Once again, Indianapolis found itself embarrassed in an AFC Championship Game in New England (this time with a different quarterback!) and now the Patriots get a third shot at winning the franchise’s fourth Super Bowl title at the site of the franchise’s most infamous defeat.
The Patriots will face the Seahawks in Glendale, the same venue where they lost to the Giants seven years ago in Super Bowl XLII. That’s just one of the many storylines about to be belabored over the next two weeks, including:
– Remember when Pete Carroll coached the Patriots? That happened!
– Darrelle Revis and Richard Sherman used to bicker on social media about who is the best cornerback. Can we get them to do that again!?
– Richard Sherman yelled U MAD BRO at Tom Brady that one time!
– “People counted the Patriots out after the Chiefs loss!” fights for time with “People counted the Seahawks out when they were 6-4!”
– Team trying to repeat against the last franchise that won back-to-back Super Bowls.
– Belichick vs. Marshawn on Media Day. WHO CAN BE MORE RETICENT!?
– Russell Wilson vs. Tom Brady. Who abandoned women better?
– “Starbucks vs. Dunkin'” – Peter King
– The Seahawks awesome safeties trying to cover Gronk (this is actually a legitimately interesting wrinkle but Super Bowl hype will make it annoying somehow anyway)
All I know is the Patriots can tie the Broncos for the most Super Bowl losses so everyone needs to be on that bandwagon. Is it possible just to fast forward to kickoff because I don’t want to deal with anything over the next two weeks.