By William Hathaway
On Feb. 7, the National Football League will own on the national stage, with Super Bowl LV taking place in Tampa, Florida. This year’s game has a twist, as for the first time, one of the participants, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be playing a home game, with the contest taking place in their home Raymond James Stadium. The Bucs will host the defending Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs.
Six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady is now on a different team, after winning his first half dozen titles with the New England Patriots. TB took TB to the big game after winning the NFC Crown with a 31-26 win over the Green Bay Packers on the road. Head coach Bruce Arians is looking for his first SB title in that position, as he previously won a Super Bowl with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a coordinator.
On the other sideline, the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to go back to back, as Patrick Mahomes led his squad to a 38-24 win over the Buffalo Bills. If the Chiefs win, they will be the first team to win consecutive championships since Brady’s Patriots won SBXXXVIII and XXXIX.
Due to COVID-19, only around 25,000 live fans will be in attendance. There will be thousands of cutouts of fans to add to the experience. Among the local flavor in the game are former NY Giant Jason Pierre-Paul and former NY Jet La’Veon Bell.
As for my prediction, Patrick Mahomes will go back to back, beating Tom Brady by the final score of 27-21, and going back to Disney World, if it’s open.
