The game last night was a rare one. Final score was 40 to 22. So many teams arrive at the Super Bowl energetically past their season’s prime. Usually both teams have already peaked are are too worn out to feel the hunger, that burning hunger, the kind driving a group of people to demonstrate excellence already achieved. The Kansas City Chiefs felt old; nothing new here, yawn, expecting to win yet another trophy to stick up on a shelf. The Eagles of Philly demonstrated a rare, omnipresent mastery of themselves as not only a team but as an entire organization.
While mistakes were made, they were few. All aspects of the Eagles organization from coaching staff to assistants to all the behind the scenes support staff to the healers onsite to AV techs and absolutely to the offense, to special teams, to the defense were comfortable in their dominance. Yes, the Philadelphia Eagles were comfortable in their dominance. It wasn’t a knockdown, bloody bludgeon gladiator battle with flurries of infuriating penalties and ugly injuries. Altho known for their brutal “Clash of Titans” style rivalry, both teams also respected each other. And while the Eagles clearly wanted to crush the Chiefs, they almost seemed reluctant to slaughter them. Towards the end Philly seemed to sorta almost let them score a point or two.
Obviously, of course, the Eagles must have felt so frickin’ awesome to win and win big, twas also embarrassing to win by that much as it looked a little too much like bullying. And that’s not a good look. But they didn’t bully. They were masters of the game and as such they dominated their rivals. The Chiefs did not collapse either in a boring display of incompetence. They actually played well. They played hard. They were great. But the Eagles demonstrated absolute omnipresence. And that is rare. Both teams were magnanimous in their respective defeat and victory. No childish, pissy-ass temper tantrums, mean bullying, or ugly fist fights. Just tears, tears of defeat, and tears of jubilation. That’s my take on the deeper dynamics of our human ocean in motion.
One demand to the NFL, however: KCC must change the team name of its team. Honor and respect with a empathic understanding of our American history demands this name change. Season’s over now. So go do it. Soon.
William Dudley Bass
Monday 10 February 2025
Shoreline/Seattle, WA
USA
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