2/14/22 Super Bowl Sunday?

     This past Sunday, like it or not, we got into the Super Bowl hoopla, not that I cared for either team, but after finding myself enjoying the playoff games, I thought it might be interesting to see which team got it done.  I have not been an NFL fan for a few years now, I just never found a team to root for after the Houston Oilers left for Tennessee.  All the BS last year with the kneeling and the powers that be using the NFL to push their messaging down our throats was also not helpful, such as the names of criminals on the backs of player's helmets.  This year, I was honestly attracted by the camaraderie of Gronk and Tom Brady on TikTok, which made me think there might be some genuine people in the league.  I was then excited by the close finishes of the different playoff games, which led us to watching on Super Bowl Sunday.

    As it is more times than not, we grilled on Sunday, because that is what we do.  We also had DD, his wife, and baby DD, who was just born last week, he is tiny at 6lbs and change.  It was a nice time, we grilled fajitas, sausages, and chicken thighs to make tacos with, and then some simple chips and dips so Wife wouldn't have to cook anything fancy.  

    I can't say I know much about either the Rams or Bengals, but I don't think either team had won a Super Bowl in a long time.  Scratch that, the Rams won in 2018, I had no idea, they have been to the Super Bowl 4 times now, winning the last two times.  The Bengals have been three times, all losses, the other two times were in the 80's.  Interestingly, only two of the Bengals players were even alive the last time the Bengals went to the Super Bowl, the punter and the long snapper, specialists who don't take a lot of abuse.

    The game itself was close, and although the Rams won, it was only by 4 points and the Bengals could have played things differently and tied it to send it into overtime or even won it if things had gone a little differently.  I guess this is what is good about not being a fan of either team, I just enjoyed the good plays for what they were, elite athletes doing what they do.  Even the linemen are no longer just heaving fat bodies, these too are monsters, measuring over 6ft 2in to 6ft 8in tall and all over 300 pounds.  They almost look normal sized because they are all big, it's not until a running back with a normal height of 5ft 8in stands next to them and looks like a midget, that we can truly appreciate how big these men are.

    Hopefully, we can keep the energy going and enjoy watching games on TV, Baby A sat with me, it was actually at his request that I focused on the idea of watching the game.  Too bad the season ended, but another one is always on the verge of starting in a couple months.