Super Bowl 2009 Start Time 2/1/09 Kick Off Time

What time does the Super Bowl football game start on Sunday, Feb 1st, 2009? The Super Bowl, featuring the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburg Steelers, is scheduled to start at 6pm Est time but actually kick off around 6:16pm in Tampa Bay Florida.

Super Bowl Commercials Feb 1, 2009:

Due to the recession we are facing in the USA, ad spending is weak. However, it is reported that NBC sold 90% of their ad space for the 2009 super bowl prior to mid September 2008, before the Lehman Brothers falter.

What to look for as far as commercials? If you blink, you might miss it, but Beer companies are going to be running 1 second beer ads as a way to cut costs. This might actually work because if they stick a picture of a beer up for 1 second and take it away, people will remember it.

What is also worth noting is that most beer companies had big promotions prior to this years Super Bowl due to many people buying beer prior to the actual game. I am banking on Miller High Life to be among the short ads.

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Cardinals Vikings Blackout - NFL Playoffs 1/4/09

Both NFL teams, Arizona Cardinals and Minnesota Vikings are trying to avoid a first round playoff Blackout for local television. The rule is, if teams don't sell out the stadium the game gets blacked out on local television.

As of Thursday night, Minnesota had roughly 8,000 seats left to fill, and Arizona has just under 3,700 seats. The league is giving these two nfl teams extra time due to the poor economy.

Arizona plays Atlanta on Saturday 1/3/09 at 4:30pm est, The Minnesota Vikings play the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday 1/4/09, 4:30pm est.

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