The hype leading up to the Super Bowl this year had been bigger than I had remembered in years past. That could because we were in a pandemic and more focus was on the event or possibly because I paid attention more than normal since we had been listening to ESPN on the way to school in the mornings. Either way it soon became clear that the focus of conversation regarding the match up between the quarterbacks - Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes - would take center stage in Super Bowl LV. In fact there was a promo at the beginning of the competition narrated by Brad Pitt that proclaimed that "tonight we would be watching the Greatest of All Time against the Greatest of This Time."
Doug's favorite quarterback had long ago become a favorite of the Heinisch family as well. Thus, we all hoped that Brady would prove once again why he was the best. Brett didn't quite share our enthusiasm as he still held a grudge against the ex-Patriot for beating his beloved Panthers in the 2003 Super Bowl, but he did find it impressive that he was still playing almost two decades after that game. Even though we believed that Brady was the G.O.A.T most in the Heinisch family felt that Mahomes and the Chiefs would win tonight. We planned to watch no matter the outcome and Cam and Doug spent the afternoon cooking our Super Bowl feast. Cam tried a new recipe - chicken sliders - which were delicious. Doug stuck with two traditional ones - guacamole and refried been dip - which were the perfect complement to the miniature sandwiches.
The game started off quietly with little scoring until the end of the first quarter. We were all glad to see the Buccaneers keep pace with the Chiefs hoping for a close game even if we were let down by the outcome. In the end the game was nothing like the sports media had predicted. The Bucs defense was unstoppable and Mahomes spent the majority of the evening on the run. He had several nice passes that were dropped, but overall the G.O.T.T. was completely overshadowed on offense by the G.O.A.T. The final score of 31-9 gave Tom Brady his 7th Super Bowl win and 5th Super Bowl MVP. He had now won more Super Bowls than any team in the NFL.
As the night ended with interviews from the Bucs coach, Brady himself and several teammates, it wasn't too long before the next big question arose. After proving that Brady may well be the greatest football player of all time, they wanted to know if he had surpassed Michael Jordan as the greatest athlete of all time. In the Heinisch family he hadn't quite reached that level yet with only Cam voting for Brady. Who knows maybe after another win next year, we will all have to agree with him.
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