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Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Dan Hampton, who was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002, has been arrested in Indiana for allegedly driving a vehicle while drunk.

Tom Brady has moved on to win another title at Tampa Bay.

It was another blowout-filled weekend in the NFL only this time several of teams on the losing end came from teams near the top of the standings.

SportsPulse: Phoenix Suns beat reporter Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic weighs in on Robert Sarver allegations and explains how the team is trying to play through it.

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay co-created Netflix's "Colin in Black and White" with former NFL player Colin Kaepernick. It follows Kaepernick's teen years growing up as an adopted child of White parents and puts a societal lens on the issues of race, class and identity. She joins “CBS Mornings” to discusses how the show tackles those issues.

Kaepernick, 33, isn't giving on his dream of returning to the NFL and leading another team to the Super Bowl.

From Philadelphia to Georgia and beyond, Meteorologist Jessica Pash has your forecast for some of the biggest NFL and college games this weekend.

Pepsi owns the title rights for the NFL's halftime show in a deal that's set to expire after 2022.

Kaepernick, 33, isn't giving on his dream of returning to the NFL and leading another team to the Super Bowl.

Former Tampa Bay Bucs head coach Jon Gruden quit Monday as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after the New York Times reported on racist, sexist and homophobic language he used in emails shortly after leaving the Bucs in 2009 with a Super Bowl ring.By Tuesday, he was also removed from the Buccaneers Ring of Honor.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.The intrigue: The emails were discovered in a workplace misconduct investigation into the Washington Footbal

Amari Cooper rejected the suggestion that Dallas' 44-20 win over New York was even more impressive because of a sloppy start that kept the last-place Giants in the game longer than they should have been. The receiver's reaction illustrates where the Cowboys think they can go after four consecutive victories coming off a last-second loss to Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay in the opener. “We don't need to have those mistakes,” said Cooper, who had a 24-yard touchdown catch.

While Arlington Heights resident Keith Moens said he understands the excitement inherent to a Bears move to Arlington Heights, he warned against committing any tax dollars before the community has a chance to weigh in on the proposal.

The hip-hop stars will be joined by Kendrick Lamar and Mary J Blige in Los Angeles in February.

Super Bowl LVI will return to California on Sunday, February 13 at Inglewood's SoFi Stadium.

The five icons will perform on stage together for the first time at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl on Feb. 13 in Inglewood, Calif. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar are natives of Southern California.

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Tom Brady may be an opponent when the Buccaneers visit the Patriots.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Richard Sherman, a three-time All-Pro cornerback and Super Bowl champion who has been dealing with legal issues in the offseason.

The Los Angeles Rams are the unanimous top team in the latest AP Pro32 poll.

Here's how foam rollers and other rollers work to help you recover.

The NFL came into kickoff weekend looking for increased audiences over last season.

Tom Brady threw for 379 yards and four touchdowns, helping the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick off the NFL season with a mistake-filled 31-29 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night.

The NFL will commence is 102nd season on Thursday with the return of full capacity stadiums as Covid cases continue to surge.

The Dallas Cowboys are expected to open the season at Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay without right guard Zack Martin after the four-time All-Pro tested positive for COVID-19.

Three-time Super Bowl champion David Patten Jr. has died in a motorcycle accident.

Two days after listening to a stirring speech from Tom Brady and receiving glitzy Super Bowl rings during a private ceremony, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reported to training camp and turned their attention to the challenge ahead. No team has repeated as NFL champions since the Brady-led New England Patriots hoisted the Lombardi Trophy after the 2003 and '04 seasons, yet a compelling argument can be made that no reigning champ since has been more equipped to break the trend than this year’s Bucs. Despite turning 44 early in training camp, Brady is showing no signs of growing old.

The top seller of the week was a 1995 McLaren F1 sold by Gooding & Co. for $20.5 million, making it the most expensive car to sell at auction since 2018.

The Super Bowl of super-rich car collecting kicks off in Monterey, Ca. this week as more than $300 million worth of rolling trophies comes up for auction.

Lynyrd Skynyrd has pulled out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame concert after guitarist Rickey Medlocke tested positive for COVID-19.

