Talk:Super Bowl XLV

Deleting unverified logo

The logo hasn't been unveiled yet - this is as likely to be somebody's concept (who is "Dallas Brink"?) as the genuine logo. I'm removing it from the article unless it's authenticity can be verified. SixFourThree (talk) 19:28, 27 January 2010 (UTC)SixFourThree

Umm...it was unvieled this morning. The correct one was up.jC... 19:53, 4 February 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Skittlecar1 (talk • contribs)

Broadcasting

MitchSparks (talk) 00:22, 7 February 2011 (UTC) NFL Network broadcast shown on ESPN America features Bob Papa and Joe Theismann.

International

In Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay and Paraguay, the game will be broadcasted live on ESPN Latin America [1]. --24.232.192.187 (talk) 17:04, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

In Slovenia, the game will be broadcast live on Šport TV.

In Austria, the game will be broadcast live on Puls 4. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.22.114.60 (talk) 12:23, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

In Turkey, the game will be broadcast live on ESPN America IPtivibu. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.191.191.13 (talk) 20:18, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Germany: The game will be broadcast live on ARD and SPORT1+. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.38.103.239 (talk) 13:25, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

In Greece, the game will be broadcast live on NovaSports HD.

In Switzerland, the game will be braodcast live on Schweizer Sportfernsehen --81.62.37.131 (talk) 19:48, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

In Israel, the game will be broadcast live on Fox_Sports_(USA), ESPN, METV and Sport 5: [2] Google Translate: [3] Lindenitzan (talk) 14:52, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Name

Are you sure the name is gonna be XLV???? It could be just VL. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Trunks8719 (talk • contribs) 23:49, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Please read Roman numerals#Subtractive principle for such rules on roman numerals. iirc, using "VL" is not within the standard rules. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (talk) 00:54, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

So would Superbowl 50 be just L or XLX?? Trunks8719 (talk) 18:08, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

L = 50 AmericanLeMans (talk) 21:31, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Date

February 6th is a Saturday. The first Sunday in February is the 7th. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.49.236.26 (talk) 03:15, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

I think you are confused about the year this game will be played. Super Bowl XLV will be played on February 6, 2011, which is in fact a Sunday. The game played on February 7, 2010 between the Saints and the Colts is on the Super Bowl XLIV article. Zzyzx11 (talk) 03:28, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

2nd this fact. The first Sunday is 2/7/10. Good catch with the 2011, this is where is possibly the error came from. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.242.132.51 (talk) 18:40, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Minor edit request

The ref formatting at the end of the third paragraph got screwed by the last edit before protection, is someone willing to fix it? Thanks 71.113.41.243 (talk) 08:35, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Misspelling of Steelers in the game recap. Triage685 00:35, 7 February 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Triage685 (talk • contribs)

Halftime Show

I thought it was confirmed that the Black Eyed Peas were performing at the Halftime show. Did somebody delete that section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.86.22.51 (talk) 12:03, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

I've updated the section with the latest information and the two best reliable (albeit contradictory) sources. - Dravecky (talk) 18:34, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

• "Black Eyed Peas to play Super Bowl XLV halftime show at Cowboys Stadium". The Dallas Morning News. November 18, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
• Freedman, Pete (November 18, 2010). "The Morning News Reports That The Black Eyed Peas Are Performing Super Bowl XLV's Halftime, But The NFL Still Ain't Confirming". DC9 at Night. Dallas Observer. Retrieved November 19, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

The text mentions that this will be the first non-classic rock halftime show since the Janet Jackson incident. It should also mention that with Fergie part of the Black Eyed Peas, it will be the first woman since Jackson's breast incident. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.126.237.120 (talk) 08:26, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

This statement was wrong. Prince is not a classic rock performer. He is pop, dance, and has dabbled in other genres, but not classic rock. He performed at Super Bowl XLI. I've removed the erroneous text. Pejorative.majeure (talk) 20:45, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

BEPs are pop, not hip hop —Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.186.227.68 (talk) 22:53, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Advertising

