The Shenoa Report
February 5, 2017
SUPER BOWL 51
HAPPY SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! I’m not gonna lie, I’m a little sad
that another football season has come to an end. This will be the last time we
have football on Sunday until August. But let’s not start pouting just yet,
we’ve got one more game to watch! I wasn’t very excited about writing this
football report until I watched a recap of Super Bowl 42, aka the best Super
Bowl Ever, last night. There are many similarities going into this current
game. For one, the Patriots are going to the Super Bowl again and, again, they
are favored. Also, there are a lot of people, including myself, that didn’t
think the Falcons even had a chance of making the post season. Like the Giants on
the road to Super Bowl 42, the Falcons have made it to the big game. But before
I get into this Super Bowl I want to recap Championship Sunday, the Pro Bowl,
and mention the awards that took place last night.
Last night was the NFL Honors award show. I’m not going to
list all of the winners; I’m just going to give you a taste. Matt Ryan received
the most awards with FedEx Air & Ground Player of the year, AP (Associated
Press) Offensive Player of the Year, and AP Most Valuable Player. AP Offensive
Rookie of the Year went to Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys. AP Defensive Rookie of
the Year went to Joey Bosa, LA Chargers. AP Defensive Player of the Year went
to Khalil Mack, Oakland Raiders. Eli
Manning of the New York Football Giants and Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals
were co-winners of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award!
The Pro Bowl was last Sunday and the AFC beat the NFC 20-13.
The games/challenges leading up to the Pro Bowl were way more exciting than the
actual game on Sunday night.
Now let’s recap Championship Sunday to see who advanced to
Houston for Super Bowl 51. Overall I
went 1-1 on my picks. I think I had a touch of the flu and slept through a good
share of both games. I don’t remember much, just that both games were terrible.
Packers @ Falcons 21-44
The Falcons clearly dominated this entire game. The Packers
didn’t even got on the board until the second half and by that time the damage
had already been done. Matt Ryan had 392 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns,
and 1 rushing touchdown. It’s no wonder he received the MVP award this year. I
hope he can keep up this level of excellence for one more game.
Steelers @ Patriots 17-36
This game didn’t really surprise me. I didn’t make it to the
end, sleeping was more important. The Patriots dominated the entire game taking
away Pittsburgh’s only weapon, Le’Veon Bell. That’s really all I have to say
about that.
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
Sunday February 5th
Patriots VS Falcons
[6:30pm FOX]
Coverage for the game started at 9am this morning. Super
Bowl 51 will be played at NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans. Kick off is
set for approximately 6:30pm EST. Lady Gaga will do the halftime show.
This will be New England’s 9th Super Bowl
appearance and Atlanta’s 2nd. Hopefully the Falcons will be able to
lift the Lombardi for the first time in a win over the Patriots. That’s my
pick. During the regular season I usually, begrudgingly, pick the Patriots to
win, but I never pick them to win the Super Bowl. I’ve been right on two
occasions and am hoping to be right again tonight.
There is a lot of talk around Tom Brady and Rodger Goodell,
and what will happen IF the Pats win. It’s customary for the Commissioner,
Goodell, to pass the Lombardi trophy to the winner. At the start of this
football season Goodell had Brady suspended for four games because of deflate
gate. Drama ensues.
Matt Ryan is the MVP of the League and hopefully will be the
MVP of this game as well. They’ve got a dynamite offense and for the most part
are pretty healthy going into this game. The Patriots are just slightly favored
to win this game. I just hope it’s a good game, with an Atlanta win.
Enjoy the game. Enjoy the commercials. Be a Falcons fan for
a day. I know I will.
GO ATLANTA!!!!!
Thanks for the edit Eric!
