Super Green

Well, that was a thorough demolishing of the Kansas City Chiefs by the Philadelphia Eagles.  40-22 and it wasn't even that close with the Chiefs scoring two cosmetic, garbage time touchdowns. 

The Eagles won by dominating the line on both sides of the football, and badly roughed up Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes for six sacks and something like 15 pressures. Their defense blitzed not once. From the beginning the Chiefs didn't know what to do about the Eagles defense. The Eagles looked, you know it - big, strong and tough. 

Eagles head coach Nick Siriani is 48-20 with two AFC titles and a Super Bowl victory. Overall he's 6-3 in the post season. Siriani is a heckuva coach, which didn't seem obvious after last season's disastrous finish. Chiefs coach Andy Reid wasn't able to make adjustments at halftime. Why not? Would adjustments have even mattered?

Saquon Barkley gave a workmanlike performance. Even the staunchest Giants' loyalist has to feel happy for Saquon. The Chiefs keyed on him, but forgot Jalen Hurts can throw and run the ball. Tell us again how Super Bowl MVP Jaeln Hurts, who sliced and diced Kansas City's defense in the air and on the ground, isn't an elite quarterback. How many QBs are you definitely taking over Hurts? Mahomes, Allen, Jackson, maybe Burrow. Everyone else is arguable and only one of those guys has won a Super Bowl.

When the Chiefs ref guy called offensive pass interference on the Eagles' first possession we said, 'Here we go.' But overall, the refs let them play. 

Mrs. Stroock is quite pleased of course. She worked hard all afternoon putting together a fine spread for the game. We ate too much, but still not as much as we could have. For a moment after the clock expired our thoughts turned to her late father-in-law, a Philadelphia sports fanatic. 

Tom Brady has become a fine NFL analyst. He doesn't talk too much and tells us things we didn't know. Having won 7 Super Bowls and lost 3, Brady's own recollections enhanced our understanding of the game. Brady has a bright future in the broadcasting booth.

The halftime show was a mediocre nuisance. Off the top of our head the best performances of Super Bowls past are Michael Jackson in 1993, Aerosmith and Brittny Spears in 2001, Lady Gaga a few years back, and of course Prince in 2007 singing Purple Rain in the rain. 

We missed Lift Every Voice and Sing, damn. Half the commercials seemed like gross body horror (flying tongues and mustaches, ew). The rest were unremarkable. We did like the alien getting smooshed in the door though. 

The crowd cheered President Trump, as one might expect. 

On a personal note, we've been pulling for the Eagles all season, last season and the season before that too. Maybe we've just gone over to the other side. But when the clock showed double zeros we felt none of the euphoria we felt after the Giants' Super Bowl wins. Super Bowl XXV is still a top 5 moment in our life. Yes, we are still a Giants fan, but we're just not that interested anymore. It's not our fault they suck.