10. Bad idea to have pre-game meal of pancakes and beer

9. If you're playing in the Super Bowl, you miss all the great commercials

8. Exhausted from round-the-clock North Korean peace talks

7. Did you see those guys? They were huge!

6. Spent entire game showing off for "The Bachelorette"

5. How do they expect us to concentrate when there's a new "Lord of the Rings" film out?!

4. Bus ride to Oakland took a lot out of the team

3. Wanted to save financially-strapped New York City expense of victory parade

2. Hey -- it's an honor just to be nominated

1. Wanted to do something nice for Oakland fans. After all, they have to live in Oakland.