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Super Bowl 53 Memes

Some people watch the Super Bowl for the game, for the commercials, for the halftime show, or for the snacks. Others watch for the memes. While the Rams and the Patriots competed for a Super Bowl win, viewers took to the internet to share their opinions and reactions to everything Super Bowl Related.

SpongeBob’s Sweet Victory

Some fans were elated and others were disappointed to see a brief tribute to SpongeBob during the Pepsi Halftime show.

My face when they start playing Sweet Victory vs. When they immediately cut to Travis Scott pic.twitter.com/DbCy9lXPGR

— tucker (@t_bucketss) February 4, 2019

Adam Levine’s Shirt And Lack Thereof

Throughout his halftime performance, Adam Levine of Maroon 5 removed layers of clothing, including a patterned tank top, revealing his bare chest.

YALL as soon as I saw Adam Levine’s shirt I said it looked like some 70s home decor, then facebook backed me up pic.twitter.com/nZp99NfdT4

— Morgan Jordal (@morganjordal) February 4, 2019

Adam Levine taking his shirt off during Super Bowl Halftime is peak male nipple privilege

— Liz (@liz_lawlz) February 4, 2019

Adam Levine looks like the wall of pre-drawn display tattoos in every parlor pic.twitter.com/Excwd3kNJW

— 𝔥𝔦𝔰𝔭𝔞𝔫𝔦𝔠 𝔭𝔦𝔵𝔦𝔢 𝔡𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔪 𝔤𝔦𝔯𝔩 (@mathewrodriguez) February 4, 2019

I Made Queso

After Fox News contributor Dana Perino posted a picture of the not-so-tasty looking queso she made for the Super Bowl, people dragged her on Twitter.

I made queso pic.twitter.com/nJqXZYgKRV

— Jonathan (@jehawks) February 4, 2019

I made queso pic.twitter.com/UtW5VK75AX

— Tamara Yajia (Babe Vigoda) (@DancesWithTamis) February 4, 2019

#17YearChallenge

Commentators shared photos of players, coaches, and themselves from 17 years ago compared to the present day in what they called the 17 Year Challange. This challenge was much less popular than the #TenYearChallenge of early January.

#17YearChallenge pic.twitter.com/1Vu7ztqgdC

— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) February 4, 2019

Robot-Themed Commercials

Multiple commercials featured dysfunctional robots, including Alexa jokingly added to products like dog collars and a robot who was sad that he can’t drink beer.

We need another dozen ads about sad robots here

— Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) February 4, 2019

There’s a lot of robots in these #SuperBowl⁠ ⁠ commercials. What y’all planning pic.twitter.com/rPqmF2hA9X

— Joanne 🦄🍫🤸🏾‍♀️🇭🇹 (@Melanin28_) February 4, 2019

ASMR

Zoe Kravitz starred in an ASMR commercial for organic beer.

ASMR Super Bowl ad is just far too much 2019 less than 40 days in.

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) February 4, 2019

#EatLikeAndy

Burger King used footage of Andy Warhol eating one of their burgers in an ad telling viewers to #eatlikeandy. It inspired comments about they way Warhol applied ketchup to his burger and nods to a certain scene in Netflix’s Fyre Fest documentary.

Andy really opened the bun to put ketchup on the side #eatlikeandy pic.twitter.com/ivNzqfITsz

— Eliyan Memon (@EliyanM) February 4, 2019

When you need Evian water #EatLikeAndy pic.twitter.com/sWYpCydkjI

— Isles Road Warrior Fitness (@IslesRW) February 4, 2019

Was That Ninja?

Popular Fortnite streamer Ninja had a brief cameo in an NFL star-studded ad for the league’s 100th anniversary.

Ninja’s Super Bowl commercial was pretty good 😂 pic.twitter.com/LtKihLhzaa

— ACiiDCAT Gaming (@ACiiDCAT) February 4, 2019

Football Memes

Although none of these Super Bowl 53 memes had much to do with the actual game, Patriots fans and others are expressing their emotions around the game online:

Tom F. Brady. Another ring, please.

New England Patriots, baby!#SuperBowlLIII pic.twitter.com/cuEGvMJHck

— Tommy Marz (@tommymarzband) February 4, 2019

The Patriots dynasty shuts down another challenge to the throne 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dIwnOYPpD3

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 4, 2019

#SweetVictory This Is what we wanted, we dont need adam levine pic.twitter.com/fGsEtniZjC

— Commander Helix (@Commander_Helix) February 4, 2019