Here, I thought, was a GREAT opportunity for Super Bowl weeks. Fresh story lines, new topics and finally (finally) two blissful weeks without mention of the damn New England Patriots.
Wrong.
While there should be focus on the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers set to meet in Super Bowl LIV, here come headlines: Tom Brady is a free agent! Tom Brady wants to keep playing in the NFL!! Do the New England Patriots want to re-sign him? Does Coach Bill Belichek want him back?? Etcetera. Etcetera.
Good lord, people, just give it a rest.
Instead, let's dwell on a couple other more timely Super Bowl thoughts, like why do we need two weeks between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl? Or why can't we number it so people can actually understand? Hey, I'm cool with the Roman Numeral system, but once you reach a certain point, does it really matter? Sure, it might look a little classy, but since they're not even teaching cursive in school these days, do kids know that L equals 50? Let's keep in mind that they didn't start tacking on Roman Numerals until Super Bowl V.
Of course, Joe Fan ain't going to this game. Not without shelling out an AVERAGE of $8,000 a ticket. But I digress...
On to the most important aspect of Super Bowl LIV -- who's gonna win. First, there's the San Francisco 49ers, making their first appearance in 25 years, feature a stonewall of a defense. It's said that defense wins championships.
On the other hand, the high-powered Kansas City Chiefs are in the title game for the first time in 50 years. They won it in 1969 under Coach Hank Stram -- featuring players like Len Dawson, Otis Taylor, Jan Stenerud and Buck Buchanan.
This seems to be a pick 'em game, according to Las Vegas, which has Kansas City as a one-point favorite. Vegas has an over/under in points of 54 1/2.
I look at this game as a high-scoring affair. And Kansas City gives Andy Reid his championship. And selfishly, I'm pulling for a scored that ends in 2 (KC) and 3 (SF) -- my numbers in the pool!
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