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2016 Players Tailgate: A Social Experience

The 2016 Players Tailgate wasn’t just about the players and celebrities that attended the event. This year’s tailgate was about creating a VIP experience for you, the guests! Aside from the five-star smorgasbord of food and the 30 NFL players in attendance, this year’s Players Tailgate created a social experience unlike any other. The ability to have yourself broadcast on our first ever “Social Media Wall” and interact with players and celebrities gave guests the opportunity to get the official Bullseye VIP treatment. Let’s look at some of the best posts from the 2016 Players Tailgate!

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Seth and Les Gold of truTV’s “Hardcore Pawn” were at the Players Tailgate, hanging out with guests and enjoying the great food! Seth called the Players Tailgate a “great event” and said he and Les would “definitely” be looking for us in Houston in 2017!

Chefs Aaron May and Beau MacMillan hang out at the “Killer Raw Bar,” just one of several delicacies Players Tailgate guests were treated to.

New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Cameron Jordan hung out beside the stage with the Kendricks brothers (Mychal of the Philadelphia Eagles, and Eric of the Minnesota Vikings), as well as pro bowler Allen Robinson Jr. of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Thomas Decoud, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers.

Carolina Panthers fans were on hand to #KeepPounding while enjoying the wonderful outdoor Players Tailgate patio!

NFL fan Katie was able to snag pictures with some of her favorite NFL players, calling the Players Tailgate “the best experience I’ve ever had.”

Entourage star Adrian Grenier snuck in to surprise unsuspecting guests!

Some guests were able to grab a picture with rapper and Grammy-winner Ludacris while hanging out at the outside Players Tailgate patio!

In quite possibly the highlight of all the interviews, Desmond Bishop (Washington Redskins)’s son was brought on stage and became the instant star of the day.

The 2016 Players Tailgate was, by far, the most extensive and amazing pregame tailgate yet. For more on San Francisco’s tailgate, be sure to check out the hashtag #PlayersTailgate to see plenty of guest pictures and posts! And don’t miss your opportunity to hang out with us in Houston in 2017!

2016 Players Tailgate in San Francisco

As the dust settles behind the 2016 Players Tailgate, we take look back at the most amazing year yet!

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The 2016 Players Tailgate’s oustide patio, which included an Anheuser-Busch “Best Damn Root Beer” kiosk and multiple HDTVs.

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The 2016 Players Tailgate took place on February 7, 2016, in the parking lot of the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, California. The purpose of the Players Tailgate is to provide guests with not only an out of this world culinary experience, but to also allow guests the opportunity to mingle with NFL players and celebrities alike. The 2016 Players Tailgate proved to be Bullseye’s best tailgate yet, featuring everyone from NFL Pro Bowlers to supermodel surprise guests! Let’s take a look at what made the 2016 Players Tailgate the best tailgate in San Francisco!

The Chefs

The Players Tailgate in 2016 featured the biggest culinary lineup yet! Guy Fieri, Aaron May, Beau MacMillan and G Garvin led up a full staff that provided five-star food to the guests. The lineup included and super steak sandwich station, a 16-foot nacho bar, a “KILLER raw bar,” as Guy Fieri put it, and a premium open bar to all of our guests!

This all-you-can-eat all-star smorgasbord of food was so delicious, many guests were saying the food was “worth every penny.”

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Chefs Aaron May and Beau MacMillan hang out at the 2016 Players Tailgate “Raw Bar.”
Chef G Garvin prepares the charcuterie selection for the 2016 Players Tailgate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Players

The players attending this year’s 2016 Players Tailgate were better than ever! This year’s tailgate had nearly 30 players in attendance, ranging from Super Bowl champions to retired players.

The lineup of players included everything past Super Bowl champions to role players. Shane Vereen, former New England Patriot and current New York Giant, Indianapolis Colts Vontae Davis and Matt Overton, Kansas City Chief Jamaal Charles, New Orleans Saint Cameron Jordan, and so many others were all in attendance! The players were on hand to eat and hang out with guests all afternoon!

