The National Football League is finishing a stellar season to celebrate 100 years of history. Sunday’s divisional playoff games determined the participants for the 2020 Super Bowl in Miami, and the best of the rest of the NFL is heading to Orlando for the Pro Bowl on January 26. The Kansas City Chiefs will represent the AFC in the Super Bowl on February 2, with their last Super Bowl appearance 50 years ago. The San Francisco Forty-Niners will represent the NFC and were last in the Super Bowl in 2013. While both of the games remaining on the NFL calendar are within driving distance from the Lowcountry, finding a ticket to the Super Bowl would be the equivalent of a Hail Mary pass.
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A quick recap of the divisional championship games reveals that the best offense, will meet the best defense in the 2020 Super Bowl. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the engine driving the Kansas City Chiefs, with the NFL’s best passing attack on display for all to see. The Chiefs dispatched the underdog Tennessee Titans with big play after big play leading to 35-points on the scoreboard. The San Francisco Forty-Niners blew out the veteran Green Bay Packers team 27 – 0 in the first half, and then cruised to victory. The Niners offense has got game, but their stout defense may carry them to victory. The old adage, defense wins championships, will be put to the test in Super Bowl LIV (54).
The NFL Pro Bowl game in Orlando takes place at 3 p.m. on January 26, but the NFL will celebrate its 100th season all week long with lots of talented players in tow. On Wednesday, January 22 the Pro Bowl skills showdown will pit the AFC vs. the NFC in a competition involving unique skill sets. A precision passing contest, best hands contest, gridiron gauntlet relay race and the thread the needle accuracy test are just some of the options. Cleveland’s Nick Chubb, Pittsburgh’s Cameron Heyward, Denver’s Von Miller, New England’s Stephon Gilmore, New Orleans’ Cameron Jordan and Detroit’s Darius Slay are all set to participate, with more players expected to join in from teams that did not advance in the playoffs.
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