Brady also joked about being given the nickname "Sleepy Tom," mirroring a moniker former President Trump used against President Biden during the 2020 campaign.

On a visit to the White House celebrating the Tampa Buccaneers' victory at the Super Bowl, quarterback Tom Brady joked that “about 40% of the people still don't think we won” the championship. “I understand that,” President Biden responded.

Tom Brady embraced his inner comedian to deliver jokes at old friend Donald Trump’s expense when he and the Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited President Joe Biden at the White House.

President Joe Biden welcomed Tom Brady and the Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House on Tuesday, the first visit by the reigning NFL champions since 2017. It was Brady's first visit since 2005 with the New England Patriots when George W. Bush was in office. Brady has won the Super Bowl during four different administrations but skipped visits by the Patriots in 2015 with Barack Obama and 2017 with Donald Trump.

Tom Brady jokes with Biden that half the country doesn't believe the Buccaneers won either

A Seattle judge has ordered former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman released without bail following his arrest on suspicion of trying to break in to his in-laws’ home.

Authorities say former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman has been jailed after crashing his SUV at a construction zone and then trying to break into his in-laws' home in suburban Seattle.

There’s no room for complacency in Tom Brady’s world.

Tom Brady is back on the practice field with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"I don't think it's going anywhere," Brady said at the CoinDesk Consensus 2021 forum.

CVS Health is trying to encourage more people to get COVID-19 vaccines by offering prizes including tropical vacations, a Super Bowl trip and cash.

Football fans have the Super Bowl. Movie fans have the Oscars. And Bravo fans have BravoCon, and luckily for them, it’s coming back this year.

The Buccaneers' bid for a Super Bowl repeat might have gotten a little bit easier on Wednesday with a favorable setup for their 2021 schedule.

The defending champion Buccaneers will host the Dallas Cowboys in the 2021 NFL season opener, NBC announced Wednesday morning.

The NFL is offering free Super Bowl tickets to 50 COVID-19 vaccinated fans as part of a global event to encourage getting vaccinations.

The Kansas City Chiefs already have spent the offseason rebuilding an offensive line ravaged by injuries and then dominated by Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl.

The NFL is modifying COVID-19 protocols for all personnel who have been fully vaccinated.

Jason Licht is enjoying the perks that come with being the general manager of a reigning Super Bowl champion.

Tom Brady expects to be ready for June minicamp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as he recovers from offseason knee surgery.

Swoop, a start-up founded in 2016, won a contract with the NFL to provide transportation for the 2022 Super Bowl in Los Angeles, CNBC has learned.

After facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady had no problem taking a lightsaber to Star Wars’ Kylo Ren and a unit of storm troopers.

Pahokee native and Super Bowl Champion Anquan Boldin stepped in to secure a vaccine site for his community in the Florida Glades, where many had struggled to access the vaccine for months.

Local churches are preparing for Easter Sunday services, adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The NFL is considering a rule change that would allow teams to maintain possession of the ball after a score by substituting one offensive play for an onside kickoff attempt.

The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games, as expected, and reducing the preseason to three games. Team owners on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, approved the 17th game, marking the first time in 33 years the regular season has been increased. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and planning to have full stadiums for those games. Team owners at a virtual meeting on Tuesday approved the 17th game as expected, marking the first time in 43 years the regular season has been increased. Each extra NFL game will be an interconference matchup based on where teams finished in the previous season.

Two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning hasn't let up in retirement. The former New York Giants quarterback says he's busier than ever coaching his kids' sports teams, doing broadcasting work with ESPN and working on his portfolio. From his home in New Jersey, Manning spoke with CNBC about life after football, the bitcoin craze and his thoughts on the Giants' offseason acquisitions. "I'm finding new ways to stay busy and continue to learn a little bit more about different things that interest me," Manning told CNBC. "I've had some talks with the Giants to possibly get back in with the organization doing different things," Manning said.

Controversy over Super Bowl ad Some of this year's Super Bowl ads have already been released, and one has created so much controversy it's been pulled from the lineup. Adweek editorial director James Cooper joins CBSN to explain what the fuss is about.

