|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
 |
The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation into Sunday's controversial halftime show. • Jenkins: NFL Gets Exposed • What's Your Opinion? • Video: Tagliabue on Halftime Show Showing How It's Done The Patriots won't be remembered as a dominant team. But they will go down as one of the most resilient, resourceful bunches in NFL history. The New Super Hero With two remarkable scoring drives in the pressure-filled final minutes of Super Bowl XXXVIII, New England's Tom Brady carves his own niche in the game's storied history. • Wilbon: No Doubting Thomas Brady • Got Game? Try Our Postgame Quiz Notebook Vinatieri Gets His Kicks As usual, kicker Adam Vinatieri delivered for the Patriots when they needed it the most. Defense Out the Window Both defenses dominate early, but by halftime the teams had scored 24 points, and the offensive trend continued in the second half after a series of critical adjustments. WRs Grab Big Numbers The Patriots and Panthers sent fans on a roller coaster ride as both teams combined for 48 receptions and 677 passing yards Sunday. In the News
Super Were the Ticket Prices: Stadium Seats Out of Reach, Dejected Fans Opt for Bar Stools (Post, Feb. 2, 2004)
Over the Line? Only If Over the Air: FCC's Reach Doesn't Extend Beyond Broadcast (Post, Feb. 3, 2004) Manley Focusing On Different Battles: Ex-Redskins Star Serving 2-Year Jail Term (Post, Feb. 1, 2004) NFL Serious About Stopping Bad Behavior: Tagliabue: 'Discipline Will Escalate' Until Unsportsmanlike Acts End (Post, Jan. 31, 2004) Secrets of Their Success: Wisdom of Defensive Gurus Belichick, Fox Is Reflected on Field (Post, Feb. 1, 2004) From Coaches, The Final Say: Fox, Belichick Wrap Up Media Obligations (Post, Jan. 31, 2004) For Two Players, One Special Fate (Post, Jan. 31, 2004) Panthers' Owner Picks Up The Tab (Post, Jan. 31, 2004) Monk Awaits Word From Hall of Fame: Elway, Sanders Appear to Be Locks (Post, Jan. 31, 2004)
If the Super Bowl halftime show was offensive and unsuitable for family viewing, blame Paul Tagliabue and his marketing executives at the NFL. It was their show, start to finish, and maybe now we'll finally grasp the fact that the league is just another mass entertainment company, the Viacom of sports. • More Jenkins Columns
Tom Brady did what he always does, which is manage the game, remain patient and find a way to do the simplest things well. Now, at 26, he has two Super Bowl championships and can spend the rest of his career throwing downfield at football history.
Please, writes George Solomon, can we now cease talking about how cursed New England fans are because their Red Sox haven't won a World Series for a while? Two Super Bowl titles and the memory of Larry Bird and Bill Russell ought to be sweet enough for one town. © 2002-2005 The Washington Post Company |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Super Bowl
