Sixty-three blaring TV’s screening the 2015 Super Bowl hypnotized a sea of spectators as gray and yellow jerseys zig-zagged around tables at Buffalo Wild Wings.
Green, silver, red and blue jersey-wearing football fans gathered to watch the culminating game of the season. During commercials the guests would boisterously laugh, drink and eat wings, but when the game commenced the talking ceased.
Aaron Stonelake and Nathan Elliot arrived at Buffalo Wild Wings an hour before the game to get seating.
“We have two extra seats for any other Patriot fans,” said Elliot, a senior accounting student. “Preferable for two girls.”
Proudly wearing his blue jersey, Stonelake, a nutrition alumnus, said all he expected were for the New England Patriots to win.
“Everything else is extraneous,” he said.
Australian born Cameron Shelly said he has watched the Super Bowl multiple times, and that this year he rooted for the Seattle Seahawks.
“I mean they’re better than the Patriots,” Shelly said.
“I made sure I had today off. I wanted to have a little alcohol and live life a little bit and watch my home team win,” said Marlene Belt, a Seattle native.
However, some fans were indifferent, watching only for the spectacle of the game.
“It’s about the love of the game,” Juan Romero said. “At the end of the day someone has to win.”