working from home has its perks

I just upgraded the view from my desk in my home office.

Just added the LVIII to the wall. 

LIV at the top for starting it all. The next two had to be placed back to back.

 

20 years of songs of the year

In twenty years of crowning the best song of that individual year, there have been three artists with multiple winners:

Vampire Weekend (2008 and 2019)

Twenty One Pilots (2015 and 2020) 

Waterparks (2016 and 2023)

Interestingly, only Vampire Weekend is in my top tier of artists. 

4 of the 7 artists from my Tier One are represented on this 20-year list of winners.

I wish someone would make a weekly football podcast that was short enough to listen to whenever, and had funny yet insightful segments. I would subscribe to premium to have it arrive in my inbox like a voice message, but to be clear, I'd want it to be a podcast. 

good advice

What do you say to a team that just got their ass kicked in the Super Bowl?

I wouldn't know what to say. 

Here's what Andy Reid said: 

“This one’s going to hurt. Let it hurt. Figure out how to get better because of it.”

Good advice. 

a thought

We know it's very hard to get back to the Super Bowl, so take this with a grain of salt. 

But...Mahomes has gone to 5 of possible 7 Super Bowls. Even if I think it's more likely that in LX he's not there, odds are that he'll get back to one, two or three over the next 7 years. 

And we know the NFC also has lots of good teams and lots of turnover. The Lions window is open, the future is bright for Jayden, and it wouldn't shock if teams like the 49ers or Packers make a Super Bowl in the next 7 years...But the Eagles look great in the trenches and seem to be built around a young core and have a GM that has shown he knows what he's doing. 

So here's the thought. What if this is not the last Mahomes vs Hurts in the Super Bowl? In fact, what if we're going to see this 2 or 3 more times?

It's already tied for most QB rematches in the Super Bowl.

cope

First off, all credit to the Eagles. They outplayed, outmuscled and outcoached the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. 

Here is the complete list of Quarterbacks drafted since 2013 to win a Super Bowl:

Patrick Mahomes

Jalen Hurts

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I'm going to make an effort to focus my attention on the big picture.

Here are the standings for the last ten Super Bowls (50-59)

Chiefs: 3

Patriots: 2

Eagles: 2

Broncos: 1

Bucs: 1

Rams: 1

So if you were a clean slate and had a time machine that could travel you back 10 years and you could pick any team in the NFL to follow and be a fan of, you'd still pick the Chiefs. 

How far back would you have to travel for that answer to not be the Chiefs?

The 2004 NFL season. 

And even then, the answer is Pats in first place, Chiefs in second place. 

How far back do you have to go to bump the Chiefs out of second place?

The 1986 NFL season. 

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Literally my first Super Bowl memory is January 1990. 

So here is the top of the podium since I've been watching football: (Super Bowls 24-59)

1st place: Patriots

2nd place: Chiefs, Broncos, Cowboys, Giants (all tied with 3)

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Turns out it's really, really hard to win three Super Bowls in a row.

just trying not to die before sunday