It was a great game, even with the buzzkill

 "It was one of those great stories, that you can't put down at night. The hero knew what he had to do, and he wasn't afraid to fight."----David Crosby & Phil Collins, "Hero", 1993.

That pretty much sums up the 2nd half of the Super Bowl. NFC Champion Philadelphia, looking for its 2nd title, had dominated the game, and led, 24-14, at halftime. The lead was down to six heading into the 4th quarter.

Then, Patrick Mahomes took over.

Despite a pesky ankle injury that left him hobbled at halftime, Mahomes showed why he was the league's MVP, and, as it happened, won game MVP honors as well. He hit ex-Giant Kadarious Toney for a score, then followed that with a TD toss to Skyy Moore, and the Chiefs had their first lead. However, Philadelphia tied the game as Jalen Hurts scored his 3rd rushing TD, a record for quarterbacks in the "Big Game", and the subsequent 2-point conversion, to tie the game.

Another ex-Giant figured into the final outcome, though there are questions as to whether or not he should've.

Eagles DB James Bradberry was called for defensive holding, and even Fox announcers Kevin Burkhardt & Greg Olsen questioned the call on the field, which was, at least, ticky-tack. This was why people cringed when ref Carl Cheffers was named referee for this game. He has a rep for questionable penalty calls at critical times.

With 8 seconds left, Harrison Butker nailed a 27 yard field goal, and the Chiefs won their 2nd Super Bowl in 4 years, 38-35. Had Philadelphia won, Hurts certainly would've been named MVP.

Now, can we talk about some non-game stuff?

Singer-actress Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary) sang "Lift Every Voice & Sing", commonly referred to as the "Black National Anthem", prior to Babyface performing "America The Beautiful" and Chris Stapleton's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner", the latter of which brought tears to Eagles coach Nick Sirianni. This was, really, the first time I'd heard "Voice", and this was beautiful.

Unfortunately, it doesn't resonate with right wing trash.

Take, for example, Kari "Empty" Lake:

Yep, Kryin' Kari got caught sitting through "Voice", and her flacks claimed "Voice" has no legitimacy as an anthem of any kind. The same goes with Lauren Balloon. The Colorado Misrepresentative had to weigh in with the same bigoted BS. Do us a favor, Lauren. STFU!!!

At halftime, Rihanna served up an entertaining concert, in which she revealed she is expecting her 2nd child with A$AP Rocky. Congratulations, Rihanna. Unfortunately, America's Oldest Baby, ol' Citizen Pampers himself, Donald Trump, just had to hijack the occasion, too, still carrying a grudge because of Rihanna being a critic of his during his administration.

"WWAAHHH!! She sucks!"

Actually, Dumb Donald, she knows a fraud when she sees one, just like most of us.

Regardless of who plays the "Big Game" next year, expect more of the same BS from Republicans, because they've got nothing else to do. If' we're lucky, some of them will be someplace else, like in psychiatric care.........