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Indianapolis Colts Vontae Davis and Matt Overton were on hand to hang out with guests.
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Former Notre Dame teammates Michael Floyd Jr. (Arizona Cardinals) and Harrison Smith (Minnesota Vikings) hang out at the 2016 Players Tailgate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Celebrities

The VIP celebrities that attended this year’s Players Tailgate were unbelievable! Aside from our crew of celebrity chefs and players, we had Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews on hand to emcee the event! Andrews did player interviews and interacted with the crowd throughout the entire tailgate.

Aside from Andrews, we had a surprise appearance from Victoria’s Secret angel Adriana Lima! Adriana was on stage speaking with Erin Andrews and taking pictures with fans! Among some of the other celebrity guests, we had Maria Menounos from E! News, rapper Ludacris and more!

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Fox Sports personality Erin Andrews and Victoria’s Secret Angel Adriana Lima pose in front of a Bullseye Event Group Banner at the 2016 Players Tailgate.
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Guy Fieri and Maria Menounos pose at the 2016 Players Tailgate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Food

The 2016 Players Tailgate showcased some of the most exquisite pregame tailgate food known to man! The lineup included a super steak sandwich station, a 16-foot nacho bar, a whole hog roast for barbecue and other pork delicacies, a complete raw bar and an open premium bar for all of our over-21 guests.

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The whole hog roasting for the 2016 Players Tailgate.
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The KILLER Raw Bar, as described by Guy Fieri, at the 2016 Players Tailgate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Want to check out more Players Tailgate action? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, @Bullseye_Event, as well as following the hashtag #PlayersTailgate for posts from all of our wonderful guests!

To say the 2016 Players Tailgate was a success would be an understatement. Thank YOU, the guests, for making this year’s Players Tailgate the best tailgate on the planet! Don’t worry, we are already hard at work to ensure next year’s tailgate is better than the last. See you in Houston in 2017!

Super Bowl 50: The Sheriff’s Last Ride

And thus, the regular season comes to an end. The 16 weeks of heated competition, followed by wild-card, divisional and championship weekends we won’t soon forget. On Sunday afternoon in Santa Clara, California, it came down to two: the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers.

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The Denver Broncos walked away Super Bowl 50 champions, 24-10 winners over the Carolina Panthers. And in a season that saw turmoil following injury, former Indianapolis Colt Peyton Manning walked away with his second Super Bowl victory, in what could be his final game of his career.

“All I know is, I’m going to go out tonight and drink a lot of beer…drink a lot of Budweiser,” Manning said to CBS Sports analyst Jim Nantz when asked about pondering retirement.

Despite possibly being Manning’s final game as a player, it was the Broncos defense that stepped up and dominated the game. Broncos linebacker Von Miller, who would go on to be named Super Bowl 50 MVP, recorded six tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble, which ended up leading to the game-clinching touchdown for the Broncos.

Carolina Panthers quarterback and league MVP Cam Newton, who had been phenomenal all season, struggled in Super Bowl 50, garnering only 265 yards and one interception on 18-of-41 passing. Newton was hurried over 20 times in the game, being hit 10 times and sacked 7 times.

Moving forward, the question becomes not if, but when, the Denver Broncos will be handing the reins over to quarterback Brock Osweiler. But for now, the Broncos will enjoy their moment as world champions. And their moment, to drink a lot of Budweiser.

Sad the NFL season is over? Don’t be! Just because the season is over, doesn’t mean it’s too early to get started on your football experiences for next season! Check out our Indianapolis Colts London Travel Package! Complete with a private air charter, a game ticket, a four-night stay in a deluxe hotel, pregame tailgate festivities and more! Let’s keep thinking positive…think football!

Fatal Faults of the Super Bowl Contenders

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The Broncos aren’t favorites going into Super Bowl 50. In fact, they’re underdogs. It shows how the passage of time effects athletes, when Peyton Manning, arguably one the greatest quarterbacks ever, isn’t expected to win. The Carolina Panthers are generally considered the far more balanced team. And the better overall team usually wins the game. Right?

