They're trying to hint at how poor Maye has been overall rather than saying it directly. But he hasn't been good unfortunately. He's played like many would have expected Darnold to on this stage.
Seattle has completely dominated but are only up by 9. The Pats have to feel like they're still in it. They can't play worse offensively unless Maye starts giving it away.
The Seahawks defense is still dominant. The Patriots are just going to try to stay alive and hope they can force turnovers or something freak happens. There is no blizzard coming to help them, that's for sure.
2/8 @6:30ET
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Tie-Breakers/Bonuses:
Who will be the Super Bowl MVP? JSN
How many points will the winning team score? 27
How many points will the losing team score 19
Seems to be a yearly thing now for certain segments of fans to proclaim how much they don't like who earned a trip to the Super Bowl and aren't interested. Lately it was not the Chiefs again, or maybe not the Eagles again. This year two teams who haven't been for several years make it, and...
It isn't ideal for the league in terms of mass appeal star power. The runaway train of record viewership maybe be stymied by this matchup. But for actual football fans I think it's a pretty good one. These iterations of the franchises are fresh and different, but there is history there. Two...
I think being up one changes the demeanor of both teams and creates a lot more pressure on the Seahawks, likely leading to fewer runs and less clock being eaten up. But it's debatable.
It isn't automatic, but that one was in the 95% range. The problem is football is situational and shouldn't be about 95% chance of three points vs. 50% chance of six. I would argue the Rams plainly didn't have an even chance of converting that against that defense anyway. But the embrace of...