Topps HUDDLE will be on hiatus for some spring cleaning.
HUDDLE should be back online over the summer. All teams will remain in tact and you will not lose your currently owned cards.
In the meantime, the Topps staff will be working hard to launch a new version of Topps BUNT for late March. Here’s something to get you ready for the 2013 season: http://bit.ly/YrMNzO
From Michael Phelps in the Ravens locker room to Ray Lewis’ golden cleats and a power outage at the Superdome, there was tons of unique imagery from Super Bowl XLVII.
Scroll below to take a look at the action from New Orleans …
The brothers Harbaugh (John left, Jim right) talking before the game.
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh playing with his daughters before the game.
You don’t always get to see action shots from this view, so it’s worth another look here. Anquan Boldin leaps for a touchdown catch early in the game.
A loose ball turns into an on-field pile up.
Torrey Smith reaches over Chris Culliver on a pass play.
Beyonce reunited with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams for Super Bowl XLVII.
Jacoby Jones getting down after his 108-yard kick return for a touchdown.
This is what a stadium looks like when half of it loses power.
We only saw this once on Sunday night. Sorry, San Fran.
This man is going to Disney World … Super Bowl MVP, Joe Flacco.
Vonta Leach (top) and Chykie Brown make confetti angels.
Bobbie Williams is ecstatic after the Ravens won.
If this doesn’t say champion, nothing does.
Future Hall of Famer Ed Reed celebrates with the Lombardi Trophy.
Coach John Harbaugh and Ray Lewis embrace in the Superdome.
Ray Lewis gives his Super Bowl cleats to his children after the game.
Olympic legend Michael Phelps hanging in the Ravens locker room after the game.
*All photos are from USA Today Sports.
We love all of our users, but if you scroll to the “EVERYONE” leader board you’ll see exactly who swings a big HUDDLE stick.
We already gloated over ADDEMSUBTRACTEM’s amazing 674,177 PTS as the top user, but the rest of the top 10 deserves a hand.
These individuals had the best performance during Super Bowl XLVII …
Last night we gave you the run down of which players lead in overall scoring from each team: Jacoby Jones and Colin Kaepernick.
Here’s a break down of the top five players in order of PTS:
Ravens
49ers
If you’re wondering, Alex Smith had 0, while Ray Lewis had 150.
Check back on the Topps HUDDLE Tumblr page for more analysis on this season’s overall PTS earners from the app.
You may have expected to see BBKARO in that headline, but it didn’t happen. ADDEMSUBTRACTEM put up a remarkable 674,177 PTS in the Super Bowl to win it all.
Final HUDDLE 2012 Results
We saw two teams reach the 1 million PTS mark for the 2012 season.
BBKARO scored on 97,177 PTS this week.
The Topps staff is looking to see if ADDEMSUBTRACTEM’S Super Bowl total is an app record.
An in-game look at the top players in Super Bowl XLVII …
Through Fourth Quarter: Ravens 34, 49ers 31
Through Third Quarter: Ravens 28, 49ers 23
Through Second Quarter: Ravens 21, 49ers 6
Through First Quarter: Ravens 7, 49ers 3
We bet you’re happy that Colin Kaepernick was added to the HUDDLE depth chart midway through the season, just as much as 49ers fans are happy he took over Alex Smith’s job.
Right now Kaepernick has the highest HUDDLE rank of any player on the 49ers and Ravens heading into the Super Bowl. Prior to Feb. 3, we figured it should be useful to make roster moves or trades based on the current rankings since it’s the last chance you have to earn PTS this HUDDLE season.
So here it goes …
*Note: These are all players from the Ravens and 49ers who are currently featured in Topps HUDDLE.
1. Colin Kaepernick
2. Frank Gore
3. Joe Flacco
4. Michael Crabtree
5. Jacoby Jones
6. Ray Rice
7. Anquan Boldin
8. Patrick Willis
9. Corey Graham
10. Torrey Smith
11. Dennis Pitta
12. Ray Lewis
13. Sam Koch
14. Bernard Price
15. NaVorro Bowman
16. Vernon Davis
17. David Akers
18. Justin Tucker
19. Terrell Suggs
20. Andy Lee
21. Randy Moss
22. Ray McDonald
23. Aldon Smith
24. Haloti Ngata
25. Justin Smith
26. Paul Kruger
27. Ed Dickson
28. Ahmad Brooks
29. Pernell McPhee
30. Alex Smith
31. Mario Manningham
32. Kendall Hunter
33. Jameel McClain
Look at that, Alex Smith isn’t last on the list!
Who said your Topps HUDDLE season was over? The Ravens and 49ers are still alive and so is our “Super Bowl Pack” in the HUDDLE store. Click to go there now!
For $4.99 you’ll get 15 players from either the Ravens and/or 49ers and the chance to stack your HUDDLE roster leading up to the big game on Feb. 3.
In an attempt to infuse more original daily content - although we love the aggregation and curation method too - we’re going to throw a “5 things to know today” list at you most mornings of the week.
Here it goes:
1. BEARS HIRE NEW COACH: The search is finally over in Chicago. The Bears have hired former Montreal Alouettes’ coach Marc Trestman. He is the 14th coach in franchise history. Click to read more.
2. DENVER MAYOR HURT: Right away you’re saying to yourself, what does the Denver mayor have to do with the NFL. Well when any politician hurts himself trying to dance like Ray Lewis, it’s newsworthy. Click to read more.