 

So, what could stop the Carolina Panthers? Manning. Chiefs Defensive Coordinator, Bob Sutton, says that no matter what might be physically ailing the legendary quarterback “this — the brain — is still here … I think people don’t understand what a great job he does of getting his team in the right play, or the right run. You know, it’s really what coach Belichick said — you never want to underestimate Peyton Manning. This guy can finish a game off as good as anybody in the history of the NFL … That’s what he does, he’s very smart, he knows what to do and you’re not going to fool him a lot.” Manning’s ability to understand the defense before he throws the ball is a big part of what keeps him sharp. More than this though, the Broncos need one more moment of Manning magic. One more late, great, nail-biting, come-from-behind victory, is what they need to be champions again.

 

However, it’s been Broncos defense that has gotten the team this far. Their defense is the ideal. Truly. The edge rushers DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller are great. Both the lineman Derek Wolfe and Malik Jackson provide pressure. And they’re rounded out by a great group of corners in Aqib Talib, Chris Harris and Bradley Roby. Don’t forget T.J. Ward either. Overall, if you look at these guys, it makes sense to see them playing in the Super Bowl together. That defense was a problem for the Patriots. And it could be a problem for the Panthers as well.

 

So much of the Super Bowl is pressure. Maybe being underdogs will give Peyton Manning and co. the extra edge they need to win. Maybe they’ll pull it all together and give Peyton one last ring for the road. It makes for a great story line.

 

But, Carolina is the top pick for a reason. Cam Newton is commanding the Panthers momentum train to commanding win after win. He’s a mobile quarterback who poses a consistent threat. He uses his legs to make the yards. But he’s a dual-threat who has a great arm to backup his QB roster listing. He’s dynamic. Carolina’s defense is good as well. The Panthers force turnovers. They’ve outscored opponents. They don’t let anyone get a foothold to really start the game going. That’s where the Broncos could falter. They won’t get able to get any rhythm, they’ll be stuck with an aging QB, and they’ll quickly lose sight of the score.

 

The 14-4 Denver Broncos will face the 15-1 Carolina Panthers this Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California for the final showdown of the season. Nobody picked the Panthers to make it this far. Hardly anyone chose the Broncos either. But, oh man, most of America is rooting for one or the other right now.

 

If you’re as excited to see this game as we are, make sure you have the best Super Bowl 50 tickets & packages to see the Broncos take on the Panthers. It’s going to be a great game! If you’re looking for something to do the day of the Super Bowl before the historic game, our Players Super Bowl Tailgate opens at 10:30 a.m. PST the day of the game. There’s still room to join us, emcee Erin Andrews, chef Guy Fieri, and 25+ NFL players! Let’s do this!

50 Things To Do Before Super Bowl 50

We’ve had fifty years of Super Bowls! Fifty years of the biggest, best NFL celebrations! Fifty years of football’s big day! And this year is the golden anniversary!

To get you in the Super Bowl spirit, we’ve made a list of the fifty things to do to get you hyped and ready for the game! Can you tell we’re excited about the anniversary?! And it’s still early enough in the season, that you can hold out hope your team will make it to the Big Game! So you should be prepared for the Super Bowl even if you’re team is currently 5-5, looking at you Colts fans.

Without further ado, here’s 50 things you have to do leading up to the Super Bowl:

 

