Super Bowl LVIII (Taylor's Version)

 Paradise, Nevada

San Francisco 49ers (14-5) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (14-6) W 1

Niners blow another SB lead and finish 14-6

Chiefs win another Super Bowl in a 15-6 season.

Super Bowl Result: 1-0 (100%)

Final Result: 139-146 (49%)

 

What more can be said? This was the most celebrity-overrun Super Bowl ever and apparently the biggest television event since the Moon Landing. Some people think both events were a conspiracy.

Frankly, the early parts of the game were sort of boring, but the end was riveting. People got their money's worth seeing the game go into Overtime, with the new postseason rules in play for the first time, and Patrick Mahomes continuing to seal his legacy with a walk-off Touchdown pass on the final drive.

Travis Kelce had an interesting game, which included screaming at and bumping his coach Andy Reid, but in the end, he and his team were victorious and he celebrated on the field with Taylor Swift, who was basically the focus of it all. Somehow, a former teenage country singer with a marginal vocal range, has taken over the world of pop music and is clearly the biggest celebrity in America right now. If she makes a Presidential endorsement, it will be huge news, although 10 year old girls are not legally able to vote.

Yesterday, the Chiefs had a parade and rally in Kansas City, featuring some drunken singing by Kelce. A good time appeared to have been had by all, but then tragedy struck near the stage, as the proceedings were wrapping up.

A woman is dead and many people, mostly children, were injured by gunfire. This horrific story came sixteen years to the date of the mass shooting at my alma mater of Northern Illinois University and six years to the date of the massacre at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida

What happened here though does not appear to have been a targeted assault. Instead, the theory is that a group of young people had some sort of altercation or argument and guns were drawn and the two juveniles who have been charged start firing indiscriminately. There was no assault weapon involved and obviously, these teenagers had no legal right to be carrying those guns, but their actions have ended a life and scarred the experiences and memories of countless others. All this happened with numerous uniformed law enforcement personnel at the scene. What causes anyone to think they have the right to just start firing a weapon? 

There are many questions for our society, but once again, life goes on. The Chiefs were saddened to be sure, but were out partying that same night. That is just the way things go. All NFL fanbases would love to have a big parade and rally in their city this time next year, regardless of what unexpected danger might be present.

So, the big question here is what will the Chicago Bears do with the Number One Draft Pick? I will go on record and say I hope they keep Justin Fields as their Quarterback, but people supposedly smarter than me about football will be tasked with making the right decision.