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\"\"By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

Kid: \u201cYou take the fun out of everything.\u201d<\/strong>
\nMe: \u201cI have a PhD in Buzz Kill, Kid.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

50 Notes on a Super Bowl Scorecard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Before you declare me the \u201cget off my lawn guy\u201d\u2026these are just the things I observed.)<\/p>\n

#1\u2014The Philadelphia Eagles did not need Saquon Barkley that\u2019s how good they were in Super Bowl 59.<\/p>\n

#2\u2014Early on Philly decided that wide receiver A.J. Brown was better than KC corner, Trent McDuffie. Brown only had three catches, but they were all important.<\/p>\n

#3\u2014The Eagles led 24-0 at the half, but 14 of those points are directly on the KC offense. The fist touchdown of the game was a case of the refs trying to prove they weren\u2019t in the bag for the Chiefs with the personal foul call on Trent McDuffie. Otherwise, the KC defense gets off the field.<\/p>\n

#4\u2014Chiefs didn\u2019t even try to run the ball and made no adjustments when the Eagles started teeing off on Patrick Mahomes. They needed tempo, they needed a short passing game, very surprised Andy Reid never adjusted.<\/p>\n

#5\u2014Kansas City\u2019s performance proved to me that the Los Angeles Rams could have won the Super Bowl. Remember, thirteen yards and a point after was the difference between the Rams losing in the divisional round and winning Super Sunday.<\/p>\n

#6\u2014I saw the game in a large, extremely diverse, venue at South Point in Las Vegas. When the network showed Trump entering the place erupted in applause.<\/p>\n

#7\u2014The first shot of Taylor Swift drew no response.<\/p>\n

#8\u2014When \u201cLift Every Voice\u201d was sung nobody in the venue paid attention.<\/p>\n

#9\u2014I\u2019ve never seen so many celebrities used at a Super Bowl. The Brad Pitt\u2014We\u2019re all in this together as Americans\u2014video and spiel fell flat\u2026No one cared, no one applauded. Person next to us wondered out loud if USAID funded the project.<\/p>\n

#10\u2014Of course, we got the obligatory march\/push about the resiliency of New Orleans.<\/p>\n

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The season over…Get your football fix with Joe Torosian’s “Game Day in The RamCave.” Click on pic for link.<\/p><\/div>\n

#11\u2014Lady Ga Ga sang and told us how we should all feel.<\/p>\n

#12\u2014The AI video recapping the career of Jimmy Johnson sure felt like a retirement announcement. There\u2019s been speculation the health of the 81-year-old Johnson is not good.<\/p>\n

#13\u2014Fox announcer Kevin Burkhardt appeared with Tom Brady and said, \u201cWe can\u2019t wait to get this game started.\u201d\u2026.I think he was lying\u2026because we had to go through the Jon Hamm and Bradley Cooper introductions. We had to go through the sideline interviews of Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley that told us nothing.<\/p>\n

#14\u2014Did not mind the singing of \u201cAmerica The Beautiful\u201d\u2026performers did a great job\u2026The NFL and Fox didn\u2019t realize with the choosing of that song they basically took everybody to church.<\/p>\n

#15\u2014National Anthem was great. The very very diverse venue erupted in applause when Trump was shown during the anthem.<\/p>\n

#16\u2014Cool, the game was about to start. The captains came out\u2026but first New Orleans Saints star Cam Jordan was given the mike to do another presentation on the New Year\u2019s Eve terrorist attack, the first responders, the victims, and the resilience of New Orleans\u2026Then for good measure, to cover all the bases, he mentioned every disaster in America since last fall from hurricanes to fires.<\/p>\n

#17\u2014Cool, now the game is about to start\u2026but first we need a monologue from Tom Cruise about what it takes to arrive at a game like this and all the players must endure.<\/p>\n

#18\u2014A.J. Brown is flagged for obvious offensive pass interference on the Eagles first possession. The complaining started.<\/p>\n

#19\u2014Travis Kelce sets the mood for the Chiefs on their first possession by dropping a pass on second down.<\/p>\n

#20\u2014First commercial to stand out was Eugene Levy\u2019s flying eyebrows.<\/p>\n

#21\u2014Eagles score touchdown on Brotherly Shove\u2026Chiefs fail to jump the snap and deliver the first blow.<\/p>\n