  1. Get excited!
  2. Spontaneously burst into “The Final Countdown.”
  3. Buy tickets. (You have to actually be there you know.)
  4. Find a new favorite player to root for: Dez Bryant? Megatron? Odell Beckham?
  5. Start a new tradition of going to the game with a group of your best friends.
  6. Figure out where your seats are. (Seating Chart)
  7. Put the day on your calendar. (That’s February 7th)
  8. Figure out who you’re bringing with you.
  9. Eat lots of nachos, hot dogs, and/or seven-layer-dip.
  10. Start a countdown clock.
  11. Take off work post-Super Bowl Monday.
  12. Tell everyone everywhere that you’re going to the Super Bowl.
  13. Make football signs. (Go D-fence posts!)
  14. Take a minute of your day to meditate on the beauty of football.
  15. Read about some Super Bowl history. Get yourself knowledged.
  16. Make a pre-game playlist.
  17. Read lots of the five thirty-eight blog to sound very smart with football stats.
  18. Find out what you can do in San Francisco.
  19. Create a fight song.
  20. Make a list of everything you want to see while you’re at Super Bowl City.
  21. Take time out of your day to correct someone about football vs. soccer.
  22. Post lots of motivational quotes from past coaches on your Facebook page.
  23. Play some football with the family. (In the snow, on the beach, wherever)
  24. Book a hotel for the Super Bowl.
  25. Find really cute football outfits for you pets. (Probably just your dog, maybe not your cat)
  26. Buy extra batteries for your phone/camera.
  27. Pack your suitcase.
  28. Bring your summer shoes if you live anywhere other than paradise.
  29. Make travel plans, or buy a Super Bowl 2016 package.
  30. Find the best post-game parties.
  31. Look up what stadium the Super Bowl will be held in. (That’s Levi’s Stadium.)
  32. DVR all the playoffs games so you can binge watch the night before.
  33. Buy a ridiculous hat.
  34. Became a huge fan of the half-time performer the week before you get to see them live.
  35. Rent a car, or ride the trolley, but definitely get transportation figured out.
  36. Plan out brunch for Super Bowl Sunday. (Dude, c’mon, it’s brunch.)
  37. Smile to yourself, because you know you’re going to the Super Bowl.
  38. Buy some gold face paint.
  39. Do some vocal exercises to get your voice in shape.
  40. Follow the NFL teams Twitter accounts so you can know all their fan lingo.
  41. Think about going to the playoffs to watch your team make the whole historic run.
  42. Go to the best Super Bowl pregame tailgate. (It’s totally the Player Super Bowl Tailgate.)
  43. Set up someone to watch your dogs while your gone.
  44. Catch up on how the two finalists have been doing this season.
  45. Realize Levi’s Stadium isn’t actually in San Francisco. (It’s in Santa Clara.)
  46. Get ready to check the Super Bowl off your bucket list.
  47. Pack your jersey.
  48. Check on your fantasy team, one more time.
  49. Make predictions about who will win. (Loser wears a chicken costume next year.)
  50. Get to the game!

 

So what do you think of our list? Is there something we left off? Is there a crazy family tradition you have before the Super Bowl that you want to share with the class? Are you excited for the Big Game yet?

Super Bowl 50: MVP Predictions

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As we look forward to crowning the new Super Bowl victors, speculation about the next MVP begins to heat up. Who will be named this year’s most valuable player? The NFL’s most valuable player award is the pinnacle of personal achievement awards in the league. Debate always swirls around who will win, and who should win. It’s never certain, what makes one player or another worthy of the title. What should be the proper criteria for even determining who could win? We reviewed this year’s top MVP candidates heading into the first week of the playoffs, and chose the three most likely candidates.

 

Carson Palmer

The quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals has been quiet, yet mighty. Carson Palmer has led his team to a respectable 13-3 season, the best of his career. It makes him one of the top two quarterbacks in the league going into the playoffs.

Coming off of a season-ending knee injury in 2014, Palmer has led his team to victory after victory. Going into the playoffs, he says the finger injury is no longer a concern. So, he should be able to continue his great season moving forward. The Cardinals nabbed the NFC West title and clinched a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs. Palmer’s 34 touchdowns thrown ranks third in the NFL. Palmer himself ranks in the top four in every statistics as a quarterback, including yards (4,542) and rating (106.8).

If the Cardinals go far in this year’s post-season, not only would Palmer be an unsurprising choice for NFL MVP. But, he’ll also qualify for the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award, if he doesn’t make it to Super Bowl 5o.

 

Cam Newton

The Panthers didn’t get to keep their loss-less season. But that doesn’t mar their otherwise spectacular regular-season run. Despite losing their first game to the aforementioned Atlanta Falcons in week  16, the flashy quarterback in Carolina is still having a career season for his possible Super Bowl 50 bound Panthers.

Cam Newton is also more than just a guy who throws the ball. In week 16, on an 8-yard touchdown scramble, Cam Newton became the first quarterback in NFL history to record over 30 passing touchdowns and eight rushing touchdowns in one season. That’s more in one season than the legendary Randall Cunningham or Michael Vick can boast. Also note, Newton has been doing so all season without his number one receiver in Kelvin Benjamin.

