Topic: Nfl
Everyone hates Joe Buck. This is an established truth, one that we've remarked on for years. The Fox broadcaster is so universally maligned, you expect his mother to publicly criticize…
The NFL is notoriously overprotective of its image. No surprise, then, that it's now editing TV spots. The league has targeted a pretty mundane Toyota ad (below) that shows how…
Brett Favre is embroiled in a rather unseemly controversy. Deadspin published embarrassing voicemails that the married Minnesota Vikings quarterback allegedly sent to a sideline hostess when he was with the…
Supporting a football team as bad as the Buffalo Bills tends to weather people. But when that mediocrity was highlighted recently in the team's advertising, it lit a…
For all the talk of digital and targeting, there's no better way to make a splash cheaply than by taking out a billboard. Sports fans know this. Disgruntled…
Ryan Abshagen, an unemployed 18-year-old from New Freedom, Pa., might have a future in the ad business. Or fundraising. Or media consulting. He sure won't be working for the Buffalo…
David&Goliath based this cute Seagram's vodka campaign on NFL rivalries. Patriots vs. Dolphins and Bears vs. Packers I got right away. I had some trouble with the Eagles, though, even…
Which of Super Sunday's players are likely to end up sought after by marketers for endorsement deals? Noting that much depends on how the game itself goes, a bulletin…
McCann Erickson and MRM cast Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning in this new TV and Web push for World MasterCard. Manning visits hotels in rival cities where the Colts play…
David Fincher directed this epic new Nike commercial, titled "Fate," in which NFL players LaDainian Tomlinson and Troy Polamalu are literally born to pummel each other in a football game.…

