And then there were four. This afternoon and later in the evening, NFL fans will find out which two teams meet to decide a winner for Super Bowl LX. The whole of Bills Mafia is thoroughly dejected, having
watched the Buffalo Bills lose yet another unforgettable playoff game. Many feel it should have been Buffalo facing the New England Patriots for the rights to a trip out west in February. But reality proved far different.
The AFC Championship gets things started today, and it’s a game Bills fans will watch begrudgingly. The one-seeded Denver Broncos play hosts again to an AFC East team, hoping to find another miracle that helps them send the two-seeded Patriots home for good this season. It’s not going to be easy, even though Denver’s defense is as good as it gets. Quarterback Bo Nix suffered a broken ankle in the closing seconds of the Broncos’ overtime win against Buffalo, which ended his season. That means backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham now has to try and guide Denver to the Super Bowl. No pressure, right?
This evening, the NFC Championship game pits the one-seeded Seattle Seahawks against the five-seeded Los Angeles Rams in an NFC West rivalry grudge match. The Rams were once viewed as a nearly unstoppable team that was likely to run away with everything this season. The NFC West had other plans, leaving Sam Darnold with homefield advantage over Matthew Stafford. Lumen Field is a nasty place to play thanks to Seahawks fans, and it’s going to be very loud. However, Stafford is familiar with the noise and should have his team ready to go.
Who wins? What are you rooting for — and which billionaire family can you stomach watching advance to another Super Bowl? Will Stidham hand the NFL an alternate script that has him as its season-ending star? Can the Patriots win again despite less-than-stellar play out of MVP-hopeful quarterback Drake Maye?
Apart from the obvious desire to see New England fail in its biggest game of the season, Bills Mafia should be rooting for at least the Rams to win this evening. A Seahawks loss would allow One Bills Drive to interview Klint Kubiak for their head coach opening.
