FiveThirtyEight
Sara Ziegler

That's A Wrap

I think I can safely say that none of us was expecting a game that looked like this one. Tampa Bay had a rock-solid defensive plan for the defending champs, sending Mahomes on a run for his life on what seemed like every play.

The Bucs’ dream season started with signing Brady, then bringing Gronk back from retirement, and they won it all on their home field — with Brady being awarded the MVP. Brady wins an incredible seventh Super Bowl ring — more than any individual player and more than even any team. He long ago rewrote the rules on aging in the NFL, but this year, at 43, he appeared to have found new ways to defy nature.

I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of these Chiefs and their otherworldly quarterback. But for this game at least, the GOAT had the last laugh. The baby GOAT will have to wait for his next chance.


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