RedState Sports Report: Right Now, Kirby Smart (Understandably) Could Care Less About Football

Hello from the sports department aboard the Good Pirate Ship RedState. Here, we have familiar sights and sounds like ocean waves, squawking albatrosses, and our resident Shark, Sammy, and Kraken, Karl, snacking on fish crackers while tuning in to sports on TV.

… and the Kansas City Chiefs headed toward the Big Game.

The Kansas City Chiefs, led by star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, are heading to the Super Bowl for the fifth time in six seasons. This time, they will face off against the Philadelphia Eagles, who are also no strangers to the NFL championship game, making their second appearance in three years and third in eight years. With this level of repeat encounters, football enthusiasts may find themselves dreading the anticipation leading up to the big game.

The Eagles secured their spot in the title showdown, set to take place in New Orleans, after a dominant 55-23 victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC championship game. The game featured standout performances from Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts, who despite nursing injuries, excelled on the field, coupled with numerous turnovers by the Commanders, which proved too much for Washington to overcome. Nonetheless, the Commanders exceeded expectations throughout the season and show promise for the future. Yet, on that particular Sunday, the Eagles rightfully claimed the spotlight, regardless of how you look at it.

Meanwhile, the Chiefs played in the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive year. They are 5-2 in said games and broke Buffalo’s heart again with a 32-29 victory over the Bills. Buffalo tried a two-point conversion on two occasions and converted neither, so at least it was not a last-second loss. Still, one suspects that Buffalo wonders if it will ever stop its postseason routine of playing the Washington Generals to Kansas City’s Harlem Globetrotters.

Thus, like it or not, we have our lineup for Super Bowl LIX. It will be strength versus strength whenever Philadelphia has the ball, as the Chiefs are better at stopping the run than the pass, while the Eagles excel at the run courtesy of the other-worldly Mr. Barkley. It will also be strength on strength whenever Kansas City has the ball. Philadelphia’s defense was at the top of the NFL this year against the pass, but Mahomes is still able to make plays by himself where none are seemingly available. It should be a good, close game, no matter how tired any of us may be of the teams involved. Which is quite a bit.

And there you have it. The Chiefs are going for their third championship in a row, a feat never accomplished in the Super Bowl era. On the field, it is a tantalizing matchup. Off the field, as Yogi Berra once said, it’s déjà vu all over again. Aside from the horde of Swifties guaranteed to be glued to their television from start to finish so as to not miss a single shot of TayTay in whichever luxury suite she occupies, one wonders if the game will be a television ratings boom or bust due to the Chiefs, considering their maximum exposure over the past few years, and to a lesser degree the Eagles. Diehard football fans will tune in, but more casual ones may well decide this is the year to check out the Puppy Bowl.

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and associates have easily transcended the usual limitation of sports figures being known solely to sporting fans and have morphed into pop culture icons. This should ensure high interest among the general public. Still, for many pigskin enthusiasts, I have a hunch it is more a case of looking forward to the game being over with hopes that perhaps this time next year, we can see two different teams vying for the Vince Lombardi Trophy.

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