About 7.6 million people placed bets on the game through platforms like FanDuel and DraftKings, a 63% increase from 2020. The number of online bets on the tournament has tripled since 2019. DraftKings, FanDuel and other online betting platforms have become some of the biggest winners in the sports-betting explosion. Online gambling platform Unibet has teamed up with U.K.-based Gamban to offer blocking software that allows users to effectively ban themselves from gambling sites across multiple devices, to help curb compulsive behavior. Puff said the secret to his gambling wins has been heavy research and not always picking the obvious choice.

Goodell will announce the names of this year's rookie draft class within shouting distance of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Many of Cleveland's iconic downtown locations, including the Rock Hall, FirstEnergy Stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center will be incorporated from April 29-May 1. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)CLEVELAND – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be leaving his man cave to announce this year's rookie draft class within shouting distance of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Goodell will be on hand to welcome the league's newest players — but from a short distance. This year's draft coincides with the the Cleveland Browns' 75th anniversary.

After 20 seasons in the NFL, the last 15 of which he spent with the New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees has called it a career. Brees alluded to the possibility of retiring following January's playoff loss to Tampa Bay. The loss marked the fourth consecutive playoff defeat for the Saints and the third straight playoff loss at home. Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints. In nine of his final 12 NFL seasons, Brees posted a passer rating above 100, logging a career-high 116.3 in 2019.

After 20 seasons in the NFL, the last 15 of which he spent with the New Orleans Saints, Drew Brees has called it a career. Brees alluded to the possibility of retiring following January's playoff loss to Tampa Bay. The loss marked the fourth consecutive playoff defeat for the Saints and the third straight playoff loss at home. Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints. In nine of his final 12 NFL seasons, Brees posted a passer rating above 100, logging a career-high 116.3 in 2019.

Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league has found new avenues of communication that will be common in future seasons. “Virtual meetings have now become standard in the NFL; we are not going to have as much (in-person) meetings when we get back,” Goodell said Wednesday at the NFL Women's Careers in Football Forum. “The draft is an example” of the effectiveness of the technology the NFL used, Goodell noted. “One of the things we talked about throughout the last year was how do we learn from what we are going through?” Goodell said. It also gave us opportunities to find new ways of doing things that actually are quite popular.”Ad___More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL

AdBut hours after those assurances, the number of outages in Texas only rose, at one point exceeding 4 million customers. The outages are the widest Texas' grid has suffered but hardly a first in winter. A decade ago, another deep February freeze created power shortages in Texas the same week the Super Bowl was played in Arlington. AdOn Tuesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Texas had requested 60 generators and that hospitals and nursing homes would get priority. “There’s a serious lack of preparation on the part of the energy companies to not be ready,” Murdoch said.

Shannon Stapleton | ReutersTo understand the big challenge facing American media, look at Super Bowl ratings over the past ten years. Here are Super Bowl ratings for18-to-49-year-olds — the prime demographic for advertisers — over the past ten years. About 5.7 million people streamed the Super Bowl this year, up from 3.4 million last year, according to The Streamable. This suggests the steady decline in Super Bowl ratings is not happening because there are fewer football fans each year. Simply put, The Super Bowl isn't the event it once was.

Justin Timberlake has apologized to both his former girlfriend Britney Spears and Janet Jackson, who he performed with at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004. "I specifically want to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson both individually, because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed." Timberlake has been criticized for his treatment of Spears following the release of a New York Times documentary following her rise to fame and legal struggles. Spears and Timberlake dated from 1999 to 2002. The incident crippled Jackson's career and it took Timberlake several years to come to Jackson's defense in public.

Justin Timberlake has apologized to both his former girlfriend Britney Spears and Janet Jackson, who he performed with at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004. "I've seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond," Timberlake wrote on Instagram. "I specifically want to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson both individually, because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed." Timberlake has been criticized for his treatment of Spears following the release of a New York Times documentary following her rise to fame and legal struggles. The incident crippled Jackson's career and it took Timberlake several years to come to Jackson's defense in public.

Bruce Springsteen starred in and narrated a two-minute Super Bowl ad for Jeep, which featured far more Americana and landscape than any vehicles. Jeep says it's "pausing" its Super Bowl ad starring musician Bruce Springsteen after it became public on Wednesday that he'd been arrested on drunken-driving charges late last year. Springsteen was accused of driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area. The news of the arrest came a few days after Springsteen had starred in the two-minute ad from the Stellantis (formerly Fiat-Chrysler) brand. The automaker has not typically re-aired Super Bowl ads that featured A-list celebrities in the past decade.

