The Chat
Monday, January 30, 2006; 7:45 PM
Tiffany Fallon, the 2005 Playboy Playmate of the Year, watched Super Bowl XXXIII from the sideline as a cheerleader for the Atlanta Falcons. The Florida State graduate will watch this year's Super Bowl with Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion after attending "Playboy Super Saturday Night," the magazine's renowned party the day before the Super Bowl, in Detroit.
Tell me your thoughts on the Super Bowl?
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There's a lot of heart in Pittsburgh, but I just see Seattle being a really, really strong contender. They seem like they have their act together. . . .They remind me of what Denver was when they went to the Super Bowl with [quarterback John] Elway--just really not a lot of talk, going in there with a lot of game.
I used to be a cheerleader with the Atlanta Falcons, and I went to the '99 Super Bowl with Denver and the Falcons in Miami, and it was the same thing. Atlanta did a lot of talking, and Denver showed up much like I think Seattle will.
And I really like [Seattle Coach Mike] Holmgren. He's been to Super Bowls before. He's just a strong player's coach, and I think he's pretty well respected.
That's cool that you got to go to a Super Bowl. What was that like?
I cheered one year, Richard, one for the Atlanta Falcons, and we went to the Super Bowl.
That's awesome .
I'm originally from Fort Lauderdale. I grew up going to the Dolphins' games, and it was just a really surreal moment for me. There is nothing better than being on the sideline for a Super Bowl game -- except when one of your star players [Falcons safety Eugene Robinson] hits the streets in Miami with a hooker, and then you're screwed for the rest of the game.
That's true! I remember that.
Unfortunately, that was such a downer. It stemmed from the ownership all the way down through any fan that was there on behalf of the Falcons. It really was just a heartbreaker even before we got on the field. But I had a good time. The guys played as well as they could being sidetracked. But stuff happens, especially when you're not used to going to environments like that.
Are you going to the game this year?
