This weekend NFL fans got to see four teams battle it out for a spot on the biggest sports stage in the United States, Super Bowl LIX. Sunday’s first game featured the Philadelphia Eagles and the visiting Washington Commanders and from the start, it was clear that the rookie-led Commanders might be out of their league trailing the Eagles 27-15 at the half.
Washington was only able to add 8 more points in the second half as Philadelphia’s dominance continued adding 28 more points to the board defeating the Commanders 55-23.
Sunday’s second game didn’t have a dominant team other than the refs some fans might say. The Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Sunday afternoon and jumped out to a 7-0 early lead. Buffalo added a field goal to the board and took the lead in the second with a 6-yard touchdown run from James Cook.
The Chiefs and Bills traded scoring drives and by the half the Chiefs led the Bills 21-16 with the Bills scoring on a 34-yard pass just before the half.
Buffalo was the only team to score in the third quarter on a 1-yard touchdown from James Cook where they failed on a two-point conversion after an offsides call against Kansas City.
After stopping the Chiefs early in the fourth, the Bills were able to move the ball to midfield after success on a fourth-down call that extended their drive. On the ensuing drive, the Chiefs held the Bills on three downs leaving them with another fourth and one situation. Bills quarterback, Josh Allen kept the ball and with the help of his fullback were able to push the ball just across the first down maker; however, the sideline refs disagreed with the spot of the ball and the final call was made that Allen did not reach the first down marker. The Bills rightfully challenged the play and the call was upheld.
The Chiefs now with great field possession started their drive from midfield and ended up scoring to take a 29-22 lead. The Chiefs outlasted the Bills 32-29 and will face the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche made a huge move, trading their top scorer Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes. Colorado faced the Boston Bruins the following night and Mikko’s absence was apparent in Colorado’s 3-1 loss in Boston Saturday night.
The Avs defeated the New York Rangers with just seconds left in regulation in Sunday night’s game in New York. The Avs remain in New York this week to face the Islanders before heading back to Ball Arena to host the St. Louis Blues and the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Minnesota Timberwolves thumped the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night in Minnesota with Anthony Edwards scoring 34 points. The Timberwolves bench outscored the Nuggets bench 42-25.
The Nuggets are on the road this week in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia to face the Bulls, Knicks and 76ers.
