Notes on Super Bowl LVIII
Feb. 12th, 2024 09:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cjlasky71. Conventional wisdom said that Kansas City's defense would hold back the 49ers until Patrick Mahomes could rally the Chiefs offense. For once, conventional wisdom was right. The 49er offense disappeared for most of the second half, and if a game is close, you know (YOU KNOW) Mahomes will find a way to win it. The scramble on 4th and 1 in OT would be a career highlight for most players; for Mahomes, it's just...typical.
2. Kansas City's D-line didn't really stop McCaffrey--but then, nobody really stops McCaffrey. You just contain the damage. The real shut downs came from the KC cornerbacks, who smothered Aiyuk and Deebo. Purdy didn't even try to test L'Jarius Sneed. (I don't remember hearing his name at all.)
3. The most depressing part of KC's win (for the rest of the league, that is)? This is probably the worst team the Chiefs will put on the field for the next few years. That defense is one of the youngest in the NFL; they'll only improve with experience. And once the receiving corps dumps dead weight like Kadarius Toney (and the Chiefs draft another deep threat), Mahomes will be zinging the ball downfield again (like the old days with Tyreek Hill). Sorry, Buffalo.
4. All the celebrity ads were TERRIBLE. At least the "couch potato farm" ad for PlutoTV had a clever idea and actually had something to do with the product. Just like in the movies, you can have the biggest star in the world in front of the camera, but if the script sucks, you won't bring in customers.
5. Alicia Keys was wonderful. Loved the red jumpsuit and matching gown. (Wait...Usher was there too? I didn't notice.)
6. One half of the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift power couple regaled the audience with covers of "Viva Las Vegas" and "Fight for Your Right to Party." Unfortunately, it was the wrong half.
2. Kansas City's D-line didn't really stop McCaffrey--but then, nobody really stops McCaffrey. You just contain the damage. The real shut downs came from the KC cornerbacks, who smothered Aiyuk and Deebo. Purdy didn't even try to test L'Jarius Sneed. (I don't remember hearing his name at all.)
3. The most depressing part of KC's win (for the rest of the league, that is)? This is probably the worst team the Chiefs will put on the field for the next few years. That defense is one of the youngest in the NFL; they'll only improve with experience. And once the receiving corps dumps dead weight like Kadarius Toney (and the Chiefs draft another deep threat), Mahomes will be zinging the ball downfield again (like the old days with Tyreek Hill). Sorry, Buffalo.
4. All the celebrity ads were TERRIBLE. At least the "couch potato farm" ad for PlutoTV had a clever idea and actually had something to do with the product. Just like in the movies, you can have the biggest star in the world in front of the camera, but if the script sucks, you won't bring in customers.
5. Alicia Keys was wonderful. Loved the red jumpsuit and matching gown. (Wait...Usher was there too? I didn't notice.)
6. One half of the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift power couple regaled the audience with covers of "Viva Las Vegas" and "Fight for Your Right to Party." Unfortunately, it was the wrong half.
