Super Bowl 51 Commercials: Ranking Best and Worst Ads
By Tyler Brooke
In the event you miss any of the commercials during Super Bowl LI or simply want to rewatch them, FanSided has you covered.
Every year, millions of Americans tune in on one Sunday in February to watch the Super Bowl. However, there’s a good portion of those Americans who are more excited for all of the new commercials than the game itself.
While the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots will be going head to head in Sunday night’s matchup, there will be plenty of commercials to look forward to. We can always expect a new Budweiser commercial or one from Pepsi.
There will also be some other commercials that you might not have been originally expecting. The Netflix original series Stranger Things will reportedly be releasing their first Season 2 teaser during the Super Bowl itself, which you can expect plenty of people will be excited about.
Which big celebrities will have surprise cameos in ads? We’ve had some big ones in previous years, especially in the memorable Bud Light ad that featured the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Don Cheadle for its “Up For Whatever” campaign.
Beer and car companies are going to have some of the bigger ads this year, just like they do for every Super Bowl. However, sometimes the best gems come from some of the relatively more unknown companies, and it can help their respective businesses in a big way.
You can check out where the best and worst commercials ranked below.
1. Bai
Christopher Walken singing NSYNC while Justin Timberlake silently approves. Pretty fantastic.
2. Super Bowl Babies
Baby Bill Belichick wasn’t wearing pants. Classic.
3. Skittles: “Romance”
The first chuckle of the night! Simple yet hilarious commercial from Skittles.
4. Honda: “Yearbooks”
At first I thought this was creepy, but this Honda commercial was actually pretty cool.
5. Buick
There are few things more entertaining than watching Cam Newton play football against children.
6. Google Home
If you wanted all the feels in a commercial about an in-home piece of technology, Google Home had you covered.
7. Audi: “Daughter”
Pretty cool message from Audi.
8. Turbo Tax: Humpty Dumpty
Turbo Tax has been killing their commercials lately. Another solid one here.
9. GoDaddy: “The Internet Wants You”
Dank memes. Well done GoDaddy.
10. Ford: Go Further
The new commercials kicked off with a classic emotional appeal from Ford. Nothing too memorable from the ad, but it was solid nevertheless.
11. Avocados from Mexico: Secret Society
The first humorous commercial of the night, although it was a little all over the place.
12. T-Mobile: “Unlimited Moves”
Justin Bieber and Rob Gronkowski talking about celebrations. Bonus points for star power.
13. SquareSpace: “Calling JohnMalkovich.com”
“You think people are looking for you when they look up John Malkovich?”
14. Busch: “BUSCHHHHH”
Busch still makes beer?
15. Mobile Strike: “Arnold’s One Liners”
How many takes do you think it took Arnold to do three lines?
16. Intel: “Brady Everyday”
360-degree view of Tom Brady. His diet could use some work, but then again he is probably the GOAT.
17. Michelin: I Need You
Another emotional commercial, but this one fell relatively flat.
18. H&R Block
Jon Hamm could sell me just about anything, but I don’t really care about Watson helping me do my taxes.
19. Michelob Ultra
20. Lexus
21. Yellow Tail Wine
Kangaroos and attractive women. That’s pretty much everything you need to know.
22. Alfa Romeo
I still can’t afford your car.
23. Snickers
For a “live” commercial, this one was pretty weak.
24. Sprint
Sorry, Sprint guy. You sold out. We’re not giving you any love.
25. World of Tanks
There were a few of these commercials, and none of them were funny.
As the commercials come flooding in during the Super Bowl, keep checking back here as we rank the best and worst ads from the night.