The Broncos and the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl in two weeks.
First off, I can't properly articulate how much better this game will be than last year's edition. Well, to be honest, it could turn out shitty like most years, but at least I don't loathe each team involved as I did when Baltimore took on San Francisco in February, 2013.
The Championship games were fairly well devoid of drama until late in the Seattle/SF matchup. Colin Kaepernick threw into the end zone; Seattle CB Richard Sherman got his hand on the ball, Seattle ended up with it, and a star was born (or reborn to a larger audience).
Never mind what happened after the game. That play to end it was something else.
For the record, though, I don't disagree with Sherman's assessment.
The AFC Championship wasn't much better. Then again, Denver was methodical in moving the ball down the field and getting it into the end zone, something the Patriots couldn't seem to figure out throughout the day. There weren't a whole lot of explosive plays from either side as Brady was overthrowing the few receivers he had and Manning was content to run the ball for the most part.
I find the running game to be a crashing bore about 90% of the time. The great runs of 10+ yards don't really happen that often, especially when teams are so bloody unimaginative in the way they deploy their offense.
So I think we know what we'll see in the Super Bowl. Running the ball about 70% of the time from each side, few throws down the field, and more than the fair share of three-and-outs. But if it's not a better game than last year, I think I'll have to eat an entire crow for breakfast.
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