To add to the list of confirmed companies advertising during the game: Audi - http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/12/audi-to-advertise-during-superbowl-xlv.html and http://www.i4u.com/43520/super-bowl-2011-ads BMW (First time in 10 years)- http://www.i4u.com/43520/super-bowl-2011-ads and http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2010/12/bmw-to-advertise-during-super-bowl-xlv.html Best Buy (First Time) - http://www.i4u.com/43520/super-bowl-2011-ads Cars.com (2 spots) - http://www.cars.com/go/about/us.jsp?section=P&content=rel&date=20101018 Godaddy.com - http://www.i4u.com/43954/go-daddy-super-bowl-ad-2011-promote-new-co-domain Homeaway (They have a sneek peak of the ad online) - http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/direct/e3ifc4c9ce41adb968c16e099f49f6f25ac Mercedes Benz (1st Superbowl Ad, 60 seconds) - (Link is in German) http://blog.mercedes-benz-passion.com/2010/12/terminanderung-der-neue-slk-wird-am-29-januar-gezeigt/ and http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/direct/e3i685a5fab231b85c003b3871b4f03d622 Kia - http://www.i4u.com/43520/super-bowl-2011-ads

Also, all of these links state that an ad costs about 3 million dollars per 30 seconds.

Dj1ceberg (talk) 16:16, 7 January 2011 (UTC) Warren Steinberg

Glee episode

Not exactly sure where to insert the text, but it might be worth noting that an episode of Glee will be the Super Bowl lead-out program (Glee Super Bowl episode is the tentative article title). --Another Believer _(Talk) 05:05, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

It is now believed that the episode will be titled "The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle". The article title has been updated accordingly. --Another Believer _(Talk) 16:59, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

 Done Added to "Entertainment" section. --Another Believer _(Talk) 17:13, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 129.112.109.252, 14 January 2011

{{edit semi-protected}} In the article on Super Bowl XLV, the following sentence appears with a grammatical error:

Each team's flagship station will also carry their own play-by-play.

The correct sentence should be

Each team's flagship station will also carry its own play-by-play.

You can easily see that EACH will carry its own. "Each" takes a singular possessive.

Thanks!

SteveC

129.112.109.252 (talk) 15:24, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

 Done Logan _Talk ^{Contributions} 15:51, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Banned commercials really needed?

I would love to just excise this right out; the entire point of these folks submitting ads to Fox is to crow they got rejected and get attention they don't deserve. Anyone else agree? Nate • (chatter) 23:45, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

I've removed the ads concerning adultery and "Jesus Hates Obama" twice now. They are clearly attention-getting ads, and do not deserve to be here. AmericanLeMans (talk) 05:07, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Normally I would agree. However, I (the person who put those there) cited outside sources who found them notable enough to report on them, extending them beyond spam. See, for instance, the ManCrunch controversy last year. This, in fact, is Ashley Madison's second rejected attempt at airing a Super Bowl ad. Attention seeking or not, someone found it notable enough to give the ad attention. J. Myrle Fuller (talk) 14:43, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

What about moving the information to Super Bowl advertising. This article should be primarily about the game itself, and the build up to it. The information on the advertising may belong at Wikipedia, it may be just not appropriate for this article. --Jayron32 16:36, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 99.189.8.6, 24 January 2011

{{edit semi-protected}} The correct wording should read Fort Worth/Dallas area, Arlington is a suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant county, the reading of such Dallas-Fort Worth area would suggest it was a suburb of that or closer to Dallas or in the Dallas County area, which it is not 99.189.8.6 (talk) 02:05, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes, but that area is usually referred to as the Dallas-Fort Worth area. 24.3.160.113 (talk) 03:07, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Also, Arlington is not a suburb of Fort Worth (or of Dallas.) (66.235.10.209 (talk) 07:09, 26 January 2011 (UTC))

The only reliable source to consistently refer to the Metroplex as Fort Worth/Dallas is the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, an affectation of local bias rather than the way anybody outside of Tarrant County refers to the area. Arlington, the 49th largest city in the United States, is not a proper suburb but rather the heart of the Mid-Cities between Dallas and Fort Worth. - Dravecky (talk) 07:23, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

"put against" vs "pit against"

In American English we say "pit against" not "put against". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.42.79.218 (talk) 05:10, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Second #6 seed

Could someone add that GB is the second #6 seed to go to the Super Bowl, (Seconded only to their opponent, Pit)? ONION96 (talk) 16:11, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Score formatting in the infobox

