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So we’re all set for Super Bowl LIV now that the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs have punched their tickets to Miami. Both teams looked very impressive on Sunday leaving little doubt that the most deserving teams will be playing on February 2.
Of course, fans of the Green Bay Packers and Tennessee Titans were very disappointed that their teams won’t be advancing. But there is a whole segment of NFL fandom that had nothing at stake and were just rooting for two good games.
That or for the chance to see a Patrick Mahomes–Aaron Rodgers “State Farm Bowl.”
That’s right. Many NFL fans had some pretty good jokes about wanting to see and being deprived by the 49ers of getting a Super Bowl between the two State Farm spokesmen.
You know there would have been a prop bet on which quarterback would pull out a “discount double-check” belt celebration if it had happened.
Even I have to admit. Once Mahomes worked his magic on the Titans Sunday afternoon, the idea of a “State Farm Bowl” did actually cross my mind as well. Especially after seeing this ad.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tquWBYkvP-4
And I was not alone.
https://twitter.com/fkouniversity/status/1219029733012275200
https://twitter.com/ThebombdotT/status/1219092243606200320
State Farm watching the first 1/2 of their perfect Super Bowl tandem win their conference championship pic.twitter.com/MBgrMTVTf8
— Cleveland Sports Fans (@CLE_SPORTS_FANS) January 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/mrevandaniel/status/1219072655812448265
State Farm watching their hopes of the State Farm Bowl go up in smoke pic.twitter.com/Z7xzxtYqs8
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) January 20, 2020
State Farm: “We can get a State Farm Bowl!”
Raheem Mostert: pic.twitter.com/zPZJ9bcwOW
— Noah (@PrimeNoah24) January 20, 2020
Chiefs: up 35-17
State Farm: pic.twitter.com/R19SB3IEN9
— barnacle boy (@i_am_not_oats) January 19, 2020
State Farm executives realizing they almost had mahomes vs Rodgers in the super bowl https://t.co/GXo8bKZhuh
— John (@iam_johnw) January 20, 2020
No one:
Inside Aaron Rogers head: “You can’t lose the State Farm Bowl if you don’t make it there” pic.twitter.com/WXejHPvwaz— profootball.craze (@pfcraze) January 20, 2020
Aaron Rodgers watchin his State Farm partner playing in Super Bowl LIV pic.twitter.com/GPrHdAxjgo
— Jimmy (@jimmy_koski) January 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/bell14_a/status/1219079596261269504
As disappointed as those folks (and State Farm) were, this guy (actor David Haydn-Jones) was probably even more sad.
After all Gabe's ranting about a #StateFarmBowl, we know what he was dreaming of last night. pic.twitter.com/jhXLgDgvFB
— State Farm (@StateFarm) January 19, 2020
All this talk of a #StateFarmBowl has Gabe pretty worked up. We can't be held responsible for his rants… pic.twitter.com/LfLNM718OP
— State Farm (@StateFarm) January 18, 2020