The G.O.A.T. VS. The Kid

A preview of Super Bowl LV

Alex Lechuga| Staff Writer

With the 55th Super Bowl right around the corner, the anticipation keeps building and building.

This Sunday-night spectacle features a rematch between two quarterbacks from the 2019 AFC Championship game, a game in which Tom Brady, who was then a Patriot, came out on top due to an ofside penalty late in the fourth from Dee Ford. Mahomes, who lost that game as a first-year starter and league MVP, now seeks back-to-back Super Bowl wins for the first time since the Patriots 04’-05’ victories led by none other than Tom Brady.

At age 43, the ageless wonder is on a conquest to win his seventh ring in 10 attempts, this time on a brand new team for the first time in 20 years after leaving the New England Patriots.

For the first time in NFL history, a team will have a home-field advantage in the Super Bowl. The home-field advantage will not be what people would traditionally expect due to COVID-19. The NFL is taking precautions to keep fans and players safe during the pandemic. There will be 22,000 people in the stands, 14,500 fans plus an additional 7,500 vaccinated health care workers that the organization invited to attend for free.

The Buccaneers and Chiefs have faced of in the regular season where the Chiefs ended up on top with the score being 27-24. During only the first quarter of that matchup, Tyreek Hill had seven catches for 203 yards and two touchdowns. The Buccaneers have two players that made the all-pro team which were defensive linebackers Demario Davis and Lavonte David. The Chiefs have seven pro bowlers and all but two of those also made the all-pro team. The five all-pro and pro bowl players from the Chiefs include Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, Chris Jones, and Tyrann Mathieu with Eric Fisher and Frank Clark only being in the pro bowl.

Will the young prodigy Patrick Mahomes come out on top or will the veteran legend Tom Brady be able to shut him down?