It’s not quite as bad as “Dewey defeats Truman.” But it’s pretty bad.
The Virginian-Pilot, the daily newspaper in Norfolk, Virginia, began its Super Bowl recap in today’s paper with “Colts 31, Saints 17.”
The actual score, of course, was Saints 31, Colts 17.
The paper published an apology on its web site today.
“This morning’s Virginian-Pilot Sports front featured a horrible error,” the apology says. “We accidentally reversed the score of the Super Bowl.
“We’re embarrassed, and we apologize to all our readers, especially Saints fans.”
The front page with the mistake can be seen right here.
Haha, must not be many football fans working around the print machine.
Wow.. what a truly inbelievable story!!!!! Why would anybody care about a Norfolk newspaper?
Wasn’t aware Dungy wrote for the Virginian-Pilot.
Peyton thinks that it is ALL a BIG DREAM…..
they did that on purpose, just so u guys would report on it
Man, I really feel for those who didn’t know the score until the paper came out…
They had the same editor as the Chicago Tribute.
Dewey WINS
Just a mistake, no biggie
Amazing what passes for news on this site.
Well…I guess the Virginian Pilot didn’t get the memo that there was a fix on!
Damnit, someone already stole my “Dungy did it” comment!
Do people even know how to read in Virginia?
Outstanding Reporting there, I can now live the rest of my life knowing this occurred. Thank you.
Geez its bad enough no one is reading newspapers and now making an error like this. Sounds like Newspapers need to hire a Good PR person.
I didn’t think people in Virginia could read.
Thinking back:
Miami took Daunte Culpepper over Drew Brees.
LOL @ Miami Dolphins.
and no one noticed..should be the tag line.
Scanning EBay for a copy of that paper now …
Florio must work part-time as the editor of this paper. Hmmn. Then again, THEY acknowledged their mistakes, misprints.
Warren nailed it. Look at all the pub they are going to get.
Sad to live in this society that publicity is more important than integrity.
How long before copies show up on Ebay?
enough of this crap about yesterdays game, lets get cracking on some mock drafts, and debating whether favre will come back next year.
osamabama voters!
….and in a related story……Bill Polian was was questioned by the police today, in connection with the beating of a Virginia newspaper editor.
More like ‘especially Colts fans’.
They should ship all the copies of these newspapers to third world countries so they can wipe their ass while wearing Colts Superbowl Champion hats.
In other news, Peyton ate a big bucket of oats this morning.
Link to view paper no longer works – anyone have another link?
Whats a newspaper?
In Minnesota, the Pervy Harvin Gazette ran the following headline:
VIKINGS WIN SUPER BOWL*
* – In my own tiny little mind
Poo Flinging Monkey says:
February 8, 2010 4:10 PM
In Minnesota, the Pervy Harvin Gazette ran the following headline:
VIKINGS WIN SUPER BOWL*
* – In my own tiny little mind
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We did win the Super Bowl!! Was a moral victory,not to mention we will own the NFC next year. Was a fluke season for the Saints but we will let them have this turd nugget. Bag to bags over their heads soon.
Pervy Harvin says: February 8, 2010 4:19 PM
Poo Flinging Monkey says:
February 8, 2010 4:10 PM
In Minnesota, the Pervy Harvin Gazette ran the following headline:
VIKINGS WIN SUPER BOWL*
* – In my own tiny little mind
————————————————–
We did win the Super Bowl!! Was a moral victory,not to mention we will own the NFC next year. Was a fluke season for the Saints but we will let them have this turd nugget. Bag to bags over their heads soon.
I love the conspiracy theories, the whining, the complaining. All of your comments bring joy to my heart. Your team blew it. Your qb blew it. Your RB blew it. All in all the Vikings are losers who couldn’t beat the Saints! You lost to the Saints! The so-called Aints! You should be wearing the bag on your head buddy.
AGAIN, YOU LOST TO THE SAINTS! HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA
we’ll take this “turd nugget” you’ve never had a turd nugget in your life. Got there 4 times and came up empty. Do you get your girlfriend all undressed and come up empty too? lol
Viqueens fans, gotta love em, they’ll provide Saints fans with tons of humor and amusement this whole offseason. Have fun with Tavaris and Adrian Butterfingers!
That was the prediction for the Super Bowl.
At least they didn’t report that Terry Bradshaw was dead…