Until the game takes place, should the line score be blank, or should it have zeroes in all four quarters? Nhdrumline11 (talk) 16:41, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

I think the zeros are defaulted into the template. Maybe dashes would be better though. ONION96 (talk) 16:56, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure it matters all that much. Debating miniscule differences for an article which will change dramatically in two weeks makes little difference. If there are dashes, zeroes, or spaces seems a rather small thing to fret over. This is a Color of the bikeshed issue. --Jayron32 16:59, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Preshow

Obama is doing an interview with Bill O Riley, this should be noted somewhere. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cooly123 (talk • contribs)

Not necessarily. The interview is only being televised by FOX. It is not officially part of the NFL or the Super Bowl pre-game entertainment. CBS did the same thing last year, televising an interview between Obama and Katie Couric on Super Bowl Sunday, but that is also not mentioned on the Super Bowl XLIV article either. Zzyzx11 (talk) 23:30, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

• Well perhaps a notation could be added to the Presidential Appearance Section. He did mention his Super Bowl party, as well as the fact he likes be able to watch the game, and not schmooze during it. He further went on to Invite O'Reilly to the party.--Subman758 (talk) 08:29, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

edit request

{{editsemiprotected}}

"As of January 28, The Packers are two to three point favorites,"

should be changed to

"As of January 28, the Packers are two to three point favorites,"

because "the" shouldn't start with a capital T. 199.66.147.210 (talk) 15:18, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

 Done Baseball Watcher 16:42, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

Fan Map

Esri has posted a live fan map where Packers and Steelers fans can vote for their favorite team and tag it with their zipcode. The entire USA is mapped and you can see pockets of green (Packers fans) and pockets of gold (Steelers fans) across the country. The area around Pittsburgh is almost solid gold, while Philadelphia shows significant green. Interesting. Right now (Feb 3) about 15,000 people have voted. The link is http://thebiggame.esri.com. --Rajhawaii (talk) 00:57, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Please Slow/Stop the Contant Editing Traits.

We all know everyone's excited for the game, but for the good of the article & it's viewers it's best to stop/slow down the editing of the article. The article receives 8-13 edits daily, which is way too much and it also affects the viewer's observation of the article. So please for the good of the article & the viewers like myself please stop/slow down the editing. Thank You!68.96.45.210 (talk) 04:05, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

You think 8-13 edits a day is too much? You should see an article with real traffic. Editing will continue as it's needed. --Muboshgu (talk) 04:24, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, that is not how Wikipedia works. Under normal conditions, it is meant to be updated at any instant, around the clock, to help ensure that articles stay abreast of the most recent events. It is not a paper encyclopedia that stays the same until "the next edition". And in most cases, articles relating to current events change very rapidly as the event progresses – usually several hundred edits within a couple of hours. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (talk) 04:26, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Weather Prior to Game

I know it is not a major issue in regards to the game itself, but I think we need a full section on the weather and power issues that existed prior to the Super Bowl. For example, six people were sent to the hospital after getting injured when ice and snow fell off the Cowboys Stadium roof.96.3.105.100 (talk) 08:03, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

This has been added. Krashlandon ^(talk) 03:54, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Broadcast in Switzerland

This Super Bowl will also be broadcast on the Swiss TV network 'Schweizer Sportfernsehen'. See http://www.schweizersportfernsehen.ch . --85.2.131.71 (talk) 16:49, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

 Done Krashlandon ^(talk) 20:24, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Christina Aguilera fumbled the lyrics

Is it worth mentioning if a source is found?--v/r - TP 23:44, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

If a source is found, I would think so. JDDJS (talk) 23:45, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

You like how I used "fumbled"? huh? huh? Great pun on words? Alright, I'll just laugh by myself.--v/r - TP 23:46, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/599195-super-bowl-xlv-pittsburgh-steelers-green-bay-packers-and-the-late-sports-news/entry/46888-christina-aguilera-super-bowl-xlv-singer-gets-lyrics-all-wrong —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.76.129.142 (talk) 00:11, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Can I just ask why we have to say that she 'misremembered' the lyrics? Shouldn't 'forgot' suffice? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.165.203.157 (talk) 01:28, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