The Super Bowl is complete, and the National Football League is wasting no time shifting attention to its top revenue stream: media rights. The NFL is looking to finalize frameworks of new TV rights agreements in the next few weeks and wants to do so before setting the 2021 salary cap figure in March, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Packages are expected to remain similar, with Fox and CBS keeping Sunday afternoon games and NBC holding on to its Sunday Night Football package. There is a possibility that ESPN could take on the Thursday Night Football game and air the game on ABC. Its newest package included continued streaming of Thursday Night Football and exclusively showing a national regular-season game on the company's Prime Video and Twitch platforms.

As millions of people watched Super Bowl LV from their homes on Sunday, many couldn't help but notice Sarah Thomas' blonde ponytail sticking out of her NFL referee cap. Thomas made history Sunday when she became the first woman to referee a Super Bowl. She was part of a seven-person crew officiating at Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay. She said 'Go out for the boy's team,' so I did," Thomas told "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason. After the big game, Thomas' children joined her on the field — reminding Thomas of what she considers her most important job.

(Biden Inaugural Committee via AP)HIGHLANDS, N.J. – Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge in New Jersey, prompting Jeep to put on pause the Super Bowl television commercial that features him. Springsteen was arrested Nov. 14 in a part of the Gateway National Recreation Area on the New Jersey coast, a spokesperson for the National Park Service confirmed Wednesday. Springsteen received citations for driving while under the influence, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area. While during Sunday's Super Bowl, he appeared in a Jeep ad filmed in Kansas that urged people to find common ground. But the company said, “it’s also right that we pause our Big Game commercial until the actual facts can be established."

Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL football quarterback Tom Brady waves to fans as he celebrates their Super Bowl 55 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs with a boat parade in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Phelan Ebenhack)TAMPA, Fla. – Even on the water, it seems the connection between seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady and his receivers cannot be denied. AdFor Tampa Bay players and the team's fans, celebrating their first Super Bowl win since the 2002 season was the main attraction on Wednesday. Ron DeSantis lashed out at the news media when he suggested there is bias in coverage of the pandemic, particularly at the Super Bowl in Tampa. You only care about if it’s people you don’t like.”DeSantis attended the Super Bowl and was photographed at times not wearing a mask despite a requirement to do so.

Sarah Thomas becomes first woman to referee a Super Bowl Sarah Thomas, the NFL's first full-time female referee, made history on Sunday as the first woman to ever officiate a Super Bowl. Thomas joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how she reached this point in her career and shares her message to young women who hope to follow in her footsteps.

I think that’s part of the process.”Wilson’s comments came after days of conjecture that followed Seattle’s star quarterback being honored by the league with its top award for work done off the field. Wilson was presented the award last weekend at the Super Bowl in Tampa, becoming the second Seahawks player to be honored, joining Steve Largent. Wilson noted his frustration with being at the Super Bowl and not playing. Seattle last reached the Super Bowl in February 2015 and hasn’t advanced past the divisional round of the playoffs since. I think he’s gonna be a great offensive coordinator,” Wilson said.

Tuesday Morning Quarterback: Tom Brady cements place in NFL history as "The GOAT" Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to Super Bowl victory in his first season with the team. CBS Sports special correspondent James Brown spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN's Tuesday Morning Quarterback segment about how Brady cemented his place in NFL history as "The Greatest of All Time" and how J.B. was surprised to see himself spoofed on Saturday Night Live.

There was no shortage of hard seltzer ads during the Super Bowl. Even Coca-Cola plans to launch a hard seltzer in 2021 under its Topo Chico label. Enter Nectar Hard Seltzer. Then one of their videos went viral on Tik Tok and changed everything. CHECK OUT: Why January is a particularly great time to invest your money via Grow with Acorns+CNBC.