#22\u2014The Seal commercial was great.<\/p>\n

#23\u2014Note to Snoop Dogg & Tom Brady: You don\u2019t have to do a commercial about hate\u2026and you looked foolish in the attempt.<\/p>\n

#24\u2014Doing the totals on all the pre-game and in-game messaging through the first quarter, I came to the conclusion that you could go to church every Sunday for two months and not be preached at as much as the NFL was preaching to its fans on Super Bowl Sunday.<\/p>\n

#25\u2014I was again frustrated when remembering the Rams had this Eagles team on the ropes and were only a rookie center looking left instead of right on a crucial third down from going to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

#26\u2014Cooper DeJean made a 10-0 game 17-0 on a pick-six and we all knew KC was in trouble.<\/p>\n

#27\u2014The NFL gave another sermon in the form of \u201cI am Somebody.\u201d\u2026Because no one everyone would have known it without the NFL telling them. These Public Service Announcements now carry about as much weight as a celebrity coming out in support of Climate Change.<\/p>\n

#28\u2014Second half started Chiefs made no adjustments.<\/p>\n

#29\u2014The personal foul penalty of Nick Bolton was another case of the NFL attempting to prove that were not biased toward the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

#30\u2014The Chiefs defense that had played well began to crack in the second half.<\/p>\n

#31\u2014At the 1:49 mark of the third, Taylor Swift was shown on the screen and the venue loudly booed.<\/p>\n

#32\u2014Jalen Hurts takes over the game, and throws touchdown pass to A.J. Brown before the end of the third.<\/p>\n

#33\u2014This was followed by a Nike commercial talking about how women can\u2019t win\u2026and that they needed to continue to strive and fight\u2026and no one in the arena cared.<\/p>\n

#34\u2014Then a commercial began with extensive shots of women in bras and low cleavage\u2014seemingly that it was all that men noticed about women\u2026and then at the end reminded everyone it was a PSA about breast cancer awareness\u2026<\/p>\n

#35\u2014\u201cOf all people! DeAndre Hopkins drops the ball?\u201d<\/p>\n

#36\u2014\u201cTravis Kelce looks washed.\u201d<\/p>\n

#37\u2014Late in the third, KC\u2019s at the Philly 40, down 34-0, and they were still huddling.<\/p>\n

#38\u2014Harrison Ford car commercial about how great America is. I think the Hollywood stars now come to the Super Bowl to be seen because for the most part no one is going to their movies.<\/p>\n

#39\u2014In the fourth, Mahomes is blasted and fumbles. I initially thought he was killed.<\/p>\n

#40\u2014Jalen Hurts deserved the MVP. If not him, the Eagles front four.<\/p>\n

#41\u2014Can you imagine the sick feeling New York Giants GM, Joe Schoen had watching Saquon Barkley win the Super Bowl?<\/p>\n

#42\u2014How happy was A.J. Brown to be out of Tennessee?<\/p>\n

#43\u2014Time for Nick Sirianni to get respect. I was wrong about him.<\/p>\n

#44\u2014Did anyone think Jalen Hurts would win a Super Bowl before Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen? I still don\u2019t think he\u2019s a great passer, but Hurts is someone who leads, works hard, and stays cool. Good for him.<\/p>\n

#45\u2014Kansas City goes into the draft and takes an offensive tackle\u2026do you think? And they may need another receiver.<\/p>\n

#46\u2014They also need another tight end to pair with Noah Gray.<\/p>\n

#47\u2014Has Patrick Mahomes career turned the corner? He\u2019ll be 30 this coming September. I\u2019m not saying he\u2019s done\u2026I\u2019m saying he\u2019s not in his 20s anymore\u2014just something to think about.<\/p>\n

#48\u2014When does Andy Reid pull the plug? Or, does he ride out Mahomes\u2019 run?<\/p>\n

#49\u2014The two weeks between conference finals and Super Bowl played a huge part in the Eagles offensive line getting healthy.<\/p>\n

#50\u2014I guess it\u2019s time to say it\u2026 \u201cOh, I have always been an Eagles fan!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n

1,229\u20282<\/p>\n

Corinthians 1:9<\/p>\n

jtbank1964@yahoo.com<\/p>\n

Follow Joe on X: @joet13b<\/p>\n

Instagram: @joet13b<\/p>\n

YouTube: \u201cRamView\u201d (MWF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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