Carolina’s unexpected power-house status isn’t limited to their offense. Don’t go so far as to discount how Carolina’s defense has aided in the Panther’s quest for the NFC’s top seed. But it has been Newton, as the energetic and youthful spark, who has created what every team needs in a franchise quarterback. Without a doubt, Newton leads the league’s MVP race at the start of the playoff madness, and it’s hard to see him being surpassed.

 

Tom Brady

Tom Brady? An MVP favorite? What a surprise! No? As long as Tom Brady has football gear on he’s considered to be a favorite for the Super Bowl MVP. More than any year previously, the Patriots relied on their veteran quarterback.

After a widely publicized off-season that saw a four-game “Deflategate” suspension, public backlash and that same suspension overturned by a federal judge, it looks as though Brady channeled his frustrations into one of the best seasons of his career. He threw for NFL-high passing yards and touchdowns. Brady has led his Patriots to an AFC-best 12-4 record. All of these numbers are in spite of losing players like Dion Lewis and Lagarrette Blount for the season, and receivers Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski for a few games.

Brady has cemented himself in both the MVP and Super Bowl conversation for the better part of the past decade. This year is like any other year in his storied NFL career.

 

Super Bowl Weekend Event Guide

There are a lot of great events going on in the Bay Area to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl. Our 2016 Players Super Bowl Tailgate is definitely one of them! It’s the place to tailgate before Super Bowl 50. Check out the great mention in the Sports Marketers’ Super Bowl Weekend Event Guide, see below.

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If you are a sports marketer or uber football fan (or both) and you are headed to the Bay for Super Bowl weekend, we’ve got a short list of events you’re going to want to check out. Some of these super bowl events are invite only or come with a steep price tag so start working your connections now.

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January 18th – April 3rd

Gridiron Glory: The Best of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Triton Museum of Art joins the Super Bowl celebration by hosting the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s largest traveling exhibition in its history. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has lent to the exhibition the best of its vast holdings of football artifacts, rare photos and one-of-a-kind documents. In addition, NFL Films has provided spectacular footage from its unparalleled film archives to illustrate the exhibit’s many themes and storylines. Best of all, it’s free. Click here for more information on the exhibit.

 

January 30th – February 7th

NFL Experience driven by Hyundai and Super Bowl City – two locations one big party

The NFL Experience is pro football’s interactive theme park experience will be held at the Moscone Center and will feature interactive games, the NFL PLAY 60 Zone for the youngest of NFL Fans, an opportunity for fans to meet some of their favorite NFL players of the past and present, autograph sessions, an up-close look at all past Super Bowl championship rings and a photo opportunity with the one and only Vince Lombardi Trophy.

Centered in Justin Herman Plaza, on the Embarcadero at the foot of San Francisco’s famed Market Street, Super Bowl City will feature family-friendly activities for fans of all ages. The City Stage will showcase a wide variety of live musical, cultural and performing arts entertainers with more than free 35 performances.

February 3rd

Glazer Palooza Suits & Sneakers Super Bowl Kick Off – 9pm-2am

In honor of Super Bowl’s Golden Anniversary and for the first time ever, the highly publicized and anticipated kick-off parties to Super Bowl week will join forces to become one breathtaking event – Suits & Sneakers and Glazer Palooza. Suits & Sneakers, an annual kick-off to Super Bowl party, is partnering with Elevee Lifestyle, a luxury brand known for cultivating individuality through wardrobe and striving to create a style that articulates one’s own image, whether conservative or trend setting. For ticket information contact Vault Experiences or The h.wood Group.

NFL Films and the San Francisco Symphony: A Concert of Champions – 8pm

Few experiences are as collectively exciting as live sport and live music. The San Francisco Symphony and NFL Films invite you to meet them at the intersection of art and football with NFL Films & The San Francisco Symphony: A Concert of Champions, hosted by NFL Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen. A Concert of Champions features the iconic, Emmy award-winning sports filmmaking of NFL Films—cinema that combines sweeping images of stadium pageantry, stirring music, and dramatic script lines—on the big screen with a live score performed by the San Francisco Symphony. For more information or to buy tickets to this unique experience, click here.