While watching the Super Bowl Sunday night, viewers in certain markets saw an eye-catching five-second ad from Reddit. "Big game spots are expensive, so we couldn't buy a full one," the company said in the ad. Reddit actually hadn't decided to do a Super Bowl spot until a week ago, according to the company's Chief Marketing Officer Roxy Young. Young said the price tag for the typical Super Bowl spot, roughly $5.5 million for 30 seconds of airtime, was out of reach for the company. And though the ad got plenty of play internally on Reddit, the focus was also on speaking to non-Reddit users.

People enter a socially distanced line to get their COVID-19 vaccinations at Gillette Stadium, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)The drive to vaccinate Americans against the coronavirus is gaining speed and newly recorded cases have fallen to their lowest level in three months, but authorities worry that raucous Super Bowl celebrations could fuel new outbreaks. Newly confirmed infections have declined to an average of 117,000 a day, the lowest point since early November. But experts say the decline in cases is real. The sight of fans, many without masks, celebrating the Super Bowl in the streets, in sports bars and at game-watching parties has sparked worries of new outbreaks.

The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9 to win the Super Bowl. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are already thinking about what it’ll take to repeat as Super Bowl champions. If Brady, Arians and general manager Jason Licht have their way, Gronkowski, Brown and Fournette won’t wind up being one-season rentals. “Hopefully we can keep the band together, have an offseason and actually know what we’re doing (entering next season),” Arians said. It changed our entire football team.”AdBrady said Arians, who also has two Super Bowl rings as an assistant coach, deserves credit, too.

Bruce Springsteen starred in and narrated a two-minute Super Bowl ad for Jeep, which featured far more Americana and landscape than any vehicles. Every year since 2011, Francois said he's pitched an idea to Springsteen's manager, Jon Landau, for a Super Bowl commercial. Last year, Francois convinced elusive actor Bill Murray to reprise his role from the 1993 film "Groundhog Day" for a Super Bowl ad. Bruce Springsteen (left) with Olivier Francois, chief marketing officer of Stellantis, during filming of the company's Super Bowl LV ad for Jeep. Bruce Springsteen starred in and narrated a two-minute Super Bowl ad for Jeep, which featured far more Americana and landscape than any vehicles.

Singers Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. on their unique Super Bowl performances, an unconventional game Critically acclaimed singers and songwriters Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. join "CBS This Morning" to discuss their renditions of the National Anthem and "America the Beautiful" that kicked off Sunday night's big game. They talk about performing at an unconventional Super Bowl due to the pandemic and reflect on what it means to be Black women at the Super Bowl during this time in our nation.

Singers Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. on their unique Super Bowl performances, an unconventional game Critically acclaimed singers and songwriters Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. join "CBS This Morning" to discuss their renditions of the national anthem and "America the Beautiful" that kicked off Sunday night's big game. They talk about performing at an unconventional Super Bowl due to the pandemic and reflect on what it means to be Black women at the Super Bowl during this time in our nation.

Maluma on new album, Super Bowl commercial Global superstar Maluma joins "CBS This Morning" live and discusses the inspiration behind his new album.

Health workers document trip to Super Bowl 55 The NFL honored 7,500 health care workers from around the country with tickets to the Super Bowl. "CBS This Morning" hears from five of those health care heroes who share their journeys from their hometowns all the way to the big game.

ROANOKE, Va. – The Super Bowl is full of things to watch from the game, to the halftime show and of course the ads. Chris Henson, Creative Director for Access in Roanoke, joined the 10 News Virginia Today team to break down 2021′s best and worst. The past year and the global pandemic have been hard on commercials as well. Big commercials take a lot of people and getting them all together safely is a big issue. The creative director says we didn’t see as many pandemic/emotional commercials.

Activist and poet Amanda Gorman, who was the country's first ever National Youth Poet Laureate, recited an original poem before Sunday's Super Bowl game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Watch her full performance, pre-recorded by the NFL, here:Gorman, 22, is the first poet ever to recite a poem at a Super Bowl game. The young activist, who has recited multiple original works commissioned by "CBS This Morning," became a viral sensation when she performed her original poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Biden's inauguration. Gorman's poem followed musical performances from Grammy-winning artist H.E.R., R&B and pop star Jazmine Sullivan and the Grammy-nominated country singer Eric Church. sang "America The Beautiful," while Sullivan and Church gave an original rendition of the national anthem.