3. NEWTON BACK TO SCHOOL: Mr. Auburn himself Cam Newton has enrolled in spring classes to finish his sociology degree. He isn’t granting interviews about his return to the classroom, and wants to assimilate to a normal college lifestyle this semester. Well, normal for a stud NFL quarterback who won the Heisman, won a BCS National Championship, was a No. 1 overall draft pick, signed a $22 million contract and makes more in endorsements. Click to read more.
4. THOMAS JONES DONATES BRAIN: He’s not done yet, but the former NFL running back is taking a proactive approach to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He has decided to donate his brain to the Sports Legacy Institute to be studied for CTE. Click to read more.
5. UPDATED HUDDLE PACKS: Last but not least, HUDDLE is offering two updated packs this week. Every week until the Super Bowl we’ll update the “PLAYOFF” and “TOPPS PICKS” packs in the HUDDLE store to adhere to the playoff structure and teams who are eliminated from contention. If you’re wondering who is available in the Topps Picks pack, here are a few names: Matt Ryan, Tom Brady, Colin Kaepernick and Joe Flacco. Interested now?
We watched the 49ers-Packers game over the weekend and felt the same emotions you did: 1) wow, this Kaepernick kid is for real and 2) if I were Alex Smith I’d want to crawl into a hole.
While Alex Smith’s mind must have been racing, maybe even faster than Kaepernick racked up an NFL-record 181 rushing yards from his quarterback position, we tried to capture a few things he may have been thinking about.
1. “I wonder if that back entrance in the locker room is available immediately after the game. I have to duck out. Oh right, remember to say it’s ‘Colin’s night’ if any reporters actually do get ahold of me.”
2. “Hmmm, I wonder where I should sign next year. Arizona is warm. Kansas City has good bar-b-que. Oakland isn’t too far away. Maybe Rex will let me into his circus. There’s always Buffalo. No, no way, I hate snow.”
3. “How the hell did A.J. McCarron get that chick?”
4. “Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damnit.”
5. “Shoot. He’s fast. He’s really fast. Greatttttttttt.”
It’s probably the first time you’ve read a headline like that since the Jags won the AFC Central in 1999. Can you believe the Jaguars were a playoff team once? I digress.
The reason for this post is to pay homage to Jaguars fans because last week they averaged more total PTS in HUDDLE than any other fan group in the app. That’s 989 PTS, narrowly edging the Browns fans who averaged 934 PTS.
I’m beginning to see a correlation here. Fans who root for teams will no chance or hope are spending more time using HUDDLE in the playoffs. Sounds good to us. Here’s to all the teams who are no longer in playoff contention and may your fans all download Topps HUDDLE for recreational purposes.
If you’re wondering who leads the season in PTS average for team fans, it’s the Seahawks (17,034), Patriots (16,956) and Packers (16,835), all playoff teams.
It’s much easier to write the name BBKARO, but BB did not win this week in HUDDLE. He came in second to ADDEMSUBTRACTEM, who put up 265,616 to BBKARO’s 151,931. See what I mean, who wants to write out A-D-D-E-M-S-U-B-T-R-A-C-T-E-M!
It’s the largest margin of victory for an opponent over BBKARO this season.
BB, however, still has a commanding lead of the overall game with 1,232,578 PTS.
ADDEM is in second with 554,698 PTS, while MILLZEFFECT (501,458) and MMARKDG (419,723) are in third and fourth, respectively.
It’s almost impossible for AADEM to catch BB in the final two weekends of games, even if BB puts up 0, which would never happen.
The real race is for second. It’s up for grabs between the second through fourth place teams, and even some other dark horses not in the top five.
The following is a list of the top playoff performers on every team from games this past weekend …
*San Francisco: Colin Kaepernick, 1,732 PTS: 17-for-31, 263 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception; 16 carries, 181 yards and 2 touchdowns
*Seattle: Russell Wilson, 1,214 PTS: 24-for-36, 384 yards, 1 interception; 7 carries, 60 yards, 1 touchdown
*Houston: Arian Foster, 1,156 PTS: 22 carries, 90 yards, 1 touchdown; 7 receptions, 64 yards, 1 touchdown
*New England: Shane Vereen, 1,121 PTS: 7 carries, 41 yards, 1 touchdown; 5 receptions,83 yards and 2 touchdowns
*Baltimore: Ray Rice, 854 PTS: 30 carries, 131 yards, 1 touchdown
*Green Bay, Aaron Rodgers, 782 PTS: 26-for-39, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception; 3 carries, 28 yards
*Denver: Peyton Manning, 751 PTS: 28-for-43, 290 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions; 1 carry, -1 yards
*Atlanta: Matt Ryan, 699 PTS: 24-for-35, 250 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions; 1 carry, 6 yards
AFC
Wild Card 1: Colts over Ravens
Wild Card 2: Texans over Bengals
Division Round 1: Broncos over Colts
Division Round 2: Patriots over Texans
AFC Championship: Broncos over Patriots
NFC
Wild Card 1: Seahawks over Redskins
Wild Card 2: Packers over Vikings
Division Round 1: Seahawks over Falcons
Division Round 2: 49ers over Packers
NFC Championship: 49ers over Seahawks
SUPER BOWL: Broncosover 49ers
SUPER BOWL MVP: Peyton Manning
Here’s one photo from every NFL playoff game that tells a story on its own …
Robert Griffin III goes down with an ACL injury. Credit Daniel Shirey/USA TODAY Sports
Ray Lewis doing what he does best, one last time. Credit Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports
Not that Christian Ponder was going to lead Minnesota to a Super Bowl, but the Vikings had no chance with Joe Webb in at quarterback. Credit Benny Sieu/USA TODAY Sports
When Arian Foster is coming at you, there isn’t much you can do. The Bengals found out the hard way. Credit Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports
