Super Bowl history was made both on and off the field in 2021.
While the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took care of the Kansas City Chiefs, which earned ring No. 7 for quarterback Tom Brady, Rocket Mortgage triumphantly created a rare footnote to the Big Game.
The historical feat?
It was the first time since 2007 that one brand took the top-two spots in the USA TODAY Ad Meter ratings, an achievement that first occurred way back in 1995 with Pepsi (when a very young Tom Brady was still looking ahead to his college career).
REPLAY RATINGS:Help award superlatives for this year's Super Bowl commercials
The 2021 champ's double dose of commercial glory overcame an impressive group in the top 10, a close race filled familiar faces and creative campaigns.
Out of the 57 commercials that Ad Meter panelists rated, these were considered the best of the best.
1. Rocket Mortgage: "Certain Is Better — Tracy Morgan, Dave Bautista & Liza Koshy" (7.38)
Ad Meter 2021: Rocket Mortgage is better than pretty sure
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2. Rocket Mortgage: "Certain Is Better" — Tracy Morgan & Joey Bosa" (7.30)
Ad Meter 2021: Rocket Mortgage, when you need to be certain Rocket can
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3. Amazon: "Alexa's Body" (6.75)
Ad Meter 2021: Amazon's Super Bowl Ad features Michael B. Jordan as Alexa
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4. M&M'S: "Come Together" (6.73)
Ad Meter 2021: M&Ms team up with Dan Levy to show us how to say sorry
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5. Toyota: "Upstream" (6.71)
Ad Meter 2021: Toyoka tells us the story of Paralympian Jessica Long
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6. General Motors: "No Way Norway" (6.67)
Ad Meter 2021: With the help of Will Ferrell, Awkwafina and Kenan Thompson General Motor wants more people to drive electric cars
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7. Cheetos: "It Wasn't Me" (6.52)
Ad Meter: Mila Kunis steals Ashton Kutcher's Cheetos.
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8. State Farm: "Drake from State Farm" (6.50)
Ad Meter 2021: State Farm not only had a star studded cast, but star studded stand in as well
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9. Doritos: " Flat Matthew" (6.40)
Ad Meter 2021: Matthew McConaughey is 'Flat Matthew' Super Bowl commercial from Doritos
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10. Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade: Last Year's Lemons (6.36)
Ad Meter 2021: When 2020 gave us lemons Bud Light made Seltzer Lemonade
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