Kansas City wants to Score the first Threepeat against the Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans
This is the third year in a row that Kansas City is playing in the Superbowl.
Kansas City is returning to the big dance after winning two Superbowls in a row. Multiple teams have won two Superbowls in a row. Heck, the first two were both won by Green Bay. (Others include Miami, Pittsburg (twice), San Francisco, Dallas, Denver, and New England.)
Two teams have won three times in a four year period: Dallas and New England.
Nobody has ever won three in a row.
But maybe that’ll change on Sunday.
The main problem is that everybody is pretty much sick of both teams (with the notable exception of the referees who remain big fans of KC).
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are still dating. (Remember how last year the rumor was she might miss the game due to a concert on the other side of the globe? You won’t have to bite your nails this year. She’s reportedly already there. It is unknown whether Ice Spice or Lana Del Rey will also be there but I hope Lana Del Rey is. I think she’s great.)
Jon Batiste will be singing the National Anthem.
Trombone Shorty and Lauren Daigle will be performing America the Beautiful.
Ledisi will be singing Lift Every Voice and Sing.
Kendrick Lamar will be the main performer at the halftime show and SZA will be showing up (presumably to throw down “All the Stars”).
And, yes, both Trader Joe’s and Costco were like Thunderdome on Friday. Even when it’s crazy, it ain’t crazy like *THAT*. But they did have six-packs of Pringles that included a couple of cans of Loaded Hot Dog.
Every time the team you’re not rooting for gets a touchdown, you have to eat six of those. Seven, if they get the extra point.
Rumor has it that the Eagles will be doing the “rush 4, drop 7” gambit.
May the best team win.
So… who are you rooting for?
If you’re Travis Kelce and half the world is expecting you to propose after the game, what do you do? (I mean, besides finding a proxy to make the appropriate wager ahead of time). Are you basically forced into it due to expectations?Report
I’m obnoxious, so would propose secretly in advance, then tell Taylor to flash the giant diamond during the game.Report
Only if KC wins does that happen.
All the more reason to watch. Does the Cigarette Smoking Man want the country to change the subject for a week?Report
Welp. He-Who-Should-Not-Be-Named is not only going to the game but giving a speech first.
Has Trudeau ever even gone to the Brier?!?Report
I am pretty bored with the Chiefs but for whatever reason they do not annoy me to anywhere close to the degree the Belichick/Brady Pats dynasty did. I also despise the Eagles. This one is easy for me from a rooting perspective.
I let my oldest pick what we’re doing for dinner and he (somewhat unexpectedly) said 5 Guys. So I’ll be off to spend like $70 on burgers and fries that are better than McDonalds but probably not the 3 to 4 times better the price would imply.Report
Everything I read suggests everyone in the sport who has met Andy Reid likes him. I suspect that he’s sort of “America’s coach” ever since he did the State Farm commercials where he’s stealing fast food from Mahomes and Jake. IIRC, after he coached his last game at Philly, where the owner said nothing bad about him, he went to the airport where other owners’ private jets were lined for interviews.Report
Yea Reid is much more likeable.
I still hated him when he coached the Eagles but that seems so long ago now.Report
Kansas City booed out of the building.
The iggles getting cheered from here to tomorrow.Report
Huh. Baptiste made “brave” the tough note to hit rather than “free”.Report
REFS ALREADY GIVING KANSAS CITY THE BALLReport
Trending in the United States:
The Refs.Report
Already there are more gambling commercials than last year.Report
Huh. Kelce had an incomplete.Report
HOLY CRAP AN INTERCEPTION.
17-0. Oof.Report
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Both Led Zep’s “Whole Lotta Love” and Who’s “Baba O’Reilly” showing up in ads.
What year is it?Report
There are thirteen seasons of The Masked Singer?Report
As Halftime shows go…
Well, I understand that there are artists who make *AMAZING* albums but aren’t great in concert and other artists who have *AMAZING* live shows but the albums are merely okay.
But I was going to make a joke about how Weezer should do a halftime show and then realized that Weezer would put on one heck of a halftime show. Bring out Weird Al as special guest star.Report
I thought it was pretty meh.
But I also think hip hop sucks generally.Report
Kelce got a completion!
Wait. “This is America” is the song for Ozempic?
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON DID WE SWITCH TIMELINES AGAINReport
Chiefs finally get a touchdown.
As a Broncos fan, I get it.Report
A STRIP SACK!!!
Wait, I thought this was a family show.Report
Well, that’s enough of that. The final score ended up being a much less embarrassing 22-40, but that might be the worst Superbowl I’ve ever watched.Report