The Chiefs’ head coach is known for sporting the floral, short-sleeved button-downs among his NFL peers. So what better place to celebrate his devotion to the Hawaiian shirt (formally known as an Aloha shirt) than a Miami Super Bowl?
Super Bowl Opening Night is typically remembered for the gimmicks and the costumes and the light-hearted questions. But this year’s event had a distinct shadow, taking place the day after Bryant’s tragic, sudden death.
Sure, the team had just two wins in its first six games and navigated a midseason QB change, but in their unexpected, miraculous playoff run, the Titans showed they were worthy of more of our attention.
Heading into Saturday evening’s AFC divisional round game, hardly anyone believed in the Titans, up against the league’s best team in the Ravens and an MVP favorite in Lamar Jackson. But Vrabel believed in his team—and that was all that they needed.
Plenty of things could point to The End of the Patriots—Tom Brady could leave New England, Josh McDaniels could leave New England, the Patriots could put up a losing record next season. But we’ve never seen a team this dominant before, so we probably won’