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Super Bowl 54 (let’s just forget about the Roman numerals already) is set, as the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will meet in Miami on Feb. 2 with the Lombardi Trophy on the line.
Which is awesome.
Sunday’s conference championship games taught us a bunch of things, but above all was that these are far and away the two best two teams in football and now they will face each other with everything on the line.
You have to love that.
You have to love the thought of Patrick Mahomes, who was absolutely ridiculous against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, going against the 49ers defense, which looked dominant once again Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
It’s going to be an incredible chess match between these two units. The edge has to go to Mahomes, but maybe not that much, right? Wait, can anybody actually slow down Mahomes right now?
We’re going to find out in Miami.
You have to love that the 49ers, one of the most storied franchises in the history of the league, have been able to rebuild and get back to the Super Bowl again. Things are just better when these traditional powers become contenders.
You have to love that the Kansas City Chiefs are playing in their first Super Bowl since 1970 when they played in Super Bowl 4(!). This rabid fanbase has been deserving of an opportunity to play in this game for years and now they’ve finally punched their ticket, which has to feel incredible. The Chiefs fans who make the trip to Miami are GOING TO BRING IT, which will be fun.
Many of you have to love that the New England Patriots aren’t in the Super Bowl for the first time since Peyton Manning was seen winning a Super Bowl in the final game of his career. Something new is always good, and now we have the new star QB in Mahomes looking to start putting Super Bowl victories on his resume and building a legacy that should include many more of these opportunities.
You have to love that Kyle Shanahan now gets a chance to do what his dad, Mike Shanahan, once did – win a Super Bowl. If you have no dog in this fight then that’s a pretty cool storyline to follow.
You also have to love that Andy Reid gets another chance to win his first Super Bowl. The dude was already joking Sunday about how he needs to lose weight so he can fit into his clothes in Miami. We can all relate to that. We can also probably relate to poor clock management but that’s a topic for a different day.
Yup, this Super Bowl in Miami is going to be a blast.
Maybe Jimmy Garoppolo will even throw more than eight passes!
NFL Awards: Rob Lowe did a hilarious job of trying to fit in.
Here’s my fun, gif-by-gif look back at the good, the bad, and the hilarious from Sunday’s NFL action. This includes the incredible moment when Fox showed Rob Lowe sitting in the crowd of the Packers-49ers game. I mean, what a hat. But these awards also have so much more – including a ref getting knocked the heck over and Travis Kelce quoting the Beastie Boys while talking with Jim Nantz. Dig into these things.
Quick hits: Conspiracy theory in KC… Kelce’s F-bomb… Revis disses Sherman… And more!
– What was up with the ref throwing a flag for holding in the Chiefs game as the ball was being snapped? Fans had a conspiracy theory.
– Travis Kelce dropped a great F-bomb on CBS while professing his love for Patrick Mahomes.
– Darrelle Revis talked trash about Richard Sherman “hiding” during the NFC title game.
– Everyone was confused as to why Boyz II Men wore 49ers gear while singing the national anthem on Sunday. Aren’t they from Philly?
– Ryan Tannehill used his nose to swipe on his tablet during Sunday’s game and instantly became a meme.
– Fans had lots of jokes about Stephen A. Smith breaking down UFC 246 on ESPN with Joe Rogan.
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