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NEW YORK – During this year's Super Bowl, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reigned supreme on the field. Overall, this year's crop of Super Bowl ads focused on light humor that strove to entertain and connect. Bud Light Seltzer LemonadeBud Light used lemons as a metaphor for everything that went wrong in 2020 to introduce its new Seltzer Lemonade. Michelob was likely hoping to drive people to repeat views online with the celebrity lookalikes, but during the fast-moving Super Bowl the conceit was confusing. With its first-ever Super Bowl ad, Scott's was looking to keep that momentum going, but the overstuffed ad ended up being distracting.

Actor Michael B. Jordan took his People’s 2020 Sexiest Man Alive title to the next level in this commercial. People on Twitter seemingly agreed that this version of Alexa is quite the upgrade:Michael B. Jordan looks good as an Alexa. https://t.co/h8kZbPbniJ — 🌻 (@Itzzzyoyo) February 8, 2021“commercials haven’t been that great this year.”*MICHAEL B. JORDAN HAS ENTERED THE CHAT*#SuperBowl — Ashley Wierenga (@ashleywierenga) February 8, 2021Motion to just run the Michael B. Jordan commercial on loop. — Ali Vitali (@alivitali) February 8, 2021Great so we all agree, we want @michaelb4jordan in our houses #Alexa pic.twitter.com/HxP904IlkD — Danielle Steer She/Her (@DaniellejSteer) February 8, 2021The Michael B Jordan alexa commercial is top shelf comedy. #SuperBowlLV — Tony Baker (@TonyBakercomedy) February 8, 2021Watch Amazon’s full Super Bowl commercial below:

TAMPA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 07: The Weeknd performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show at Raymond James Stadium on February 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)In a time where concerts are seemingly nonexistent, The Weeknd aimed to live up to his “Starboy” status. The Grammy Award-winning artist gave the NFL Super Bowl crowd and everyone watching at home a shining performance that the country’s been lacking amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Weeknd sang all of his popular radio bops like “Blinding Lights” and “Earned It” with a choir and band jamming out behind him as well as a masked dance crew out on the field. But of course, in true Internet fashion, people on Twitter didn’t miss out on making memes out of the performance.

The rapper stars as Drake from State Farm in this 2021 Super Bowl adChampagne Papi can add a new title to his list of accomplishments: Jake from State Farm’s stand-in. The insurance company’s ad featured Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers, Jake from State Farm and their stunt doubles. Rodger’s got a man with a cheese hat, Mahomes got actor Paul Rudd and Jake from State Farm got — you guessed it — Drake from State Farm. The rapper’s surprise appearance in the Super Bowl ad had people on Twitter talking:. @Drake from @StateFarm really won this night for me — Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) February 8, 2021sorry Drake, @MikeJohnson1_ is the only acceptable Jake from State Farm stunt double #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/EsDKQ5jx4b — The Bachelor Diaries (@thebachdiaries) February 8, 2021Watch the full Super Bowl commercial below:

The latest news on Super Bowl commercials. ___10 p.m.Smartphone-based stock market investment service Robinhood bought its Super Bowl spot in December after a successful year, unaware that it was about to make global headlines. Ad___9:45 p.m.Jeep starred iconic singer Bruce Springsteen in his first ever ad promoting the idea of unity. Most brands that have money to spend on Super Bowl ads are already household names, but the big game is also a chance for upstarts to make a big splash. ___7:15 p.m.General Motors used humor in a Super Bowl ad to promote its ambitious push to get more Americans to buy electric vehicles.

Sorry for making you upset. Bag of M&M’s for your troubles? One day he’s “Saturday Night Live’s” host and the next day he’s a Super Bowl ad star. He starred in this M&M’s commercial that hints that you can do almost any and everything — as long as you have a bag of M&M’s to ask for forgiveness. Apologies included kicking someone’s airplane seat on purpose, “mansplaining,” calling someone a “Karen” and of course, holding a messy and explosive gender reveal party.

