Hill and Mahomes Are Epic in a Too Close for Comfort 27-24 Win

Hill and Mahomes Are Epic in a Too Close for Comfort 27-24 Win – I don’t like Tom Brady. I don’t particularly dislike him, either, mind you. Heck, I don’t even hate him, I just don’t like the dude. There are a multitude of reasons. Some are Tom’s fault. Some, out of his control. For example, he can’t help that many consider him the GOAT. He’s not, Joe Montana is. However, they do, and he lavishes in the praise and attention unduly paid him. Pro-Brady folks will harp incessantly about his six Super Bowl rings and turn a blind eye to the multiple allegations (some even proven) of cheating by him and his former team, the New England Patriots. They mention nothing of the three Super Bowls he lost, nor will they allude to the fact that Eli Manning is his Daddy whenever the two meet in the Super Bowl. Besides, Joe Montana won 100% of the Super Bowls he participated in. Brady is a little under 67% in his Super Bowl appearances. Were it a semester grade in school, Tommy Boy would get a D minus.

I also am not enamored with Brady’s being a sore loser. Especially this season. In week five, after a close 20-19 loss to the Chicago Bears, Brady forwent the traditional post-game QB handshake with the Bears victorious QB, Nick Foles. Just last week, in a 27-24 loss against the Rams, he refused to shake hands with Rams quarterback, Jared Goff. Brady did the same thing in a loss to Nick Foles, then quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII. In fact, Brady has never shaken the hand of a quarterback that has bested him in a Super Bowl.

Even notorious sore loser, former Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe, called Brady out on his: temper-tantrum toddler-like behavior. Sharpe should know, too. Heck, when he was playing, Sharpe was such a salty player/person, he was a sore winner!

So, while I don’t dislike Tom Brady, nor do I wish him ill in his endeavors, I take a perverse pleasure in his misfortunes on the gridiron, of which there have been plenty since he’s taken helm of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I recently discovered that there is a word for my peculiar proclivity in basking in the glow of Brady’s football follies: Schadenfreude. It’s a German word that means: “the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, or humiliation of another.” Schadenfreude is a compound of Schaden, “damage, or harm”, and Freude, “joy.” Best of all, schadenfreude is a completely normal emotion, and not indicative of a deranged psyche. Whew!

So, as I type this section of my piece a mere thirty minutes before the Chiefs-Buccaneers kickoff, I wish Tom Brady no ill-will. I want him to lose, to be sure. But, I don’t want him, the opposing team’s quarterback, to play particularly bad. Just bad enough to lose. You know, an interception here, a fumble there, a bit of deflection of his mistakes on his teammates. Tom has proven himself quite capable of that. Especially this season/ But, I don’t want him to do terrible. Just bad enough to lose. After all, even my schadenfreude has its limits.

View from the Cheap Seats

LOL! I so incredibly lied! My schadenfreude knows no limits. Truth be told? After Brady’s second interception, I thought to myself, “Stop! My schadenfreude can only get so erect!” The final score, 27-24, is not indicative of the game actually played. Once again, Big Red took his foot off the gas. Had he chosen not too, I reckon it would have been a double-digit win. But, the same as Mahomes is gonna Mahomes… Reid is gonna Reid. Thus, Tom Brady, the washed-up, over-hyped, alleged quarterback, can continue the facade he is relevant in a league that has passed him by seasons ago. The Bucs now have a 7-and-5 record. But because the NFC is not loaded with enough good teams, they will likely make the playoffs.

Isn’t that cute.

Stat of the Game

Highlight of the Game

Tweet of the Game

Quote of the Game

“This one’s on Mike Evans. Brady throws a bad ball, but…” – Tony Romo (after a horrendous throw by Tom Brady).

Game Song: Turn Out The Lights

I do not direct this song at Tom Brady. I swear.

… and the Game Ball Goes To …

Looking Ahead

Next up, division rivals Denver Broncos. A Sunday Night game at Arrowhead Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:20 PM CST. I’ll not venture a prediction, but I foresee a certain Bronco GM reminiscing about better years.

Parting Shot

I’ll not get preachy, but I’ll say my due. Americans have absolutely failed in our response to COVID-19. Our negligence and lack of discipline this past Thanksgiving Day Holiday has only added to an already abysmal response to the challenge. I beg of all to not make it worse. These next few months are going to be brutal for our country. Please stay home. Please stay safe. If we can manage this, we all will come out on the other side ready to do those things important in life, such as hug our grandchildren and loved ones, hate Raiders, embrace our inner-schadenfreude, and a multitude of other reindeer games we’ve yet to even invent.

Please stay safe, Chiefs Kingdom!

Michael Travis Rose — ArrowheadOne

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