Game Report: Denver @ San Diego

Game Date:  Sun Dec 6, 2015

Teams:  Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers

Network:  CBS

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Pregame Thoughts

None really.  Looking forward to seeing Brock Osweiler QB again for the Broncos.

Overall Response

Fell asleep around 8:00 in 3rd quarter.  Adult beverages may have been involved.  Not an interesting game except for the depressing number of injuries.  Denver won, 17-3.  So there’s that.

TV Razzle Dazzle

Was that a new high-tech opening sequence?  Really cool, dramatic — kind of a Star Wars feel.  Otherwise, same high quality coverage as always.

Entertainment value

1/5.  Holy crap – what a travesty to see the player injury and the commentary.  Here comes the golf cart and the stretcher.  Business as usual.  And now a second injury — out comes the cart with a Chargers logo on it.  Someone designed a cart to haul off the injured?  OMG.

Commercial commentary.

  • Fell asleep, so total number is low and incomplete.  Still, at least 94 separate commercials, probably more like 112.  Testosterone factor 4.65/7.00.
  • Lots of Christmas ads.
  • No Fantasy Football ads, although there were Fantasy Updates in the coverage.

Interesting Extras

UNC:  Unaffiliated Neuro Consultant — they sort of explained what this person does to help support the “concussion protocol.”  Commentators high up in the stadium — usually they’re in the endzone or off field.  First time I’ve noticed “CBS HISTORIC Super Bowl 50.”  They’ve been mentioning all season that they’re the host of Super Bowl 50, but HISTORIC?  Marketing lingo for “here we go again.”  A couple very brief clips of local attractions.

Here’s the commercial roster for the show.  I’ve sorted this one by category, but  you can also see which quarter the ads were telecast and in what order.  Remember, asterisks (*) mark commercials with a football theme (especially when the product advertised is NOT explicitly football-related).

Quarter Commercials:  at least 94 total (I fell asleep) Denver @ San Diego, Dec 6, 2015. CBS. Category Ad Number Testosterone Factor (avg 4.65/7.00)
1 Southwest Airline 1 6
3 Southwest Airline 66 4
1 Fruit of the Loom Apparel 20 4
1 Autotrader Auto 21 5
4 Autotrader Auto 91 5
1 Dodge Charger Auto 2 7
1 Dodge RAM Auto 18 7
1 Dodge/Star Wars Auto 5 6
1 Dodge/Star Wars Auto 11 6
HT Ford Auto 52 4
3 Honda Auto 71 4
3 Honda Auto 77 4
3 Honda CRV Auto 69 5
2 Hyunday Tucson* Auto 42 5
4 Lexus Auto 82 4
4 Lexus Auto 86 4
2 Range Rover Auto 32 4
2 Range Rover Auto 37 4
HT Range Rover Auto 62 3
HT Toyota Auto 53 4
2 Bud Light Beer 43 7
3 Bud Light Beer 74 7
4 Coors Light Beer 83 4
1 Cricket Wireless Cellphone 12 3
2 Samsung Cellphone 41 4
2 T-Mobile Cellphone 38 4
HT T-Mobile Cellphone 54 4
4 T-Mobile Cellphone 87 4
1 Verizon Cellphone 17 4
2 Verizon Cellphone 29 4
HT Verizon Cellphone 56 6
3 Verizon Cellphone 75 4
4 Verizon Cellphone 90 4
1 Verizon (Watt)* Cellphone 3 6
1 Apple Computer 25 4
1 Intel Processor Computer 7 4
2 Quickbooks Computer 36
2 Macy’s Department Store 35 4
2 Walmart Xmas Day Discount Store 30 4
3 Walmart Xmas Day Discount Store 76 4
1 Best Buy Electronics 13 3
HT Best Buy Electronics 65 4
1 Phillips Norelco Shaver Electronics 22 7
2 Fantasy Football Comparison Football 44 7
HT Football Is Family Football 59 4
HT Navy Army Football 64 7
2 NFL Shop Football 39 5
HT NFL Thursday Football 57 7
HT Vikings Tickets Football 58 7
2 Home Depot Home Improvement 26 5
4 Home Depot Home Improvement 88 5
HT Country Inns Hotel 55 3
HT American Family* Insurance 61 5
3 New York Life Insurance 68 4
1 State Farm Doublecheck Insurance 23 5
1 Jared Jewelry Jewelry 8 3
2 Zales Jewelry 33 3
4 Duluth Trading Underwear Menswear 92 7
1 Air Force Military 24 5
3 Concussion Movie 72 5
1 In The Heart Of The Sea Movie 14 7
2 Movie 40 6
4 Fell asleep Other 81 4
1 Opdivo Pharmaceuticals 9 5
1 McDonald’s Restaurants 16 4
4 Subway Restaurants 89 4
1 Dish Satellite TV 6 5
4 Dish Satellite TV 84 4
3 Phillips Norelco Shaver Shaver 67 7
1 Pepsi Soft Drink 15 4
3 Amazon Streaming TV 80 4
2 Amazon Fire Streaming TV 47 3
4 60 Minutes TV Show 93 4
HT Angel From Hell TV Show 4
2 Big Bang Theory TV Show 48 4
2 CBS Programming TV Show 49 4
3 Criminal Minds/Code Black TV Show 79 3
1 Elementary TV Show 19 5
HT Hawaii 5-0, Blueboods TV Show 5
4 Late Show TV Show 94 4
1 Life In Pieces TV Show 10 4
1 Mom/Two Broke Girls TV Show 4 2
3 NCIS:  Los Angeles TV Show 70 4
2 Scorpion TV Show 27 4
2 Sinatra 100th Birthday TV Show 45 4
4 Sinatra 100th Birthday TV Show 85 4
2 Supergirl TV Show 31 3
HT Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show TV Show 60 4
2 Uncharted Video Game 46 7
HT X1 Infinity Video Game 63 7
2 Citizen Watches 28 5
3 Citizen* Manning Watches 73 7
2 Garmin Watches 34 5
3 Garmin Watches 78 1

This article was posted on Jan 7, 2016 but dated earlier so that it would appear in the index closer to the date the game was played.