A-B's Ref Makes the Call as Spots Take On Miller

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CHICAGO Anheuser-Busch goes back on the offensive tonight against arch-rival Miller Brewing with two spots breaking on ABC’s Monday Night Football.

The ads were produced by independent Cannonball in St. Louis. One commercial shows a referee walking into a backyard barbeque and trying to wrest Bud Lights from the people’s hands. Miller has run similar football-themed spots.

In this case, however, the partygoers are reluctant to give up their Bud Lights; the ref grabs up several bottles and makes a run for it.



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