Let’s put the elephant in the room aside for now.
Taylor Swift may or may not be inside her suite at Allegiant Stadium, proudly wearing Travis Kelsey gear cheering her on at the 2024 Super Bowl (hint: she will) Deaf).
We’ll hear and read plenty about it as the week progresses, kicking off with a live play of her progress from her concert in Japan.
With the storyline out of the way, let’s take a look at #10. other This week’s story.
Patrick speaks on behalf of Patrick Sr.
Super Bowl Media Day, held Monday at Allegiant Stadium, is an annual circus.
Adding to the commotion, the Kansas City Star reported that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ father, Patrick, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving on Saturday. If convicted, it will be the suspect’s third crime.
Super Bowl media day has become more than just football, so Mahomes is sure to be bombarded with questions about his father rather than the game.
Mahomes’ father was also charged with drunk driving in a single-vehicle accident in 1994 and was charged with public intoxication during a 2016 game between TCU and Texas Tech, his son’s alma mater. He was arrested and charged.
Mahomes Sr. told CNN earlier this week that he plans to play in the Super Bowl, and said of his son: It’s just surreal for him to have this much success so early in his career. ”
bet on it
Gambling was once taboo in the NFL and all sports leagues in the United States. Now it’s not only encouraged, it’s always stuck in our throats.
The Super Bowl is the highest-stakes sporting event in the world, even before gambling was legalized.
Prop bets on everything from the length of the national anthem to how many no-look passes Patrick Mahomes will throw to the time Swift will arrive at the stadium from Saturday night’s concert in Tokyo will be available.
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All NFL employees are prohibited from betting on games and are not even allowed to attend sportsbooks.
The 49ers are the favorites by two points.
end zone envy
A Super Bowl matchup would be the local Raiders’ worst nightmare.
The 49ers are the Raiders’ hated rivals and have been their archenemies since their days playing in the Bay Area before moving to Las Vegas.
And the Chiefs have long owned the AFC West, a division of the Raiders with little success.
For this game, the 49ers and Chiefs team logos will be burned into the grass in the end zones at Allegiant Stadium.
Either way, one of the Raiders’ staunchest rivals will be celebrating a Super Bowl victory on their home field.
Indeed, Raiders owner Mark Davis will feel a pang of heartburn and envy while watching the game from his private suite.
viva las vegas
It’s not often that a Super Bowl venue is a big topic of discussion, but in this case, Las Vegas will receive almost as much attention as the 49ers and Chiefs.
Long an entertainment hub, it’s now turning into a sports hub, with the NFL and NHL already hosting teams, and MLB relocating the Oakland A’s.
It recently hosted an F1 race, the NFL draft, and the College Basketball Final Four is scheduled to be held there in 2028.
“Dynasty” and “Goat”
The Chiefs are making their fourth Super Bowl appearance in the past five years and could win their third championship in that span.
They also have the potential to become the first NFL team to repeat a Super Bowl championship since the 2004-05 Patriots. This would add to the “dynasty” conversation if the Chiefs win on Sunday, and push Mahomes into the “goat” category along with former New England quarterback Tom Brady (seven-time Super Bowl champion). Become.
There will be a conversation about whether these Chiefs are better than the Patriots or whether Mahomes is better than Brady.
family circumstances
Cool story. The last time the 49ers won a Super Bowl was in January 1995, when Mike Shanahan was the offensive coordinator and Ed McCaffrey was one of the wide receivers.
Twenty-nine years later, Mike Shanahan’s son Kyle is now the head coach of the 49ers, and Ed’s son Christian is one of the 49ers’ most dynamic offensive weapons as a dual-threat pass-catching running back, scoring on every point. is being recorded. 6 career playoff games.
Don’t forget WAG
Swift isn’t the only wife or girlfriend making headlines this week.
Kristin Juszczyk, the wife of 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, became known for designing the NFL team-themed outfits Swift wore to games.
Her profile and design business are growing explosively. McCaffrey’s fiancée, Olivia Culpo, was Miss Universe 2012 and has 5.4 million followers on Instagram.
rematch and revenge
The 49ers are hoping for revenge for their loss to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl four years ago. At that time, they held a 20-10 lead in the fourth quarter, but suffered a heartbreaking 31-20 loss.
The 49ers are another team with a more reliable quarterback in Brock Purdy, replacing Jimmy Garoppolo, who Shanahan never seemed to fully trust, and McCaffrey, who was not on that team.
Speaking of redemption, Shanahan was the Falcons’ offensive coordinator when the Patriots overcame a 28-3 deficit to win Super Bowl LI.
close battle
Which team has the most tight ends? This is a difficult question, as Kansas City’s Travis Kelce and San Francisco’s George Kittle are both the engines that propel their respective offenses.
Kelce had 93 receptions for 984 yards and five TDs in the regular season and had 23 catches for 262 yards and three TDs in three postseason games.
Kittle caught 65 passes for 1,020 yards and six TDs in the regular season, and caught six passes for 108 yards and one TD in two playoff games.
“Big Red” and his “Nuggies”
Kansas City head coach Andy Reid has enjoyed as much commercial success as he has as a coach, being one of 10 coaches to win two Super Bowls and leading the group. includes legends such as Tom Landry, Vince Lombardi, and Don Shula.
In his third Super Bowl, Reid joins a rare atmosphere that includes coaches who have won three or more championships: Bill Belichick, Chuck Noll, Joe Gibbs and Bill Walsh. If he wins, will Reed retire as he approaches his 66th birthday?
