Where was all the motown? I’m as impressed as anybody that they were able to reanimate the Rolling Stones and send them out for a zombified performance, but I’d have much preferred some homegrown Detroit soul. Detroit had a moment to shine — why confine Aretha and Stevie to the pregame show?

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.