That 'Other' Game

P#ffs in pads is another comment aimed at the game of American Football. I’d go along with the first as I’ve been a fan of the game since Channel 4 started showing it in the late eighties. My allegiance has always been the Raiders. A black and silver jersey with a reputation of doing bad deeds on the field. They’ve won the Super Bowl three times so they can’t be that bad. Recently their form has been disappointing but I’m still a fan.

Like Leeds sometimes they promise much but fail to deliver on a regular basis and are one of the most hated teams in the NFL. The reason for the article is to take a look at the biggest money making game in sport. Thousands of dollars are charged for a seat and multi millions made for the National Football League (NFL) for one game that has four fifteen minute quarters but can last for nearly four hours, even longer with a show in the middle of proceedings.

The final game brought the AFC Champions Kansas City Chiefs, hoping to do a ‘three-peat’ winning the Lombardi trophy for the third time in a row, a feat never done by any team in the game’s history. Their opponents were the Philadelphia Eagles from National Football Conference. A team with a fantastic defence and a quarterback Jaken Hurts that is very respected. It was a re-run of the final two seasons again when the Chiefs beat the Eagles 38-35. This time the Eagles powered past a poor Chiefs defence to score 24 unanswered points to give them a lead they would extend in the second half of the game.

The final score ended up 40-22 to give the Eagles their second Super Bowl trophy. For me it’s somewhat of a change to watch something completely different than a game featuring my club Leeds United. You step away from the partisan part of you and just enjoy the event and game. It might never be everybody’s cup of tea but as a sporting event it has quite a lot to keep you focused until the wee hours. MOT