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Matt Vs. The Super Bowl

While I realize this is a weeks late, I still feel like I should comment on the NFL Playoffs and their conclusion. The Philadelphia Eagles did  defeat the Dallas Cowboys to clinch a playoff spot but were defeated by the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card Game. While Nick Foles and Lesean McCoy made great strides under first year coach Chip Kelly, they are far away from being an elite team in the National Football League. Elsewhere former Eagles coach Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs blew an incredible lead to lose to the Indianapolis Colts. Finally the NFC and AFC Championship games were seemingly the matchups everyone wanted. The San Francisco 49ers played the Seattle Seahawks in a fierce divisional game while old rivals and future Hall of Famers Peyton Manning anf Tom Brady faced of in a matchup between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots. I found both games were full of tension and thrilling, with great plays on offense and defense. Ultimately Seattle and Denver won and headed up to North Jersey to decide who will hoist the Lombardi trophy. The media lost their minds for a week after a post game rant  by Seattle defender Richard Sherman but outside of that the buzz was minimal pregame.

For Denver, the game was a losing effort from the first snap. The Broncos touted a record setting offense but was steamrolled by the Seattle defense. It reminded me of the 2008 Super Bowl when an undefeated New England team lost to the upstart New York Giants. However there was no miraculous helmet catch or electrical power failure to save this game as the Seahawks won in a 43-8 rout.The first play of the game  was a safety due to a botched snap and despite some early defensive plays by Denver, the game got out of hand. Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson did not make any mistakes and eventually helped add on to the Seahawks lead. Denver's offense was unable to get anything going and did not even score until the end of the 3rd Quarter. Peyton Manning threw two interceptions and generally had no one to throw to. Even if the receiver caught the ball, they were tackled the instant they got it. The Seahawks outplayed Denver at every position to win their first Super Bowl in franchise history. The Broncos were faced with a long flight back from New Jersey with many questions about the future of the team Once the game got out of hand, I really did not know what to do with myself as even the much lauded (and expensive) Super Bowl commercials proved to be underwhelming. Bruno Mars was decent so I think that was a highlight of the affair I guess after a string up to to excellent NFL title games, we were due for a stinker.
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