![]() ![]() The Chiefs were without both of their offensive tackles on Sunday night. But the main reason is obvious: Kansas City’s backup offensive linemen couldn’t block. Part of this is because the Buccaneers have a better pass rush than the Chiefs, and part is that the Buccaneers offense prioritized quick throws, while the Chiefs waited for receivers to get open downfield. Brady spent all night throwing out of a clean pocket Mahomes spent all night scrambling for his life. Tom Brady was pressured four times on 30 dropbacks, according to ESPN Stats and Info, while Patrick Mahomes was pressured 29 times on 56 dropbacks. There’s one simple stat that defines Super Bowl LV. Loser: The Chiefs’ Replacement Offensive Line But Brady looked fine Sunday night, going 21-for-29 with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Winning the Super Bowl isn’t always a reflection of great play by the quarterback-think of Peyton Manning having a genuinely bad game in his last Super Bowl victory with the Broncos before immediately retiring. Brady had 40 this season, the second most in the NFL. Prior to this year, every quarterback aged 43 and older in NFL history had combined for 21 passing touchdowns. (I should mention that I closely watched Brett Favre play for the Jets.) Instead, Brady was one of the best quarterbacks in the league this season-better than he’d been in 2019 with the Patriots-and he won the Super Bowl. This offseason, I assumed Brady’s late-career trip down to Florida would be like so many other ancient quarterbacks pushing things a bit too far. (You could cycle through those three options until you got tired and decided to simply say the Patriots were cheaters.) But with the win over the Chiefs on Sunday night, Brady has now won a title with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he has more Super Bowl wins than any franchise-yes, even more than the Patriots and he has won both of his career playoff matchups with the meteoric superstar Patrick Mahomes-the only two playoff losses of Mahomes’s career. Either Brady was the GOAT, or Patriots coach Bill Belichick was the GOAT, or the Brady-Belichick combo was the GOAT. What’s the difference between four championships and five? Five championships and six? But something feels special about Tom Brady’s seventh Super Bowl championship, which he won in a 31-9 rout over the Kansas City Chiefs.īrady could have won anywhere in between five and 50 championships in New England, and it wouldn’t have done much to change my perception of him. But if you’re the greatest of all time, like Serena Williams, you end up with an overflowing trophy room and a hazy memory of how many Australian Opens you’ve won. ![]() ![]() If you win just one, it is the defining moment of your life. There is somewhat of a diminishing return on multiple championships. Everything You Need to Know About Super Bowl LVĮvery week this NFL season, we will celebrate the electric plays, investigate the colossal blunders, and explain the inexplicable moments of the most recent slate. ![]()
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