Saturday Night Live took on the Super Bowl in its own way: a glimpse back to 1775 when the Patriots from New England won the Battle of Bunker Hill ... and wouldn’t shut up about it.
New England and Philadelphia come to blows during SNL’s revolutionary war Super Bowl
“Can I tell you something about your precious captain Thomas Brady? He’s old, OK? He’s like 40. That’s four years past life expectancy.”
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
SNL alum Rachel Dratch returned to reprise her role as a stereotypical Bostonian, along with host Natalie Portman. The New England delegation was proud in its victory, and in its hero: Captain Thomas Brady, whose superior cannon led New England to victory. It led to colonists sarcastically saying:
“It’s always lovely to hear another story about Thomas Brady.”
In walks Tina Fey, representing Philadelphia, Wawa, and everything that is proud about their region of our fledgling country. Fey also helped coin the term “Eagles” for people from Philly, which you probably won’t learn in textbooks.
“And like eagles we’re swift, we’re deadly and our eyes are a little too close together.”
Despite attempts to keep things together, emotion spilled over and took the fight into the streets when Fey made fun of the beloved Thomas Brady.
“Can I tell you something about your precious captain Thomas Brady? He’s old, OK? He’s like 40. That’s four years past life expectancy.”
This was pretty great.
