I would have thought Super Bowl LV would have been close. Or at least competitive. With it all said and done, Tampa Bay gets a championship with its Buccaneers in mediocre game that left a lot to be desired. There is no conspiracies or anything like that. The Kansas City Chiefs did not play well, but the referees did not do a good job either. And the NFL wonders why they get ripped a number of times for questionable, blatant calls, and calls that don't get made.
If it wasn't for his fourth quarter last year, Pat Mahomes would have had a mediocre Super Bowl. This year, it was without Eric Fisher at left tackle and no center with Daniel Kilgore. Pressure was going to come. Safe to say Mahomes did not feel comfortable. Clyde Edwards-Helaire was not given a fighting chance in carries despite 64 yards rushing. Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce both had decent games, but the rest, not so much. That defense couldn't create pressure on Tampa and couldn't stop the run, which was one of the more interesting aspects. Frustration mounts when you can't do anything.
Tampa played a clean game. That was one of the factors I thought would play in. Tom Brady put in my predictions in how he would perform outside of passing yards. Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones defied expectations in their performances. Fournette also doing it receiving wise with nearly 50 yards to go with his 89 rushing yards and a score. Antonio Brown got his chance to shine with a score. Defensively, stopping the run was not going to be a problem. It was stopping Mahomes and they kept him in check. A couple plays, he acted like Barry Sanders or Josh Allen.
That being said, this will be one of the forgettable Super Bowls. Not trash tiered level, but enough to be considered a huge disappointment. I do think the refs played a factor into this game. They are not the primary reason the Chiefs lost, but some of the calls in the first half were a bit ridiculous. I think Mike Evans flopped on purpose to draw pass interference on the touchdown drive late in the second quarter. Some of the holding calls didn't look like holding. Penalties on uncatchable passes. No consistency and given some of the guys on the Bucs, I'm amazed both sides didn't get penalized for face masks. It did get chippy.
Commercial wise, I can't complain. The best being the Tide commercial with the hoodie that had Jason Alexander's face. If you're a Seinfeld fan, you'll notice the song. Big deep cut into a nod to a late episode of the show. Some of them were weird like the Doritios ad and the Uber Eats that had Wayne's World. Too much promotion for the Paramount Plus app that begins next month. Most of the other stuff, I don't care much.
All together, not an abysmal Super Bowl, but not a good one as far as a package goes.
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