 

February 5th

Merlin Olsen Luncheon at Super Bowl 50 – 11am-2:30pm

John Madden and John Brodie will be honored with 40 Hall of Famers and 40 NFL Legends in attendance. This is one of the more intimate events held during Super Bowl weekend. At the luncheon, guests can take photos with the Gold Jackets and Legends in attendance, sit at a table with a Gold Jacket, receive a one-of-a-kind autographed lithograph of John Madden, and listen to football Chalk Talk hosted by President David Baker.  For table packages and sponsorship information, click here. 

Legends of the Game: An Evening with Brett Favre, Tiki Barber & Charles Woodson a Red Carpet Super Bowl 50 Event – 6-9PM

This exclusive red carpet entry event is presented by Silicon Valley natives and sports news experts Chat Sports and Sqor Sports. This extravagant event features artisan cocktails from specialty mixologists and dozens of NFL legends along with virtual reality experiences, live Q&A hosted by TV personalities, and behind-the-scenes tours of the Pac-12 Studios, which is the venue for this party. For media credentials, press passes & invitation inquiries, contact suzi@chatsports.com. 

February 6th

1st and Future a Pitch Competition – 9am-12pm

The NFL wants to see promising startups and technology that will advance the stadium or at-home experience, or improve the performance and safety of athletes. TechCrunch is bringing its experience with Startup Battlefield, one of the world’s premier startup competitions, to recruit and train contestants. The result is 1st and Future, a startup competition that will provide a disruptive view of the future. The audience will be NFL team owners and executives, in addition to the inner circles of Stanford and TechCrunch. TechCrunch will stream the entire event so everyone can follow along.

“In The Huddle” Hall of Fame Players Brunch – 10am

Noted as one of Super Bowl’s “top 12 events to attend”. The “In The Huddle” HOF Players Brunch allows an intimate number of guests to mingle with Pro Football Hall of Fame Legends prior to everyone enjoying the Nikko Hotel’s famous brunch. While sitting among guests, the HOF Players will begin to tell of memories from the turf, sidelines and locker rooms, field questions, and of course give their opinions on everything from the game then and now to how they see the upcoming Super Bowl unfolding. For tickets or sponsorship pricing contact megan@hofplayers.org.

Metallica Headlines “The Night Before” Super Bowl 50 Party at AT&T Park – 7pm

As the anticipation grows for Super Bowl 50, Metallica will be hitting the stage for year three of CBS Radio’s “The Night Before” annual concert held on, you guessed it, the night before the big game on February 6, 2016 at AT&T Park in San Francisco. For ticket info visit Ticketmaster.

February 7th

NFL Alumni Official Game Day Brunch – 10am-1pm

NFL Alumni along with 10+ Pro Football Legends are teaming up with Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, to throw a pre-game brunch on Super Bowl Sunday. The Event will feature Chalk Talk Sessions, game analysis from NFL legends and personalities, stories from past Super Bowls, autograph sessions and more! For tickets visit Eventbrite.

The Players Super Bowl Tailgate – 10:30am-3:30pm

Erin Andrews will Emcee The Players Super Bowl Tailgate, Bullseye Event Group’s Super Bowl pre-game experience, where over 25 active NFL players, celebrities and guests eat, drink and get entertained before the Championship game. Described as a culinary experience in itself, the party features an open premium bar and all-you-can-eat dining with gourmet dishes that will be created by renowned celebrity chef Guy Fieri. Guests enjoy a hospitality lounge where they can watch ESPN’s pre-game coverage broadcast. When it’s time for the Super Bowl, guests travel to and from the Super Bowl stadium by round trip private motor coach. Click here for ticket information.

 

 

What You Need to Know: Players Super Bowl Tailgate

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We’re not far away from Super Bowl 50. That means we’re only a few days away from the best pre-game tailgate party of the year, the Players Super Bowl Tailgate!

Here’s what you need to know:

The Players Super Bowl Tailgate is on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7th. The Tailgate starts at 10:30 a.m. PST and we will close our doors at 3:30 p.m. once kickoff starts for Super Bowl 50. The Players Tailgate is located on the corner of Tasman Dr. and Great American Parkway. The event is located three blocks away from the game. It’s only a five minute walk from the Players Tailgate to Levi’s Stadium.

