Things That Made Me Giddy
Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp Engineered an All-Time Great Drive: The end was not beautiful—two of those penalties were no-doubters, the holding call on Logan Wilson less so. But this was a 79-yard drive led by a superstar quarterback, with one superstar receiver and, really, nothing else to work with. The game-winning touchdown, even in a slog of a Super Bowl overall, was iconic.
This Throw, Though, Was the Stuff of Legend:
Aaron Donald as Kyra Sedgwick in : The only way it could have ended.
Joe Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase: It’s been 20 games and this is almost surely going to be a historic connection.
That Halftime Show Was Phenomenal: The music, obviously, but that set and choreography was cool as hell. (Can I say hell? It's the end of the season, why not.)
The Bengals Go Heavy: Once Raheem Morris had a bead on their protection plans, and with Joe Burrow limping, it was the only thing Cincinnati could do down the stretch. And for a little while, it looked like it might work.
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Andy Benoit: My friend (and longtime podcast co-host) won a Super Bowl ring on Sunday, which is something that makes me happy. And he did it with a coach and quarterback he believed in long before anyone else did, which is something that makes him happy. (Though I think he'd be happy to win a Super Bowl ring with pretty much anyone.)
