Game Report: Chicago @ Seattle

Game Date:  Sunday, September 27 2015

Teams:  Chicago Bears @ Seattle Seahawks

Network:  CBS

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The Seahawks is one of two teams I’ve chosen to hate, and this was the first time I’ve seen them play in Seattle.  The Seahawks are famous for their fans (#12) and I expected there would be huge energy in the stadium that somehow would come across to my TV.  Kickoff had already taken place when the network coverage began, and there were about 11 minutes remaining on 1st quarter.   Seahawks dominated for the entire game.  — mainly I wanted to Bears to avoid a shutout as it appears they’ve been on quite a losing streak.  I

TV Razzle Dazzle

This was the first game I saw that had already started when the coverage began.  I expected a little something to get us up to speed in TV-land, but it pretty much just started.

Entertainment value

3/5.  The show held my interest, especially some of the extra features that I’ve delineated below.

Commercial commentary

This is the first time I’ve seen an Lincoln car ads featuring actor Matthew McConaghey.  These ads certainly helped boost the Testosterone Factor of today’s commercials to an average of 5.33/7.0.  There were 115 separate commercials (and since the start of coverage was delayed, I don’t know if there were even more commercials that they were intending to pack into the broadcast, but 115 is on the high end of the games I’ve watched so far).

Interesting Extras

Bennett brothers — one on each team — including some Texas A&M footage.  Some time spent on Russell Wilson’s charitable activities and what a great role model he is;  apparently one day a week he goes to a local children’s hospital.  Superbowl Memories 48.  Shot of some old guys in the booth — historic?   More focus on the Seahawks — public service, etc.  Bromance?  Jimmy Graham – licensed pilot feature.   Brief Pike’s Place Market feature during 4th quarter.

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.  The asterisks (* ) indicate commercials with a football theme — especially when the product being advertised isn’t explicitly football-related.

Quarter Commercials   Chicago @ Seattle, Sep 27 2015, CBS.  Total:  115  (*football theme) Category Ad Number T-Factor (avg. 5.31)
1 Southwest Airline 1 3
3 Southwest Airline 70 2
3 Autotrader Auto 90 7
HT Chrysler Auto 51 4
3 Dodge Auto 85 6
HT Dodge auto 67 6
3 Dodge RAM Auto 72 6
3 Dodge Viper Auto 78 7
1 Honda Accord Auto 9 4
1 Honda Power of Dreams Auto 5 5
3 Jeep Auto 77 4
3 Jeep Auto 96 6
2 Lincoln Auto 26 7
2 Lincoln Auto 35 7
2 Lincoln Auto 39 7
2 Lincoln Auto 44 6
3 Nissan Altima Auto 94 5
4 Toyota Camry Auto 97 5
4 Toyota Camry Auto 103 5
4 Toyota Corolla Auto 102 4
4 Toyota Corolla Auto 111 6
HT Volkswagen Auto 53 5
HT tbs Post-season baseball Baseball 63 6
1 Bud Light Beer 16 6
2 Coor’s Light Beer 30 6
HT Michelob Golden Light MN Beer 65 4
2 Michelob Ultra Beer 40 4
3 Michelob Ultra Beer 74 4
1 Modelo Especial Beer 20 5
3 iPhone/Verizon Cellphone 71 3
1 Samsung Cellphone 15 3
3 Samsung Cellphone 76 3
1 Verizon Cellphone 23 3
4 Verizon* Cellphone 101 6
HT Draft Kings Fantasy Football 52 6
HT Draft Kings Fantasy Football 66 6
1 FanDuel Fantasy Football 7 7
2 FanDuel Fantasy Football 34 7
3 FanDuel Fantasy Football 81 7
4 FanDuel Fantasy Football 98 7
3 Ameriprise Financial 88 7
4 Ameritrade (Luck)* Financial 109 5
1 Lending Tree Financial 21 6
4 Quicken Loans Lily Financial 114 1
1 Voya Financial 24 2
1 fitbit Fitness 12 6
2 Jets/Dolphins Football 45 6
HT Jets/Dolphins Football 61 6
4 NFL Now Football 99 6
HT NFL Sports Network Football 68 6
2 NFL Ticket Exchange Football 38 7
HT Thursday Night Football Football 54 6
HT Thursday Night Football Football 57 4
HT Vikings Tickets Football 62 6
2 Dannon Oikos Yogurt* Groceries 32 6
1 Home Depot Pergo Laminate Home Improvement 11 4
4 Home Depot Pergo Laminate Home Improvement 104 6
1 Sheraton Hotel 18 5
3 American Family* Insurance 95 6
2 Geico (Kenny Rogers) Insurance 33 7
2 Progressive Insurance 43 5
1 State Farm Insurance 17 6
2 State Farm Insurance 37 7
3 State Farm Coneheads Insurance 75 6
4 State Farm Coneheads Insurance 105 5
1 USAA Insurance 2 4
1 Air Force Military 13 5
HT Marines Military 69 6
4 Marines Military 115 6
2 Black Mass Movie 28 6
3 The Martian Movie 79 6
3 Nexium Pharmaceuticals 89 7
2 realtor.com Real estate 31 2
3 rent.com Rentals 83 6
2 Chili’s Restaurants 36 4
4 McDonald’s Restaurants 100 4
3 Starbucks Restaurants 80 7
4 Subway* Trophy Talk Restaurants 113 7
2 Volcano Taco Bell Restaurants 27 5
1 Direct TV (Manning)* Satellite TV 14 7
3 Direct TV (Manning)* Satellite TV 87 7
4 Direct TV* Satellite TV 110 7
1 jet.com Shopping 3 4
1 Pepsi* (Lynch) Soft drink 8 6
1 Under Armour (Brady)* Sports Apparel 22 7
2 60 Minutes TV Show 46 5
4 60 Minutes TV Show 107 6
1 Big Bang Theory TV Show 10 4
HT Big Bang Theory TV Show 58 5
3 Big Bang Theory TV Show 91 6
HT Bluebloods Premiere TV Show 64 5
1 Code Black TV Show 19 4
HT Code Black TV Show 60 3
3 Code Black TV Show 82 5
1 Criminal Minds TV Show 4 4
2 CSI TV Show 41 5
2 CSI TV Show 48 5
HT CSI TV Show 50 5
3 CSI TV Show 73 6
4 Late Show TV Show 108 4
3 Life In Pieces TV Show 92 4
3 Limitless TV Show 86 4
4 Limitless TV Show 116 6
HT Limitless TV Show 59 6
1 NCIS TV Show 25 5
4 NCIS TV Show 112 6
3 NCIS: New Orleans TV Show 93 6
2 Scorpion TV Show 29 5
HT Scorpion TV Show 49 5
2 Survivor TV Show 47 6
HT WCCO News TV Show 56 4
HT WCCO News (Local)* TV Show 55 5
1 Destiny Video Game 6 7
3 Playmation Video Game 84 6
4 Xbox Fantasy Highlights* Video Game 106 7
2 Pandora Web 42 2