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The Rundown: It's Super!

While we may not agree on the Patriots or Falcons, pizza or wings, man buns or beards (or neither), there’s one thing we can all agree on – puppies. The Super Bowl won’t be the only excitement happening this weekend.

Weekends are ruff,

The Last Night’s Game Team

PS – Since it’s our last Friday for Tailgate Treats until next football season, today we have the ultimate list of party favorites. Chow down!

NFL (National Football League)

  • Designated driver. You’ve probably heard about the revolutionary Tostitos bag with a breathalyzer built-in. Tostitos partnered with NFL player Delanie Walker whose Aunt and Uncle were killed by a drunk driver on the way home from watching him play with the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. The “party safe” bag produces a $10 Uber code if alcohol is detected.
  • Be prepared. Did you miss Wednesday’s Five Things to Know About Super Bowl 51? Don’t worry we have all you need to know for this weekend’s celebrations. Tune into the game on Sunday at 6:30 pm (EST). 

PGA (Professional Golfers Association) 

  • The Waste Management Open wraps up this weekend in Scottsdale, AZ. The Open is known for its 16th hole, the rowdiest hole in golf. The hole is enclosed with seating for over 16,000 intoxicated and wild fans. Watch the crowd celebrate Tiger Woods’ hole in one back in 1997. No golf claps here. 

Overtime

  • It’s finally time for the biggest event of the year, the Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl, which airs on Sunday at 3 pm (EST). Teams Ruff and Fluff are armed with cuteness but the viewers are the true winners. Here’s the most adorable starting lineup you’ve ever seen.

Sideline stat

  • The NFL Network is broadcasting 80 hours of live coverage leading up to the Super Bowl. Take that Oscar award red carpet coverage.

Coaches’ corner

  • Quarterbacks are always the talk of the Super Bowl so here’s what you need to know for Sunday. (For more on the other stars of each team, click here).
    • Matt Ryan, Falcons – This is the first Super Bowl for “Matty Ice” (like Natty Ice – get it)? but he’s been anything but cold this year. He’s the top candidate for the NFL MVP.
    • Tom Brady, Patriots – Mr. Gisele Bündchen is appearing in his seventh Super Bowl and this year with his protection necklace. Brady lost his battle with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and sat out four games this year for “deflategate” at the beginning of the season. Hating Roger Goodell is one thing all Patriots fans can agree on. 

The Rundown: Upsets Abound

This weekend brought us big upsets on the field, the court and the baseball diamond. Here’s to Monday starting off on the right foot with plenty of coffee.

Let’s conquer the week,

The Last Night’s Game Team

NFL (National Football League)

  • They’re going to the Super Bowl. The Atlanta Falcons gave the Georgia Dome a memorable sendoff. In the last game in their home stadium the Falcons beat the red hot Green Bay Packers. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and receiver Julio Jones teamed up to crush the Packers' Super Bowl dreams.

  • Headed to the big show. The New England Patriots took care of business last night, dominating the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is a record breaking seventh Super Bowl appearance for quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick.

MLB (Major League Baseball)

  • At the top of his game. Baseball lost a young talent over the weekend. Kansas City Royals pitcher Yordano “Ace” Ventura was killed in a car crash while at home in the Dominican Republic. Ventura was a key piece in the Royals' 2014 World Series win. He won game six of the World Series days after his childhood friend and fellow MLB player Oscar Tavares was killed in a car crash in the Dominican Republic.  

Overtime

  • A Patriots fan set off the fire alarm in the Steelers team hotel at 3 am Sunday morning. The hotel was evacuated and the man was arrested. No bunny slippers were harmed during the incident but it looks like the team could've used that extra beauty sleep. 

Sideline stat

  • There were plenty of upsets down under this weekend at the Australian Open with both the world’s #1 ranked players Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber losing. This is the first time since 2004 that both the #1 and #2 seeds on the men’s side have failed to reach the quarterfinals of a major tournament. (Novak Djokovic, #2, lost earlier in the tournament). 

Coaches’ corner

  • The Walter Payton Man of the Year Award is one of the most prestigious awards given in the NFL and it has nothing to do with athletic achievements. Every year on the night before the Super Bowl, the award is given to the player who has made the biggest impact on his community through charity work. The three finalist were revealed yesterday and they are: 
    • Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
    • Greg Olsen, Carolina Panthers tight end
    • Eli Manning, New York Giants quarterback

 

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