Sorry @steelers fans your team isn't going to the Super Bowl. Doesn't mean you can't go. http://t.co/huhFLWh2nV pic.twitter.com/UWrUXn66wi
— Food Lion (@FoodLion) November 21, 2014 No teams are going to the Super Bowl this year, according to Food Lion
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
It’s okay, Steelers fans, your team CAN still make the Super Bowl. This tweet is the latest in a marketing scheme by supermarket chain Food Lion, which planned to tweet out messages to every single NFL fan base that their teams won’t make the Super Bowl.
So, nobody is making the big game. Welp. Enjoy the commercials, everyone.
This ranges from the woeful New York Giants ...
Eli won't be playing in AZ in Feb. but @Giants fans can still go to the Super Bowl http://t.co/huhFLWh2nV pic.twitter.com/jR0TpboW3r
— Food Lion (@FoodLion) November 21, 2014 ... to the NFC South-leading Atlanta Falcons.
Hey @Atlanta_Falcons fans. Your team isn't going to the Super Bowl doesn't mean you can't go http://t.co/huhFLWh2nV pic.twitter.com/u7tnYBoExn
— Food Lion (@FoodLion) November 21, 2014 After some backlash, they had one message for all of us.
Our apologies...Everyone can go to the Super Bowl! Including the @49ers @steelers @Panthers @dallascowboys @Atlanta_Falcons @Giants @Saints
— Food Lion (@FoodLion) November 21, 2014 Except the Jaguars.
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