For the Players Tailgate, we will be constructing a 14,000 sqft pavilion along with utilizing 20,000 sqft of outdoor space to create the best venue for Super Bowl tailgating. The indoor and outdoor hospitality lounge will be lined with tables, couches and other areas where you can watch ESPN’s pre-game coverage broadcast on large tv screens. Our custom high-end hospitality center will be filled with private party areas, high top tables and soft leather furniture. The atmosphere will be one of a luxurious lounge made especially for our kind of VIP tailgating.  What’s more, we park our corporate buses close by, so transportation to the Super Bowl will be fast and easy along with a police escort to and from the tailgate! Here’s how far away the stadium is from the tailgating space.

The Players Super Bowl Tailgate features an open, premium bar with a five-star, all-you-can-eat menu prepared by the headliner Chef Guy Fieri. Joining Guy Fieri at the tailgate will be celebrity chefs Beau MacMillan, G Garvin and Aaron May who will complete our roster of great Super Bowl chefs. His menu features a super steak sandwich station, a whole hog throwdown, low country jambalaya, mac daddy mac and cheese bar, a live nacho bar, and more!

 

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We’re delighted to have Erin Andrews as the official host and emcee of the 2016 Players Super Bowl Tailgate. We’re getting pretty excited to welcome 25+ active and current NFL players, celebrities and guests who will eat, drink and get entertained before the Super Bowl Championship game. The NFL players we host are previous Super Bowl Champions, Pro Bowlers and the games hottest rookies.

 

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We’d love to see you there! Call Bullseye Event Group at 317-800-5820 for pricing and more information about the 2016 Players Super Bowl Tailgate and Super Bowl weekend packages. Tickets for the Players Super Bowl Tailgate are still available.

 

 

Watch what last year’s Players Super Bowl Tailgate looked like:

 

What Makes a Good Super Bowl 50 Halftime

Halftime shows used to be quiet, boring moments to get up, take a stretch, eat some snacks, and chat about the game. But starting in 1991, with New Kids on the Block’s performance, the halftime show added some glitter and glam. Previously the halftime shows featured college bands preforming center stage, just like normal, home-town, football games. But halftime become an Event starting in 1993, when Michael Jackson preformed.

Since then, the halftime shows have become must-watch events. But what makes one halftime show better than another? We’ve narrowed it down to these 5 things we think make the big difference. But, feel free to tell us if you think we’re wrong!

 

A Good Game

If it’s an exciting game, if the lead is switching back and forth, and both teams are making great plays, the momentum of excitement will follow the football into the halftime performance. Like Katy Perry’s appearance last year.

 

A Good Performer

Bruce Springsteen. He’s a great performer. He made a great halftime show. Beyoncé, Prince, even U2. These are good performers, so their halftime show was better.

 

A Good Stage

The special effects! The stage! It’s amazing that was a football field just a couple minutes ago! The best stages means we can see the performer, and maybe some fireworks.

 

Something Memorable

Something has to happen to distinguish that year from every other. Whether it’s the lion, the left shark, or Janet Jackson. It’s what makes us say, “oh yeah,” that was a good halftime.

 

Being There

            Really, if it looks cool on TV, it looks better in person.

 

So how will this year’s Super Bowl halftime show shape up? According to the NFL, the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show on CBS will “echo elements of the NFL’s On the Fifty campaign — honoring the past, recognizing the present and looking ahead to the next 50 years.” Sounds exciting right?

But the 2016 halftime has big shoes to fill, last year, Katy Perry had a great halftime show with Lenny Kravtiz and Missy Elliott. The Super Bowl XLIX halftime show attracted the most viewers ever, over 118.5 million people watched!

We have faith this year’s halftime will be great. There has been some drama about the NFL’s choice of halftime performers, Coldplay for the 2016 Super Bowl. But Coldplay has promised to “give it everything we have.” So it’s sure to be a fun watch! As to who is going to join them on stage, that’s left up in the air. There have been many other rumors of who’s going else will be entertaining us while the players huddle. Bruno Mars, Beyoncé and even Maroon 5 have been mentioned.

