The Top 10 Coolest Sites: Super Bowl XLVI
Posted on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 by Danny Davies
Well folks it’s back, and it’s bigger than ever (or so NBC will be telling you prior to the Super Bowl returning to the network this year!). The New England Patriots take on bitter rivals New York Giants in a mouthwatering clash that gives the Pats a chance to take revenge for defeat to the Giants in 2008′s Super Bowl. Our contribution at AllMyFaves is to provide you with the best sites you’re going to need to make this a great Super Bowl experience… and here they are:
1. The Site for the Football Beginner:
A good starting point for football novices and hardcore fans alike. The NFL Official Website is easy to navigate around, great looking, and packed full of news, pre-game coverage, schedules, stats, team pages, fantasy drafts and much more.
2. The Site for the Football Junkie with a Smartphone:
You’ve gotta love smartphones. They’ve made it so, so easy to get all the info we need on the go; and luckily for us the NFL is playing ball. This handy NFL Smartphone Apps Library may not be filled with colorful pictures of the smartphone apps it’s featuring, but it’s so useful. With Apple & Android apps for anything football, from the Official Super Bowl Guide to 3D Live NFL Wallpapers, click here to decide which NFL apps you want to download to enhance your Super Bowl XLVI experience!
3. The Site for the Stats Addict / John Madden Wannabe:
We all know they’re out there, the Stats Addicts, the would-be John Maddens: Waiting for that perfect moment at the Super Bowl BBQ to jump in with a clever stat about which quarterback has thrown the most touchdown passes in this year’s NFL. Well if that’s you, and you want to get your stats and random Super Bowl facts up to speed before the big game, you need to get yourself onto the remarkably comprehensive Pro-Football-Reference.com ASAP!
4. The Site for the Person who’s more interested in the half time Ads:
Everybody knows just how big a deal the Super Bowl half time ads are. Companies will pay millions of dollars to get their product in front of the millions of eyeballs glued to the action. And they’re a heck of a lot more fun to watch than the usual unimaginative commercials. Youtube Ad Blitz is a great channel on Youtube that compiles all the best Super Bowl ads for you to watch and share; and adds in a load of extra content related to the non-football bits that so many of us love about the Super Bowl. Click here to get viewing.
You may also want to check out the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest, which is Doritos’ annual competition to select their Super Bowl ads. All the videos are made by ordinary fans, who have the chance to “crash the Super Bowl” with their video; becoming the official Doritos ad, chosen by a public vote. Check them out, they’re all pretty funny and worth a watch!
5. The Site for the Football Fan WAGs who are more interested in Cute Puppies:
If the football’s not really you’re thing, or maybe not your significant other’s thing, all hope of getting involved in the Super Bowl fun is not lost, thanks to Animal Planet. They’re bringing us their 8th Annual Puppy Bowl – a Super Bowl for cute puppies! What more could you want! Click here to take a look at the rather adorable starting lineups.
6. The Site for the Last Minute Ticket Hunter:
Stub Hub’s got a whole host of last minute tickets for this year’s Super Bowl. They’re all available at the click of a button, although the prices are really crazy. But hey, if you gotta go, you gotta go! Click here if you’re interested in buying that golden ticket, or even just curious as to how much it’d cost you…
7. The Site for… the Patriots Fan!
WEEI.com – Pats news from local Pats fans. Who needs ESPN when you’ve got these die hard Bostonians feeding you all the news and podcasts you need about the team you love!?
And as a little bonus for Patriots who are also music fans out there, Running Back Stevan Ridley has even made a Spotify Playlist of the songs he’ll be psyching himself up with in his pre Super Bowl routine. If you have Spotify, you can check it out here!
8. The Site for… the Giants Fan!
CBS New York – A great page from local NY CBS radio station WFAN, filled with local Giants news, for any Giants fan. It’s got everything you need, from stats, rosters, latest news to Podcasts about your team.
9. The Site for the Armchair Fan with a PC, but no TV:
Watch the Super Bowl Live Online, on NBC – Haven’t got a TV? Away from the one you do have? Never fear, because for the first time, the Super Bowl is being streamed completely live online via NBC’s Super Bowl Website. Check out all the pre game buzz now, and check back again on Sunday to catch the entire game live!
10. The Site(s) for the Football Intelligencia: Best Football Blogs
I couldn’t pick just one blog here, because there’s too many great choices. But here’s three that really stand out for interesting content: 1. Grantland – long articles, in-depth analysis, with a touch of humor 2. The Fifth Down – comprehensive, covers interesting stories, but hey, it’s the NY Times NFL Blog so it delivers where we’d expect it to! 3. SBNation Super Bowl Special – site for all things football, made by fans, for fans.
Did we miss anything? What do you think of our choices? Let us know in the comments section below! We at All My Faves are committed to bringing you the Best of the Web, for any interest. Check out our Ultimate Sports Homepage, and then add it to your own personalized homepage too.
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