That's very nice. Jefferson making it to see his son enter the world beats any celebration. Pretty neat he was able to do that and still participate in the Super Bowl. FWIW, a lot of great moments from the winning team (which is usually most years at the very least). We had a couple proposals, kids playing in confetti, and pretty much players calling it quits. Winning as an actual part of the team is super great, over a fan of the team or even someone pulling for them.
So the ratings are still not available as of this post. That would mean the final ratings and viewership, but it will top Super Bowl 55 for sure. How high or whether it’ll Top SuperbowlXLIX will be determined as soon as possible.
I wanted a good game, as did most of everyone else, and that’s how things played out. I was on point with the under and with Cincinnati ATS (against the spread, which ranged from 3.5 to 4.5 before kickoff). I picked the Bengals to win their first title 21-18, so I was wrong there but I (and some of the smartest out there) figured that it wasn’t going to be a Rams blowout or a shootout. A 23-20 final score proved that. I believe the over hits with ease had Cincy converted that fourth and one to get Evan in position to send things to OT (a true coin-flip).
What a season. A lot happened, both on and off the field. We’ll see what happens with the Brian Flores stuff (FWIW, the lawsuit that was filed goes over several items including tanking in Miami possibly for $100,000 a loss, the inadvertent text from Belichick to Flores about Daboll being the guy before Flores even interviewed, and Elway/Ellis being drunk for Brian’s Denver interview back whenever).
Onto next year, or whatever’s next. There no more football until September 2022 (or August if you count preseason, though they really could start in August on a weeknight prior to Labor Day if they wanted to). However, one key item that makes football king is the off season stuff. Not stupid things, but happenings connected to the new season (or the aftermath of the preceding season like retirement). That includes Free Agency, The NFL Draft, and the Schedule Release. It’ll be interesting to see what happens with the Rams, Bucs, and Packers. Who knows whether Cincinnati will successfully address their O-Line issue!
Maybe it’s cliché, but people are placing the Rams as the team most likely to return to the Superbowl (if not continue its success). Meh; I don’t know about that. They’re so over, whereas the Bengals are fourth in cap space with their best players under control until 2023. The Rams got the title, the motivation might die down with the loss of a lot of people.
Finally, next year’s Super Bowl favorites include: Buffalo at 7/1, Dallas at 12/1, Green bay at 13/1, and San Francisco at 15/1. Kansas City is at +750, while the winners Los Angeles opens at +1200. Runners-up Cincinnati is actually tied with 2021 early favorite & division rival Baltimore at 20/1. Houston, still the only franchise to never host a divisional round and/or reach the conference title game weekend, is 180/1. Just lovely. This is as of 02/14/2022 & definitely subject to change
