Superbowl XLVII

[Zippy]

You really are a party animal!

Can someone throw me a few choice phrases so I can sound as if I know what I am talking about to real fans?

Talk confidently about rushing yards (running with the ball), fumbles (dropping the ball), sacking (opposition flattens the quarterback who still has the ball) and incomplete passes (nobody catches the ball).
If the ball goes out of bounds it stops the clock (which is one reason why an hour long game takes four)
The offence gets four goes(downs) to move the ball ten yards.

[Gonzo]

Talk confidently about rushing yards (running with the ball), fumbles (dropping the ball), sacking (opposition flattens the quarterback who still has the ball) and incomplete passes (nobody catches the ball).
If the ball goes out of bounds it stops the clock (which is one reason why an hour long game takes four)
The offence gets four goes(downs) to move the ball ten yards.

A pretty good start.

You'll sound totally convincing when you can start to say 'I wouldn't have called a time-out then' at an appropriate moment.

[d000hg]

It's one of the few sports left where the very top players can be big fat lumps.

[Zippy]

A pretty good start.

You'll sound totally convincing when you can start to say 'I wouldn't have called a time-out then' at an appropriate moment.

Or who is up for the MVP award (generally the bloke who rushes the furthest).
btw, I'm sure one of the 49ers just punched the Ravens quarterback. No penalty flags though (bloke in stripy top chucks a hanky on the field).

[d000hg]

Why do the players have hankies hanging out of their shorts?

[Zippy]

Why do the players have hankies hanging out of their shorts?

San Francisco 49ers. Duh..
So they can wipe the sweat off their hands.

[d000hg]

Not a gang thing then

[Zippy]

Not a gang thing then

[Gonzo]

The half-time show was looking very promising.

Right up to the point that Beyonce started singing.

[d000hg]

How embarassing. The power has gone off at the stadium. Up to 30min delay.