Now that the AFC and NFC Championship Games are over—and everyone is finally starting to get tired of talking about Richard Sherman—let's talk Super Bowl! Super Bowl XLVIII is set to take place in New York City on February 2 between the Seahawks and Broncos and…wait, what's that, New Jersey residents? The Super Bowl isn't actually taking place in New York City? It's taking place at MetLife Stadium in—gulp—East Rutherford, N.J.?!? Well, that doesn't sound like much fun!
It's true, though. Although this year's Super Bowl is being billed as "Super Bowl XLVIII in New York" by many, the truth is that the game is actually going to be played in East Rutherford, a relatively small town in New Jersey that has a population of just 8,913. It's close to New York—East Rutherford is about seven miles from midtown Manhattan—but it's not actually New York. And we bring this up because, at the moment, social media is filled with New Jersey residents (and geography nuts!) who are just dying to point out that the Super Bowl is going to be played in New Jersey and not in New York this year.
Want proof? We've got it. We scoured Twitter this morning to track down 25 of the best "THE SUPER BOWL IS NOT IN NEW YORK!" tweets that we could find. These folks are not happy about some media outlets billing Super Bowl XLVIII as New York City's Super Bowl. Just check out what they've had to say:
Im glad the super bowl is going to be in NEW JERSEY not New York. #NFL #SuperBowl #SuperBowlXLVIII #Seattle #Broncos
Hey @nfl , the Super Bowl will be in New Jersey NOT New York, you marketing focused machine.
Just to be clear: the #SuperBowl is in New JERSEY!!
The Super Bowl is in New Jersey, not New York. Get it straight.
Super Bowl 48 is not in New York it's in New Jersey @terrybradshaw damn jersey can't have nothing!
Dam New York is grimey how u gonna set up shop in Times Square for the Super Bowl this is a jersey event lol
FYI world... The Super Bowl is being played in New Jersey.
To all the dumb fuck journalists: the Super Bowl is in New Jersey, not NY.
Why do these jackasses constantly advertise the super bowl for New York. The games in New Jersey!! The players are staying in New Jersey!!
Once a day I shall tweet "There is no such place as the NY/NJ area. The #SuperBowl is in New Jersey"
Dear media: Sorry to ruin your party, but the Super Bowl is actually in New Jersey. #SuperBowlXLVIII #media
The people on tv need to stop saying the Super Bowl is in New York it's in New Jersey idiots
Not that I am suddenly full of state pride, but the Super Bowl isn't in New York this year, it's in New Jersey. These aren't the same
Why is it so hard for people to realize the Super Bowl is in New Jersey not New York
The #SuperBowl is in New Jersey. Not NY. BIG DIFFERENCE. #MetLife
The Super Bowl is being played in New Jersey. For all you dumb f*cks
Need a bot that responds “* New Jersey” every time somebody tweets Super Bowl New York,
Why do sports talking heads keep talking about the Super Bowl being in New York? Last time I checked, Met Life stadium is in Jersey...
On the real. The Super Bowl is coming to New Jersey not NYC
FYI: the #superbowl is NOT in New York. It in New Jersey. #nobodycares
Super Bowl is being played in JERSEY can you tell me why everyone's pumped to go to "New York"?
Hey @nfl you realize it's not a NY/NJ Super Bowl right? New Jersey is a separate state. The state which the game is being played in....
Repeat after me. The Super Bowl is being played in New Jersey not New York.
The #SuperBowl is in New Jersey. Not New York. Everyone needs to get it right #SuperBowlXLVIII #NFL #Seahawks #Broncos
NO! The Super Bowl is in New Jersey. RT @NYCWIZARD Super Bowl is in New York
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