The NFL Thread

[Frosty]

I'll take Tampa Bay over Kansas City today even though I don't really care who wins.

More than likely, I'll just have it on in the background for noise while cooking dinner & afterwards when I get on the computer.

[Persephone]

Wow, I didn't expect that at all.

KC not having a TD? (Third team ever to be shut out of a TD in the Super Bowl.) Mahomes throwing so many interceptions? Mahomes being held to under 10 points and also never having lost by more than double-digits?

I certainly didn't expect the Bucs to kick so much ass after KC's defense stopped the fourth-and-one.

I also laughed pretty hard at KC getting flagged three plays in a row.

[MrC.]

I found myself torn last night: fed up seeing TB12 win, but hoping he would to show for sure it wasn't all Belichick. The Chiefs, I'm usually wishing to lose so LV have a half chance at the division.

It's amazing what a difference losing 2 starting players from normally unglamorous positions of DT can make: you saw the Buccs just run right through the normally fairly resilient O line did to Mahomes' chance to get a good ball away. All Tampa had to do was keep Hill & Kelce tied up for a few seconds and the QB rush took care of the play. The flags seemed to only fall one way at times as well: I could see reason for a KC fan to question the officiating.

All in, it was a shame really, I'd have preferred a decent match.

[Frosty]

Yeah, that's pretty much my take on it as well.