Since my last post about the Lingerie Bowl proved very popular (by the standards of this blog, that is) I thought you might like to know the score from last night’s big game.

Apparently, the Los Angeles Temptation defeated the Chicago Bliss 27-14 “through the playmaking ability of QB Ali Eastlake and the clutch running of Monique Gaxiola,” whatever that means.

However, thousands of viewers who had subscribed to see the lingerie bowl were unable to see it until about an hour after the main Superbowl ended.

All they got to see was this message: “DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING INTERNET DEMAND, LINGERIE BOWL 7 WILL BE UP MOMENTARILY. PLEASE CHECK BACK SOON.” Not quite the appealing visual they had paid $9.95 for.

Today is the Superbowl, and I’m as excited as an English person who doesn’t know anything about American football can legitimately be. As far as I can tell, it’s like a lot of other sporting events, except possibly with more hotdogs and adverts.

But I’ve discovered that there is much more to this apparently testosterone-driven day. It’s called the Lingerie Bowl.

During half-time at the Super Bowl, two teams of women (the Los Angeles Temptation and the Chicago Bliss this year) will take to the field and play a full-contact game of football, dressed only in their lingerie. This is the final of the Lingerie Football League (LFL), and it looks like this:

A game consists of two 17-minute halves, separated by a 15-minute halftime. In the event of a tie, an 8-minute sudden-death overtime is played. They take it very seriously.

Most of the women are former competitive athletes in other sports, and the many of the teams are coached by former NFL players.

It’s very popular. Any idea why?