Dang.
Turning point in the AFC game was Mahomes TD run in the first half. After that, it was all KC and no TENN. As a TENN fan, it was really disappointing in the end. Tannehill (who had an INCREDIBLE regular season) seemed to do some really stupid things this game- taking sacks (or throwing for losses) instead of throwing it out-of-bounds, taking the final sack at the end (instead of heaving downhill which is your ONLY chance of making a comeback), etc. After such an awesome season, I'm sorry he kinda got lost today. The KC D played well, to be sure, but they were nowhere near as good as Pats or Ravens defenses. Tannehill mostly just needed to make average plays and they would've had a much better second half, and it would've been a very different kind of game. Tennessee was pretty much at do-or-die with about 10 minutes left in the 4th.
I've always liked Andy Reid- glad he'll get a Super Bowl crack. BUT- I despise Tyreek Hill (probably more than any other NFL player, except Ray Lewis way back when), so that was very difficult to have to watch.
Oh well. Like I said earlier, this playoff run post- victory-over-NE was just gravy. No one (even Titans fans) expected the team to be here even 3/4 of the way through the season. Great run, and it was nice to actually have Tennessee in the national spotlight for a few minutes.
(Side note: I'm not sure if fans of high-spotlight teams in sports realize how much different the fan experience is when your team is NEVER in said spotlight. I know what it's like to be a fan of a team everyone is always talking about- I'm a lifelong Laker and Dodger fan- and it's night-and-day different. The successes of small-market teams, when they do finally occur/arrive, are much more enjoyable (sweeter) for those fan bases. So I really do appreciate this experience as a Titans/Oilers fan.)
Hmm. Not sure who I'm rooting for now. GB would be weird, because LaFleur was the Titans' OC last year in Tennessee and, frankly, was mediocre at best (and hot garbage compared to this year's OC). Rooting for the 49ers is really hard as a southern Californian. So KC would probably be my preferred victor now, except Hill (and a couple other guys, but him especially) make that outcome virtually impossible to root for. So I guess I really don't care from here on out. Maybe GB by a hair, but GB (like NE, Pittsburgh, etc.) has had more than their fair share of SB glory and I'm ready for different franchises and opportunities.
Was so close to a magical Super Bowl run this year. Feel like that would've made the most people the happiest (not just TENN fans). Oh well. If only...
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