My Super Bowl LX Episode | Tosh Show

Quick Overview

Daniel Tosh discusses the absurdity of prop bets surrounding the Super Bowl, specifically using the example of the Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots Super Bowl XLIX to illustrate how ridiculous some bets become, such as predicting whether a specific player's wife would give birth before the game or if a coach would be fired immediately afterward, ultimately suggesting that the over/under on the number of sacks for the opposing quarterback, Sam Darnold, was the only bet he'd consider taking.

Key Points: Tosh mocks the proliferation of prop bets surrounding the Super Bowl, labeling them as tedious and endless, like outtakes from a Robin Williams movie. He references Super Bowl XLIX (Seahawks vs. Patriots) to exemplify the absurdity, citing bets like whether a player's wife would give birth before the game or whether a coach would be fired immediately after losing. Tosh specifically points out that the Seahawks' loss in Super Bowl XLIX, where they failed to score in the last two minutes, was 'unwatchable,' but the prop bets surrounding it were the real absurdity. He jokingly states that the one bet he would consider is on Sam Darnold getting 29.5 sacks, which he notes is statistically impossible, suggesting that the team that wins the Super Bowl should host the losing team's halftime show performers (J.Lo and Shakira) in their hometown. Tosh reveals he made bets based on his own life observations, such as betting on his daughter's toy toilet being moved to the middle of the ping pong table, which he said was a 'good' outcome because it meant his father-in-law, Dan, hadn't been there. He concludes the segment by mentioning that the worst part of the NFL season is that teams with losing records (like the Denver Broncos at 5-12) can still make the playoffs due to divisional structure, which he finds inherently flawed. He mentions that the current coach of the Broncos, Sean Payton, was hired to lead them to a 5-12 season, and humorously suggests Payton is being paid to serve summonses.