Although I'm paying for it today, I stayed up until the very end and then some. Watching the trophy presentation and the reactions come in. Even though I have no real love of either team and wasn't particularly looking forward to the game, I strangely really enjoyed it. Was a very fun watch and I was laughing at times.
Whether it's the Bears fandom in me where the forward pass is a novelty, I will always enjoy watching defensive excellence. I know why this Superbowl will be quickly forgotten about, but there are parallels to the Buccaneers winning 4 years ago, or the Seahawks demolishing the Broncos. I also grew up watching the NFC monsters decimate the big game. My own Bears, Giants, Washington and 49ers all destroying whomever had won the Lamar Hunt trophy. It took years for the AFC to win and this defensive master class was on that scale. On that note I'm glad Vic Fangio will get the credit he deserves. I watched him turn Mel Tuckers 50-points giving, all-time rubbish into one of the top-tier Defenses in 2018. He was the real Coach of the Year that year, not Nagy. As someone said that Eagles D-Line deserves the MVP. Despite the complete performance the way they pirouetted and leaped about at will, with no extra help to crush Mahomes was stunning.
I've said in this thread several times, whilst the Chiefs are one of the greats, a dynasty, what tends to never be mentioned is their high amounts of luck. Obviously the bias towards Mahomes has finally been acknowledged this year and become a talking point. And I'm glad that luck, along with other things ran out last night. For winning covers over the cracks and watching that fan base scream 'fire Nagy, or Reid' is truly poetic. Still they came closer to the SB-era three peat than anyone else. And I think they just had an off day, including Mahomes, even with the Eagles brilliance. They are human after all.
That said I desperately hope that we see some new teams next year. A Bills, Ravens, Bengal, Lions, Commanders. Whomever. Since 2000 we've had 14 Superbowls with the same two AFC champions and it's gotten a bit boring. I fear this might not be the last time we see the Chiefs, or Eagles though. Even if the Eagles are going to have to start paying some of their defensive studs soon.
Sorry for the long post. Anyway time for the Bears to own you all and be off-season champions again. Our Superbowl.
