On Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals faced off against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI. Better than the touchdowns, interceptions, or field goals are the awkward moments throughout the show.
So, here are some of those awkward AF moments:
1. For starters, there were an overwhelming amount of crypto commercials:
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when another crypto add starts playing #SuperBowl
at least half the super bowl commercials are gonna be crypto or nft related so just prepare yourself mentally now
2. The Polestar commercial appeared to take some jabs at Tesla, promising "no conquering Mars" and "no greenwashing."
Polestar fires shots at Tesla and Volkswagen, promises ‘no compromises’ in Super Bowl ad https://t.co/DbgssWREF5
3. But speaking of, a lot of viewers voiced their discontent for the ads this year:
Super Bowl commercials don’t hit like they used to 😒
These Super Bowl commercials have fallen well short of their mystique so far or am i expecting a little too much❓
4. People also called out the awkward celeb pairings in the commercials this year, like Brie Larson and Eugene Levy for Nissan:
Eugene Levy is stylin' and profilin' in this Nissan ad #SuperBowl
5. And Tommy Lee Jones and Leslie Jones for Toyota:
Just try to keep up. The all-new 2022 #Tundra: https://t.co/WusALuIuQE. #LetsGoPlaces
6. Singer Mickey Guyton — who sang the National Anthem — was incorrectly labeled Jhené Aiko, who sang "America the Beautiful," SMH.
7. Kanye West attended — and probably paid a shit ton of money — just to watch the game like this:
8. Doja Cat made this face on the jumbotron:
The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Cardi B, Offset and Shaq at the #SuperBowl. (via @plvmwine)
9. Gwyneth Paltrow bit into her "This Smells Like My Vagina" Goop candle in the Uber Eats commercial:
10. 50 Cent suffered a lip sync fail during his surprise performance of "In Da Club":
How you gonna be in the industry for that many years and fuck up your own lipsync.. 💀😂😂😂 #SuperBowlLVI #SuperBowl #lipsync
(Happens around 0:28)
11. And people called out Eminem for seemingly lipping to a pre-recorded track for the one song he performed, "Lose Yourself":
Anyone else catch Eminem lip syncing? 🤣😂🤣😂. Lowers the mic and he was still magically singing.
I love how Eminem’s voice still plays when he pulls the mic away and stops rapping. Lip sync’d prerecorded audio.
Caught Eminem lip syncing lol
12. And lastly, referees missed this blatant penalty, where you can see Jalen Ramsey's helmet clearly being pulled by Tee Higgins:
Bengals’ Tee Higgins gets away with a clear facemask on Rams’ Jalen Ramsey. Refs miss it, and Cincinnati takes the lead in #SuperBowl