Game Report: New England @ San Francisco

Game Date:  Thu Oct 22, 2015

Teams:  New England Patriots @ San Francisco 49ers

Network:  CBS

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 Pregame Thoughts

Not especially interested in this one but it’s the only game this weekend that I’ll be able to watch.  Seattle is one of the teams that I hate, and they’ve been doing pretty well although they lost their last game.

Overall Response

49ers’ QB Kaepernik – interesting persona, very collected and serene as he watches the action from the sidelines.  Otherwise not a very interesting game — plus Thursday night?  I don’t get how anybody can stay up so late on a work night.  I’d forgotten that San Francisco was hosting Super Bowl 50 in February and one of the commentators was really beating up on them for how bad they are compared to the last time they were in the SB.  It always strikes me odd when they make those comparisons;  it’s not the same team as it was then.  Apparently San Francisco lost a good number of key players this season.

TV Razzle Dazzle

Nothing stood out.

Entertainment value

1/5.  Just couldn’t get into it.

Commercial commentary

  • 118 separate ads, T-rating 5.30/7.00.
  • Longest run w/o a first commercial — 7 minutes left in the first quarter.
  • Interesting Range Rover ad — man driving woman, drops her off to lead a dogsled.  Kinda goes against the testosterone formula;  in this case, the woman is the adventurer.
  • Only one Fantasy Football ad (FanDuel).

Interesting Extras

“We’ll be back in 108 days for the Golden Anniversary of the Superbowl.”  It’s not the 50th anniversary.  Salute to local high school coach.  Cable car spot.  Bodine Bakery – sourdough bread.   Funny how much they had to tread water for the last four minutes of play — all their ads had run, it would appear.

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 (118 total):  New England @ San Franciso, Oct 22 2015, CBS Category Ad Number Testosterone Factor (avg.  5.30/7.0)
3 Macys Apparel 78 3
2 BMW Service Center Auto 31 7
4 Bridgestone Tires* Auto 102 7
HT Chevy Malibu Auto 59 4
1 Dodge Ram Auto 23 7
1 Ford F-150 Auto 21 7
3 Ford Transit Auto 66 7
2 GMC Auto 41 7
1 Honda Civic Auto 22 4
2 Hyundai Texans Win* Auto 50 7
1 Lexus LS/LX Auto 2 6
1 Lexus LS/LX Auto 9 6
1 Lexus LS/LX Auto 26 6
HT Lexus RC Auto 65 7
3 Lincoln Auto 73 7
3 Lincoln Auto 75 7
3 Lincoln Auto 81 7
2 Mazda CX3 Auto 34 7
4 Nissan Maxima Auto 95 7
4 Nissan Maxima Auto 101 7
4 Nissan Maxima Auto 108 7
3 Ram Trucks Auto 93 7
2 Range Rover Auto 45 4
HT Toyota Camry Auto 63 3
3 Volkswagen Passat Auto 91 7
1 Bud Light Beer 27 7
1 Corona Extra Beer 6 4
4 Corona Extra Beer 104 4
2 Michelob Ultra Beer 47 4
3  Verizon (McCown)* Cellphone 89 6
1 Cricket Wireless Cellphone 10 4
2 Cricket Wireless Cellphone 37 3
4 iPhone 6S Cellphone 96 2
3 iPhone 6S Sprint Cellphone 85 7
4 nexus Cellphone 115 4
4 T-Mobile Cellphone 109 4
1 T-Mobile iPhone S Cellphone 16 4
1 iWatch Computer 1
1 iWatch Computer 4 1
3 PCDoeswhat Computer 80 7
1 FanDuel Fantasy Football 17 7
2 American Express Financial 54 1
1 Voya Financial 8 4
3 fitbit Fitness 76 5
1 A Football Life Football 30 7
2 Because Football Football 51 7
3 Football Is Family Football 94 6
1 NFL Coast to Coast Football 19 7
1 NFL Game Pass Football 13 7
4 NFL Now Football 118 7
4 NFL Ticket Exchange Football 98 7
HT Vikings Tickets Football 55 7
2 Dannon Oikos Yogurt* Groceries 40 5
1 Lowe’s Football Self* Home Improvement 29 7
2 Lowe’s Football Self* Home Improvement 39 7
3 Lowe’s Football Self* Home Improvement 82 7
4 Lowe’s Football Self* Home Improvement 103 7
HT Mills Fleet Farm Home Improvement 58 7
2 Farmers Insurance 49 5
3 Geico Insurance 88 4
3 Nationwide (Manning)* Insurance 67 7
4 State Farm Doublecheck Insurance 99 7
2 Kay Jewelers Jewelry 35 2
2 Kay Jewelers Jewelry 36 2
2 DXL* Menswear 53 7
4 Navy Military 113 7
1 Bridge of Spies Movie 7 6
2 Burnt Movie 42 4
1 Jurassic World Movie 15 4
3 Last Witch Hunter Movie 69 5
2 Paranormal Activity Movie 48 5
4 Rock the Kasbah Movie 112 7
4 Spectre 007 Movie 106 6
3 Steve Jobs Movie 86 6
1 The Ghost Dimension Movie 28 4
3 Yelp Online 77 4
3 Cialis Pharmaceuticals 72 5
1 Humira (arthritis) Pharmaceuticals 12 2
2 Movantik Pharmaceuticals 32 1
4 Chick Fil-a Restaurants 114 7
1 McDonalds Breakfast Restaurants 3 4
3 McDonalds Breakfast Restaurants 74 4
3 Outback Restaurants 68 4
4 Outback Restaurants 105 5
1 Pizza Hut Restaurants 14 5
2 Pizza Hut Restaurants 38 5
1 Wendy’s Restaurants 11 4
4 Wendy’s Restaurants 97 6
3 X1 Infinity Satellite TV 92 5
4 AARP Senior services 110 4
3 Tostitos* Snacks 87 7
3 60 MInutes TV Show 71 5
1 Amazing Race TV Show 18 7
4 Big Bang /Supergirl/Scorpion TV Show 116 4
2 Big Bang Theory TV Show 46 7
4 Big Bang Theory TV Show 111 6
3 Blue Bloods TV Show 79 5
HT CBS News TV Show 64 4
1 Code Black TV Show 20 5
1 CSI Cyber TV Show 25 5
HT Elementary TV Show 57 4
1 Hawaii 5-0 TV Show 24 6
3 Limitless TV Show 83 5
HT Madam Secretary/Goodwife TV Show 56 2
2 Mom TV Show 52 1
2 NCIS TV Show 43 5
4 NCIS TV Show 117 4
2 Scorpion TV Show 33 4
3 Scorpion TV Show 90 5
1 Supergirl TV Show 5 3
HT Supergirl TV Show 60 2
HT Survivor TV Show 61 6
4 Undrafted NFL Network* TV Show 107 7
3 Walmart TV Show 70 6
HT WCCO News (Local) TV Show 62 4
3 Assassin’s Creed Video Game 84 7
2 Call of Duty Video Game 44 7
4 Fallout 4 Video Game 100 7