strong.
We might see a very similar score in Santa Clara 11 years later.