Many of you think that the Kansas City Chiefs should have played the Buffalo Bills. The two best teams in the league play in front of a crowd that would be worked up into a lather no matter the weather.
Many of you think that the Kansas City Chiefs should have played the Buffalo Bills. The two best teams in the league play in front of a crowd that would be worked up into a lather no matter the weather.
Four of America's top 10 television markets are located between Boston and Washington on I-95. The Dallas Cowboys are the reigning, defending world's most valuable sports franchise, and both hated and beloved up and down that section of interstate, so they get the prime time slot for the big game.
The quarterback rivalry for Gen Z is something the Bills have not seen before.
Manning was more famous for having the authority to call a timeout on the field than for frantically making the motion in his basement, so the Tom Brady-Peyton Manning game was always the most-hyped regular-season game. Some sports narratives are easy to understand. The prodigy and No. 1-overall pick, with the NFL QB father, against the sixth-round pick, who can't help but win a Superbowl.
During the 2006 season, when football's ultimate winner surrendered an 18-point lead and ended the game with an intercept, there was a lot of fanfare, but rarely were the games that compelling.
Allen is not the same as Mahomes. This is turning into a boxing rivalry since Allen took the biggest leap in quality of play in 2020. What Triple G, Ward, and Gatti had in common was a natural energy. Even the viewers at home or the bar could feel the magnitude of the event. The crowd is hanging on every swing of the bat as the fight begins. Sports are in their highest form.
Even though the only moment that Mahomes and Allen share on the field is the postgame handshake, their games are like a boxing match. The action is slow as they feel each other out, and then boom, one rolls to one side of the field then throws the ball to the other and drops it into the wide receiver's arms.
The counter is ready. This one doesn't require nearly seven seconds of scrambling, just a big strong guy rearing back and throwing a pass 44 yards in the air for a touchdown.
It is a big shot after a big shot. Both quarterbacks can scramble, but that doesn't mean they'll always run. When Allen does, a defensive player needs to have his chin strap buckled and his mouth open. Allen is able to run through him or around him, depending on what he thinks is most effective. He will make enough players miss to reach the ball over the first-down line if he slides.
One of Allen's teammates helped him put the game out of reach on Sunday. Von Miller ended the first two drives with sacks and the final one resulted in an intercept.
Score this fight a victory for Allen, just as they did in the regular season. There is a chance that they will see each other again in January, as they look like the two best teams in the league, and the Chiefs hope to not be missing two starting corners.
It felt like a football game. It is something bigger. It has more power, a higher watt level, and a louder level of noise. Hagler-Hearns are trying to knock each other's heads into fourth row by throwing a football.
It's energy. It's pure, natural, sports.
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