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Quarterbacks often get the glory in the Super Bowl, but wide receiver Jacoby Jones had a strong case for Most Valuable Player. He lost out to Joe Flacco.

Jones scored on two of the most incredible plays in Super Bowl history, including a record 108-yard kickoff return. It took him just 11 seconds on the clock to slice through the 49ers coverage team.

"Jacoby's been a blessing to this team," said Ravens coach John Harbaugh. "We're grateful to have him on this team."

Jones, who grew up in New Orleans, also caught a 56-yard touchdown pass -- his only reception. He fell, got up, decked a defender and sprinted at an angle toward the goal line, beating two 49ers into the end zone.

"Everybody dreams of scoring a touchdown in the Super Bowl. But two of 'em? That's what's up!" Jones told NOLA.com. "It was always a goal to win a Super Bowl. To come home and do it, that's the icing on the cake."

Jones is definitely the MVP for some Baltimoreans who bought furniture this weekend at a Baltimore store.

The Baltimore Sun reported Gardiners Furniture promised to wipe out the charges for anything purchased on Saturday or Sunday if the Ravens returned a kick for a touchdown to start a half.

Probably seemed like a good bet at the time.

Grading the ads

Some of the Super Bowl commercials -- 30 second ads that cost upward of $4 million -- made us weep for different reasons.

There were quite a few that played on our sentiment, from Budweiser's "Brotherhood" to Jeep's Oprah-narrated "America Will Be Whole Again" to Dodge's ode, "Farmer."

Then there was the racy GoDaddy ad that made us want to cry, burn our eyes out and have the Men in Black wipe out our memories.

In it, model Bar Refaeli shares a long kiss with a red-cheeked "nerd" that prompted its own hashtag: #NoDaddy.

"Oh my gosh those kissing noises," tweeted Chicago college student Grace Barnes.

A no-call to rue

Niners fans will tell you they were robbed of a possible win when referees failed to call a penalty.

In the final quarter, San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick attempted a pass to the Niners' Michael Crabtree in the end zone.

What happened next depends on who's doing the talking.

Niners' fans will say Smith deliberately interfered with Crabtree, making it impossible to catch the ball.

Ravens' fans will say it doesn't matter, the ball was too high for Crabtree to catch.

Niners' fans will say a penalty call should have given the team a first down and a great chance to take the lead with less than two minutes left in the game.

Ravens' fans will say the ball was uncatchable -- that it sailed way over Crabtree's head.

But if you ask New England wide receiver Donte Stallworth, there should have been a penalty flag, even if the ball seemed like it was too high to catch.

"For all y'all saying that ball was uncatchable for Crabtree in the endzone... DUH!! Because dude held thee sh*t outta him..." he tweeted.

Crabtree told Yahoo Sports it was "a missed call."

"I don't want to talk about it," he said. "I don't want to think about it."

That's OK, the 49ers fans will likely do it for him.