About two decades later [early 90s], it was the NFL who was chasing Springsteen, but the singer declined numerous times.
For a certain stanbase that likes to pretend it's fave is superior because he/she got to headline the Superbowl earlier in their career, ignoring that popular musicians as halftime entertainers weren't even a thing at the same stage in Bruce's career.
The best part of MJ's performance was the intro and the little choreo he did. Him standing in place for 2 mins was kinda a bit much and the rest wasn't really as entertaining.
They couldn't wait a few days to release this list? It's not like we were all sitting on the edge of our seat thinking "oh man, I wonder what RS thinks the best SB performances are ".