Messages about America, inclusiveness kept bubbling up in Super Bowl 51 ads from Airbnb, the NFL and a line of personal care products. But there was still plenty of escapism and light humor for those who weren’t into the politics.
Football
Tom Brady and Matt Ryan generated a lot of individual action around town in proposition bets with Brady rewarding his backers handsomely after leading New England’s comeback in the Patriots’ 34-28 overtime win Sunday in Super Bowl LI.
The Patriots trail the Falcons 21-3 at halftime and bettors are backing them in the second half as favorites of between 4½ points and 6½ points at Las Vegas sports books. The total is 30½.
Lady Gaga dropped from the top of Houston’s NRG Stadium to open her halftime show and dropped the mic at the end, offering a program that delivered high-energy hits and an inclusive theme.
Lady Gaga’s blazing Super Bowl halftime show (great use of the keytar, aerial straps and fishnets) has accelerated speculation about her performing having an extended residency on the Strip.
The total has dropped to 56½ at several Las Vegas sports books after staying at a record-high Super Bowl total of 59 for most of the two weeks leading up to the game.
Vanilla Ice hearkened to the ’90s with a packed party at the Hard Rock Hotel; Oscar Goodman favors the Atlanta Falcons — but Mayor Carolyn is likely to hedge that bet.
Super Bowl LI between the Falcons and Patriots kicks off Sunday from NRG Stadium, where New England arrives to its record ninth such game and Atlanta hopes none of its players was arrested for soliciting a prostitute Saturday night.
The Big Game kicks off on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. PST in Houston between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, and there are a number of ways you can catch the game.
Several MMA fighters made appearances on Super Bowl 51’s radio row in Houston. So we asked them to give us their picks for the Big Game and had them explain why they picked either the New England Patriots or the Atlanta Falcons.
Projected costs for a proposed new NFL stadium in Las Vegas might not be as high as anticipated, leaving Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis looking for a new investment partner but possibly needing less money to complete the project.
To slay the veteran two-headed NFL championship beast that is mastermind Bill Belichick and cool Tom Brady, the coaching staff supervising the young Atlanta Falcons is under no illusion what it will take.
A bettor using his phone app made a $1.1 million wager on the Falcons plus 3 points Friday at CG Technology.
A survey of opinions from Review-Journal staff members, other media, oddsmakers, professional handicappers and one former Las Vegas mayor.
Three Las Vegas sports book directors don’t have to think back too far for a vivid Super Bowl betting memory. It happened at the end of Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, 2015.
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