Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1416: Quality and Quantity Guarantee
Cowardly.

This is the state that Rogers hates the most, a breath stuck in his chest.

Since the "Half-Time Super Bowl", Rogers' season goal has been set:
Defeat Levi's Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl.

All his mind, will and energy were rushing towards the goal at full speed, but in the end he couldn't even get to the Kansas City Chiefs. He lost to the San Francisco 49ers twice before and after the season, ending the entire season in a sloppy and perfunctory manner. The emptiness and powerlessness almost defeated him.

But soon, Rogers found that the really bad things were still to come, and even the media was not interested in paying attention to them——

What is more terrifying than failure is that failure is no longer news.

Since when did the Green Bay Packers' losses stop being news? Since when did the Green Bay Packers' failure to make the playoffs stop being a cause for concern? Since when did Rodgers' team stop being a major Super Bowl contender?

It's all because of that guy.

“Levi!!!”

In the visiting team's locker room at Reeves Stadium, a roar broke out, but it was not able to be fully vented. It was cut off in the blink of an eye, feeling aggrieved and dull.

Reality is so cruel.

Although the entire league is eagerly looking forward to the Super Bowl being staged as soon as possible, right now! Right now! Even the spectators can't help but be excited and can't wait to witness the "Golden Boy Battle" right away.

But a good play requires patience and cannot be rushed.

Players need to conserve their energy, the media need to prepare, and fans need to accumulate energy. Only in this way can they enjoy a truly good show.

Therefore, the league has already made arrangements, with a one-week bye between the conference finals and the Super Bowl, giving the Super Bowl teams time to rest and adjust; at the same time, temporarily pulling the league's bustling attention back to other teams and other players, just like the NBA All-Star Game -

The Pro Bowl is here!
After all, the regular season is arduous and long. In addition to the two teams that made it to the Super Bowl, the other thirty teams should not be underestimated. Without their dedication, there would be no ups and downs of the season. They are also worthy of attention and deserve their own spotlight.

Before the league fully enters the Super Bowl time, attention will temporarily shift away from the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers and turn to other players and teams.

It’s time for the regular season wrap-up and Pro Bowl party!
In the 2019 season, Pro Bowl voting officially opened in the last week of December, just before the start of the playoffs. Nearly two thousand players in the league are eligible to compete. Fans use their own hands to vote for what they think is the best team of the season. This is the annual test of players' popularity and reputation.

For two consecutive seasons, Levi topped the vote-buying list with an undisputed advantage. If people were still complaining about the Chinese fans' crazy vote-buying in the 2017 season, then Levi's top spot in the 2018 season was a foregone conclusion.

And this year?

Netizens generally believe that Lamar Jackson may threaten Levi's position.

First of all, the alliance needs new faces, and everyone is a bad guy who gets bored with the old and loves the new.

Secondly, Jackson is a quarterback whose highly entertaining style of play has won applause from the entire league, praise from professionals and social networks, and he is not only a Pro Bowl box office favorite, but he is also the number one candidate for the regular season MVP.

Third, when the Pro Bowl voting began, the playoffs had not yet started, and the Baltimore Ravens were still the best choice to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs. Whether because of support for Jackson or because of the desire for someone to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, the votes should also tilt towards Jackson.

The suspense increases sharply.

However, it turns out that——

think too much.

Levi, without a doubt, won the top vote for the third consecutive year and topped the Pro Bowl voting. Moreover, the advantage was obvious and the gap was huge. Jackson had no chance at all.

More importantly, the Baltimore Ravens occupy thirteen seats on this Pro Bowl list, far ahead of the other thirty-one teams.

From this we can see that the Baltimore Ravens, who have played a gorgeous offense this season, have indeed won the fans' trust. Many players have played their best performances in their careers, and fans are enthusiastic about voting; however, even so, Jackson still has not been able to shake Levi's position.

This indirectly proves that Levi's appeal is far ahead of others and he is undoubtedly the number one player in the league now.

Despite this, Jackson still won the starting quarterback position in the AFC Pro Bowl and became the subject of everyone's study this season.

In the AFC quarterback position, Mahomes and Watson are backups. After the Kansas City Chiefs announced that they would collectively miss the Pro Bowl due to preparations for the Super Bowl, Tannehill took over Mahomes' position.

In other words, the four Pro Bowl quarterbacks of the AFC are the starting quarterbacks of the four teams in this year's divisional playoffs, which shows the value of the AFC playoffs.

The Baltimore Ravens lead the Pro Bowl roster with thirteen players, followed closely by the NFC's New Orleans Saints with eleven players.

Wait, what about the Kansas City Chiefs?
The Kansas City Chiefs, who maintained an undefeated record in the regular season, had "only" eight players shortlisted, a small number that was enough to amaze the entire league.

After all, the Kansas City Chiefs are the most dominant team this season from every perspective.

But looking at it from another perspective, precisely because people inside and outside the league have become accustomed to the Kansas City Chiefs' continued winning and continued strength, fans are holding this team to higher standards.

In the end, the Kansas City Chiefs, who are making history, had "only" eight players selected for the Pro Bowl, ranking third among thirty-two teams.

The offensive team includes quarterback Mahomes, running back Levi, tight end Kelce, and wide receiver Hill.

Defensive team, defensive end Frank Clark, defensive tackle Chris Jones, cornerback Fowler.

Special teams, returner Hardman.

Here, rookie wide receiver Hardman was shortlisted for the Pro Bowl as a returner, which was a small surprise because the competition for the wide receiver position is so fierce, and because Hardman did appear as a special team player many times this season, the fans finally voted and chose Hardman in this way.

It is worth mentioning that although the number of selected players is "not large", except for Mahomes and Fowler who are Pro Bowl substitutes, all other players are starters——

Uniformly.

In other words, both quantity and quality.

This is the impression that league fans have of the Kansas City Chiefs. This is a relatively stable and maturing team that is shaping up to be a top championship team.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that in this Pro Bowl list, neither the Miami Dolphins nor the New York Giants had any players shortlisted for the Pro Bowl, and both failed to make it.

Furthermore, Brady's record of being selected for the Pro Bowl for ten consecutive years since 2009 ended this year. This is the first time he has been off the Pro Bowl roster in ten years.

The impact was no less than that in 2011, when Manning's record of being selected for the Pro Bowl for nine consecutive seasons came to an end. The difference was that Manning was absent due to injury that year and did not play a single game for the entire season; this time Brady played the entire season and once again led the New England Patriots to the playoffs, but he still missed the Pro Bowl.

Times have changed.

This feeling is stronger than ever before.

(End of this chapter)