• This edit is the one Christina blames for her fub.--v/r - TP 01:54, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Not quite. Look at that edit, then click "Previous Edit". You'll see that the edit you linked us to was made AFTER the performance. Daily Mail speculated, as they are a tabloid paper and should not be taken as anything less. --Muboshgu (talk) 02:09, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

The Wikipedia connection has now been picked up by other newspapers. But the Daily Mail also said the Super Bowl was in Dallas. StAnselm (talk) 04:02, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

But it's just regurgitating the inaccurate Daily Mail. It doesn't add anything, and repeats the mistake of assuming the Wikipedia entry preceded the performance. --Muboshgu (talk) 04:51, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Can't we just remove it and forget all of it? If we don't give these liberals a break, they'll constantly be harassed by their own kind. Geez! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.46.249.163 (talk) 14:14, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

It honestly doesn't add much to the article at all. It doesn't have any baring on the actual game itself. ℥^nding·start 16:07, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

For the record, Christia Aguilera has made a comment saying that she just mixed up the line. Not to sound accusatory, but could we possibly assume that the Daily Mail itself made the edit on Wikipedia and then published the article about it? Perhaps it's just a hoax claim? Aguilera has sang the National Anthem quite a few times without mixing it up. Something makes me thing she didn't check Wikipedia moments before getting on stage. I'm really calling the hoax-patrol on this claim.--v/r - TP 16:15, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

The Daily Mail is a tabloid, and should not be taken as reliable for anything. Any responsible publication would have seen that that edit was made after the performance. No mention whatsoever per UNDUE. Grsz 11 16:16, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

My bad, I hadn't realized it had already been removed from the article.--v/r - TP 16:24, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Hello, writer - please update! Now 21-17!

And why can't I edit the main article, if this is restricted etc. then we should know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Delver23 (talk • contribs) 02:10, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

 Already done The page is up to date. And it's protected from editing by anonymous users and non-confirmed users due to persistent vandalism. --Muboshgu (talk) 02:12, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request of halftime show, 7 February 2011

{{edit semi-protected}} The halftime performace has been widely recognized as "The Worst Superbowl Halftime Show of All Time."

NilesMonkey (talk) 03:35, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

By whom? Without a source, this information does not belong in the article. The Utahraptor^Talk/_Contribs 03:38, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

• Hey Niles; What brand of CRACK were you smoking? That Half-Time Show was the best in recent memory.--Subman758 (talk) 06:56, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
• I renamed this topic to be "Edit request of halftime show..." since Wikipedia avoid usernames in talk-page topics. -Wikid77 12:20, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Attendance Question?

So the 3,000 or so people WHO WATCHED THE GAME ON TV Outside the stadium count as people in Attendance? But isn't that is like saying I attended Game Six of the 2009 World Series, simply because I walked by Yankee Stadium, and stopped for five minutes to look at a TV monitor? Just Asking.--Subman758 (talk) 06:47, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

The NFL itself made this exception, presumably to aid Jerry Jones' attempt to break the Super Bowl attendance record. Of course it turned out to be a moot point since the record was not broken. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.216.200.145 (talk) 07:36, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

* If Jerry Jones wanted the Attendance Record, why didn't he just go out and build a stadium that had 105,000 seats in view of the playing field, instead of trying to get the NFL to cook the books for him? Gee like it would have cost all that much more.--Subman758 (talk) 15:11, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Factoid, and question

I'm not sure how significant it is, but I've seen factoids of lesser significance on Super Bowl articles - This is the first Super Bowl in 10 years (the last was the Ravens' win in SB XXXV) to never have a lead change. Green Bay never trailed in the game. Perhaps it should be mentioned in the recap or scoring summary area?

• True But I'd kinda like to forget that Stuper Bowl XXXV. My team was, how do you say; On the receiving end of that Ass Whooping. Oh yeah, just like that.--Subman758 (talk) 08:20, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Timing question

Does anybody know what the timings of the Superbowl were? What time did the national anthem take place, what time did the game start, and when did it finish? Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 12:55, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

small typo

"The host Cowboys Stadium, completely less than two years earlier, is the home of the Dallas Cowboys and the largest domed stadium in the world, with a capacity of 110,000." - completely should be "completed". (can't edit due to protected status - remove from talk after corrected) 65.220.13.2 (talk) 19:54, 7 February 2011 (UTC)