Mark Wahlberg is about as Boston as it gets.
Sure, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, David Ortiz and Larry Bird are just as synonymous with the city. But it’s hard to find anyone who flouts his Beantown cred more than Wahlberg.
Which is why it was so disappointing to his fellow Massachusetts faithful when Wahlberg left early during last season’s Super Bowl when the Atlanta Falcons had the New England Patriots on the ropes, only to miss the greatest comeback in the history of the sport.
Seriously. Boston sports fans take that stuff personally. In a not rational way.