Super Bowl 2015: Patriots vs. Seahawks TV Schedule, Start Time and Commercials

The spectacle that is the Super Bowl is only days away. It's more than just a game that culminates another NFL season.

Sure the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will do their best to bring home the Vince Lombardi Trophy, but with every opportunity, the NFL and the various companies that have purchased advertising time during the event will take advantage of the opportunity to market their products to a humongous audience.

Don't you want to be involved? Here's how you can watch.    

Viewing Info

When: Sunday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET

Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

TV: NBC

For many people in the United States, the game can be broken down in two parts: The game and the commercials. Let's do the same thing here.

The Game

Patriots' Keys to Victory

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Protecting quarterback Tom Brady has to be chief among the Patriots' initiatives on Sunday. If he's under duress, it opens the door for mishaps. If Seattle is able to get that pressure without blitzing, it will then make it difficult to establish the run game.

The Seahawks defense is especially tough to run the ball against when their linebackers can shoot gaps and the safeties can keep their eyes upfield. Both of those things will happen if Seattle wins the battle up front.

Secondly, New England can't turn the ball over. That's one of the points Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen emphasized to SiriusXM NFL Radio:

If the Seahawks have a weakness, it's that they don't possess an explosive offense. Giving them short fields only helps to hide that issue.

Seahawks' Keys to Victory

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Seattle was fortunate to come away with the win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. In almost every instance, a team with five turnovers will lose.

The Seahawks won't get away with such sloppy ball control against the Patriots. Protecting the football is the No. 1 priority for the defending champions.

The other half of Seattle's strategy falls on its defensive coaching staff. It can't overthink this game and allow the defense to fall into the trap of trying to outwit Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. They are the masters of producing unpredictable game plans. 

The Seahawks are talented enough on defense to stick to their base defensive principles if they can win the battle in the trenches.

The Best Commercials

Budweiser Lost Dog

The great American beer company tugs at our heartstrings again with another speechless ad about puppies and Clydesdales. This time a little lost dog finds his way home, and out of the clutches of a nasty ol' wolf, with the aid of a posse of protective Clydesdales.

Where do I find horses like these?

I'd love to ride one of these to the corner store or Wal-Mart. Talk about making a statement.

Kim Kardashian's T-Mobile Ad

Who doesn't love Kim? OK, well maybe a few people don't, but you have to appreciate a famous and polarizing person who doesn't take themselves too seriously.

Kardashian informs us without actually telling us that she knows why she gets so much attention from the world. Oh yeah, and this is also a commercial about data rollover with a nationwide cell phone company.

Nationwide's Invisible Mindy 

Speaking of nationwide, Mindy Kaling of The Mindy Project extends her role from the TV show to this commercial from Nationwide Insurance. It's about being invisible and some of the things people might do if they really were.

Personally, I would invade everyone's personal space while waving my hand in front of my face like John Cena, saying, "You can't see me,"—because it would be totally true.