Monday, January 27, 2025

Super Bowl rematch

After participating in one of the more thrilling Super Bowls ever two years ago, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are slated for a rematch in Super Bowl LIX on February 9.

This was the general sentiment conveyed once that matchup was set:




I dunno what it is about sports fans, but if it's not their favorite team in the midst of a dynastic run, they have little appetite for other teams putting together many impressive seasons over a decade's time. That and the perceived incessant fawning over Taylor Swift are likely the main reasons NFL fans outside of Missouri and Kansas have grown tired of the Chiefs. And while the Eagles seem to have some solid citizens (and downright likeable dudes) on their roster, the Philly fanbase is viewed as some of the more insufferably boorish and obnoxious collectives in sports. As such, many NFL fans' "moral code" would state the team shouldn't be allowed to win as a result. 


I firmly recall the vibes when the Chiefs fell to the New England Patriots at home in the 2018 AFC Championship Game (the Pats would win their sixth Super Bowl in 18 years just a couple of weeks later, punctuating their dynasty). The Patriots were universally reviled by NFL fans outside of New England, and the common complaints included how NFL officials consistently rigged games for Tom Brady & Co., as well as the obligatory vapid screeds of growing weary of seeing one team win so much. Believe me, pretty much every KC fan in my social media community seven years ago was also screeching those sentiments. How ironic that today's Chiefs are now the target of that invective. 


With all that said, I'm not ready to make my Super Bowl prognostication just yet. I'll definitely post it here the weekend of the big game though.


Until then.........


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