The Monday Mommy: Bring On the Snowy Super Bowl
“After the undeniable entertainment value displayed in Week 14, I am pulling for a full-on snow bowl. I’m talking about serious dumping of the fluffy stuff for the entire four quarters of football. I want to see snow angel touchdown dances, snowmen being built on the sidelines and people skiing to get to their seats. “
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When it was announced that New York was granted the hosting duties for Super Bowl XLVIII, legions of fans and media members let out a collective groan.
I was certainly one of them.
How can we have a Super Bowl in a cold weather climate? What does it do to the athletes, fans and media members who have to suffer through the frigid conditions? Surely, the NFL can’t possibly think this is a good idea.
After watching Week 14 play out in adverse conditions around the league and country, I am all for it. Were you not completely entertained from start to finish on Sunday?
Somehow, with treacherous weather circumstances, the NFL managed to break several records under otherwise ridiculous conditions. A 94-year record was broken Sunday, by teams collectively scoring 88 touchdowns, most of which came in those snowy and cold weather games.
Matt Prater also earned a spot in the history books by kicking the longest recorded field goal from 64 yards out to end the first half of the Bronco game at Sports Authority Field yesterday afternoon. This occurred in way below freezing temperatures, making the air denser and actually more difficult to kick in.
The games yesterday were a blast to watch and the field conditions played an integral role in its entertainment. In the past, I always equated cold and snowy games with being boring defensive heavy slop-fests. Plus, I have a scarred childhood memory of the infamous snowplow game between the Miami Dolphins and the New England Patriots which I wrote about for this very site earlier this calendar year.
Yesterday’s slate of games changed my mind about not only the value of weather challenged games, but the actual idea of having the biggest game of the season on a potentially snowy, icy cold stage.
I’m all in.
It is also really easy for me to be on board with frigid game day temperatures when I know I will be watching and enjoying the NFL championship game in the comfort of my own home, or somewhere that will most definitely be indoors. (Unless of course I am out saving our spots downtown for the parade route, but let’s not get too ahead of ourselves)
The fans are the ones that will choose to endure four quarters of football, including an elaborate, over-the-top halftime show in adverse weather conditions. They are the ones that will suffer the most from this potentially cold weather Super Bowl. The cost of a weekend trip to New York including the price of the actual game ticket is obscene and pretty tough to stomach, knowing you will be freezing your behind off for five or so hours.
Members of the media are most certainly going to do their share of moaning and groaning about the adverse weather. They will be forced to do remotes outside in chilly conditions instead of hanging out in shorts and Hawaiian shirts. All the ex-NFL’ers that are there to hock their various products and services will be forced to do so in the cold as well.
The rest of us around the globe that will be tuning in to see the clash of the best teams the AFC and NFC have to offer this season, will be fired up no matter what Mother Nature decides to serve up on February 4, 2014.
After the undeniable entertainment value displayed in Week 14, I am pulling for a full-on snow bowl. I’m talking about serious dumping of the fluffy stuff for the entire four quarters of football.
I want to see snow angel touchdown dances, snowmen being built on the sidelines and people skiing to get to their seats. Maybe that’s a bit extreme but it would certainly be fun and entertaining to actually watch.
Considering we in the Mile High City have already had a season filled with records shattering and history book making, a blizzard Super Bowl would be a pretty fitting end to 2013.