Regardless, it will be a huge show. The NFL has been going all out so far for Super Bowl 50, so for the big anniversary show, it’s going to be great!

Your Super Bowl ticket means you can also see a band at halftime as well! So you get a good concert and good football! If halftime is always your favorite part of the Super Bowl, you can still get tickets to go see Super Bowl 2016 in person!

Strange Predictors of the Super Bowl

Odd Predictors of the Super Bowl

 

The team who gets crowned victors for Super Bowl 50 will hold a legendary title. But, guessing who that winner will be is tricky. Even now that we’re in the playoffs, it’s still a big question mark. Lucky for us, there’s a long history in predicting Super Bowl winners. Even better, that history is a bit strange. Here’s a look at some of our favorite odd predictors of Super Bowl victory. But, really, you might be better off just flipping a coin.

 

One predictor of who will win the Super Bowl is the jobless rate. Seriously. CNBC says the team who’s city has a lower unemployment rate during the previous year is more likely to win the Super Bowl. They suggest the prosperity of a city has to do with how well their team will fare. Maybe it has something to do with morale? Or maybe if the team is from a thriving area, the football fans will have more money to spend. If the denizens are more financially stable, they might be able to travel to the Super Bowl. And more fans in the stadium can make a team a home-town favorite.

 

There’s also the old-standby way of predicting who will win. Playing EA Sports’ NFL Madden video game. The virtual simulation of the Super Bowl contenders makes something of an educated guess about who will win. As of last year, the predictions ran at 80%. Not too shabby.

 

Predicting who’s going to win might also depend whether or not the professional football players are early birds or night owls. This one makes a bit of sense, sorta. The idea is that because athlete performance varies widely throughout the day, in turn, the players used to playing at night do better, while the players who’s body clocks are more accustomed to the early morning, do worse playing the late night Super Bowl game. Of course, time zone, overall player health, age, diet, and training all still matter. Incorporated in this idea is cognitive ability as well. Football is sometimes called – chess on a playing field. For example, reading opponents is a necessary component of winning, but might be harder to do with a tired mind. When players are sleepy, they might not preform up to expectations. It’s an interesting theory at the very least.

 

Don’t lets forget the somewhat strange idea that the US stock market health for the new year depends on who wins the Super Bowl. The theory goes that if the AFL wins the championship title, the market will end down. Whereas if the NFL takes home the Lombardi trophy, the stock market prices for the year will go up. They call it the Super Bowl Market Predictor. And as of now, it hovers around the 75% accuracy mark. That’s not so bad. But, it’s a bit scary to think that the fate of the US economy might depend upon one game of football.

 

Along with strange predictions, there are also strange deterrents. No NFL coach has ever won the Super Bowl twice with two different teams. Hopefully, it would never be a good enough reason to hire a great head coach, but the fact still remains true. It would make sense that a team leader who’s been to the Super Bowl before, would do better if he gets there again. In reality, the option hasn’t presented itself very often to very many coaches. Regardless, it’s still a bit mind-boggling.

 

There are also a few more serious predictors of the Super Bowl, point differential during the regular season, previous Super Bowl experience, better defense, scoring the first points, leading at halftime … the list goes on and on. The conventional option of predicting the Super Bowl is statistics. Mathematical models.

Statisticians and researchers look at the injuries, turnovers, passing yards, rushing, total yards gained, touchdowns, possession time, third-down conversion rates, sacks, completions, etc. This prediction theory has the longest history. It makes the most logical sense. Really, taking all these factors into account should make the game as dry and boring as the box-score. But, it’s not nearly as much fun. It also doesn’t take into account the human variables that change every game.

 

ESPN favors the Arizona Cardinals to be this year’s Super Bowl champs. Their FPI says the Cardinals have a 29% chance of being in the 50th Super Bowl. Compare that to the next best team with the Panthers at 20%. They see the Cardinals as the most “complete team.” And there’s a good chance they’ll be playing the New England Patriots. If you want to see the championship NFL game even if you’re not yet 100% who will be playing, Super Bowl 2016 tickets and packages are available. Or if you want to wait to buy tickets until you’re sure your team will make it, we understand.

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