Perhaps we spoke a bit too quickly when we declared that a Bruce Springsteen halftime show would be safely free of any demonshlong appearances.

Adding his own twist to the now seemingly requisite Super Bowl "did I just see that?" FCC-baiting moment (Janet's exposed breast, Prince's monstrous silhouette, Tom Petty in only chaps giving Full Moon Fever, etc...), Bruce Springsteen slid down a runway at full speed, his momentum stopped by a potentially catastrophic crotch-camera collision.

We were actually tuned into the Puppy Bowl's kitty show at the time, but we were alerted to the Balls in the U.S.A. moment by a text message reading, "Did you just see Bruce Springsteen slide into the camera and facefuck America?" Today, Defamer commenters expressed similar concerns.

In case you missed it, the moment is above, replete with the sound of delighted Super Bowl party guests squealing at the very thought of the Boss's genitals pressed against every TV screen in America like a jar of pickles.

Degree of Difficulty: 5 Execution: 8.7 Anticipation: 9, for the nauseous awareness that Springsteen's crotch is inexorably rocketing our way.

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