This photo provided by Cadillac shows a scene from Cadillac's 2021 Super Bowl NFL football spot. They aimed to connect to the estimated 100 million viewers who tune in to the Super Bowl broadcast each year. Perhaps the most striking effect: Virtually none of the ads featured people in masks, a public-health priority but also a grim reminder of the ongoing pandemic. AIMING TO ENTERTAINIn an effort to be light, advertisers stuffed -- and sometimes overstuffed — their ads with celebrities. “I like Springsteen and heartwarming ads like this generally, but this one feels too forced given the current political climate,” he said.

___9:40 p.m.Tom Brady is closing in on a record seventh Super Bowl title as the struggles continue for Patrick Mahomes. The Kansas City Chiefs got another field goal to start the second half but are still seeking their first touchdown of the Super Bowl. ___7:45 p.m.Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs are off to a slow start in the Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs’ goal-line stand has kept the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from adding to their 7-3 lead in Super Bowl 55. AdLocker room access is limited compared to previous Super Bowls, and Super Bowl week was much different.

Cambodia on Sunday received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine, a donation of 600,000 doses from China, the country's biggest ally. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)BEIJING — China appears to have stamped out its latest coronavirus outbreaks centered on the northeast, reporting no new cases of local infection in its latest daily report. ___TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has unveiled its second homemade coronavirus vaccine and says it has begun human trials, state TV reported Sunday. ___JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority has announced an emergency use authorization to give the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to people over 60. ___KABUL, Afghanistan — Some 500,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived Sunday in Afghanistan from the government in India.

Between 8 and 10 a.m., the precipitation will come to an end as drier air moves in from the west. The difference between this week and last week is that we’ve had warmer air and a little rain preceding this event. AdWind speed and gust forecast for Sunday, 2/7/2021We’re bone dry once the Super Bowl kicks off Sunday evening, with temperatures above freezing. If it’s farther northwest, that will pull in warmer air and keep things mainly as a cool rain later on. That would create more of a freezing rain threat.

Charles Woodson beat out Peyton Manning for a prestigious college award. On Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, they likely will share an even more impressive football honor: entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Not three years later, Manning threw 55 touchdown passes — that record still stands as the most in a season — and started in the Super Bowl for the Broncos. But he guided the Broncos to a win in Super Bowl 50 — then left the field forever. He finished his career with 65 interceptions and 13 defensive touchdowns, tied for the career record with Rod Woodson and Darren Sharper.

Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, Jared Allen and Calvin Johnson are first-year eligible players to make the list of 25 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fames class of 2021. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)TAMPA, Fla. – The Latest on the 2021 Pro Football Hall of Fame class announced Saturday during the NFL Honors TV show (All times EST):___10:49 p.m.Peyton Manning is heading to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, an all-but-preordained honor for a quarterback who helped redefine offense in the 21st century. Manning spent his first 14 years in Indianapolis, where he won his first Super Bowl. ___10:08 p.m.Alan Faneca, the sturdy guard who spent years opening holes open for Jerome Bettis and protecting Ben Roethlisberger, is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ___9:33 p.m.Calvin Johnson, the receiver better known as “Megatron,” has been named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

TAMPA, Fla. – Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have touched down at the Super Bowl. The AFC champions arrived in Tampa on Saturday, flying into town a day before they defend their title against the hometown Buccaneers. After spending the week at home, they’ll stay Saturday night at the team hotel — as they usually do for home games. The team had no further comment Saturday after releasing a statement Friday night saying it was in the information-gathering process. Ad“We’re going to be ready to roll come Super Bowl day,” safety Tyrann Mathieu said.

The deal was a result of NFL Business Connect, which helps developing companies owned by women, minorities, and veterans navigate the Super Bowl procurement process. And instead of the usual hundreds of subcontracts up for grabs relating to the Super Bowl, there were far fewer. “We weren’t even sure the Super Bowl was going to happen, and if it did, in what capacity. Waymer, who runs NFL Business Connect. AdHer business had been eyeing a Super Bowl contract for months and knew that would help.

A sign for Super Bowl 55 is framed by palm trees at Raymond James Stadium Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The city is hosting Sunday's Super Bowl football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)The NBA doesn't want the Super Bowl to turn into a superspreader. The Super Bowl plan is designed to avoid more potential contact-tracing pratfalls as one of the top priorities. Clubs are instructed to not host in-person Super Bowl gatherings at a team facility.