Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 1691 Watching with eager eyes
The American League (ALL) is naturally the first to be considered, because the Kansas City Chiefs are located there, blocking the path for all teams on their way to the Super Bowl, and also the target of all playoff teams trying to pull off an upset. This has made the ALL playoff teams attract unprecedented attention.

As mentioned before, since the beginning of the new century, people have long been accustomed to the overall structure of the alliance—

The gap between the American and National Leagues is significant, while the National League is in full-blown chaos.

However, with the retirement of Big Manning and the numerous locker room conflicts between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots, this pattern has been disrupted, challenged, and overturned in recent years; and finally, in the 2020 season, the positions were completely reversed, with the National League becoming the American League and the American League becoming the National League.

This year, the Federal Reserve is in complete chaos with numerous powerful factions rising up.

The No. 1 seed, AL West champion, Kansas City Chiefs, 14 wins and 2 losses.

The No. 2 seed, the AL East champion, the Buffalo Bills, has a record of 13 wins and 3 losses.

The third seed, the AL North champion, the Pittsburgh Steelers, have a record of 12 wins and 4 losses.

Fourth seed, AL South champion, Tennessee Titans, 11 wins and 5 losses.

Wildcard.

The fifth seed, second in the American League North, is the Baltimore Ravens, with an eleven-five record.

The sixth seed, third in the AL North, is the Cleveland Browns, with an 11-5 record.

The seventh seed, second in the AL South, Indianapolis Colts, 11 wins and 5 losses.

Clear at a glance!
All four teams had a record of eleven wins and five losses, making it an unprecedentedly fierce and close-quarters battle.

The AFC North truly lives up to its reputation as a death zone. The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens were already locked in a fierce battle, seemingly determined to destroy each other. However, the Cleveland Browns emerged this season, disrupting the competition. After rebuilding and rebuilding again, they finally got back on track this year under the leadership of number one draft pick quarterback Baker Mayfield, pushing the relentless rivalry to its extreme. During the final stretch of the regular season, almost every week was a highlight matchup.

In the AFC South, the competition was equally fierce. After Andrew Luck's sudden retirement last season, the Indianapolis Colts refused to falter and, together with Doc Rivers, who was waived by Los Angeles, delivered a stunning season, going toe-to-toe with the Tennessee Titans, who continued their strong performance from last season. The two teams battled all the way to the final week of the regular season, and the number of wins and losses alone was not enough to determine the division champion.

Of course, there's also Buffalo Bill; no one can ignore Josh Allen and his Buffalo Bill.

In Week 6 of the regular season, the Buffalo Bills suffered a humiliating defeat against the Kansas City Chiefs, and were bombarded with insults and doubts. But Josh Allen did not give up. Instead, he treated the game as a training session, learned from his humiliation, and became even stronger, completely transforming himself.

In the following season, the Buffalo Bills were unstoppable, not only winning their first division title in 25 years but also securing the number two seed in the American League.

Second only to the Kansas Chiefs.

Josh Allen made no attempt to hide his target: the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Buffalo Bills' season goal is to advance to the federation final, defeat the Kansas City Chiefs honorably for a perfect revenge, and make it to the Super Bowl.

With a fierce and menacing presence, the Buffalo Bills have their eyes firmly on the Kansas City Chiefs, and the battle for the playoffs has already begun.

Tense, exciting, intense, and bloody.

This was the landscape of the 2020 American League season. The excitement continued until the final week of the regular season, a stark contrast to the Kansas City Chiefs' unstoppable run. AFC teams had to fight tooth and nail from the start of the regular season to earn a chance to challenge the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. And it wasn't just the teams that advanced; the sheer number of teams that fell short of the playoffs also highlighted the brutality of the season.

Miami Dolphins, 10 wins and 6 losses.

The Las Vegas Raiders have an 8-8 record.

The New England Patriots have a record of seven wins and nine losses.

The Los Angeles Lightning have a record of seven wins and nine losses.

The Miami Dolphins and Los Angeles Chargers drafted quarterbacks this year, and although they didn't get Burrow, both teams have shown signs of improvement. Compared to the Cincinnati Bengals, who are 4-12, both teams have seen immediate results, but unfortunately, they are still a little bit behind.

The Las Vegas Raiders seemed to have finally found their winning formula and became the only team of the season to defeat Mahomes and Levi, but unfortunately, this still wasn't enough to help them make it into the playoffs.

Of course, Las Vegas fans didn't care. "We beat Levi. And we're still the only team to beat Levi in ​​two seasons. This season has been glorious enough."

And then there's the New England Patriots, who missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2008 season. Under the leadership of Billy Cecke, the team's rebuilding efforts failed to deliver satisfactory results. It turns out that Cam Newton was not the future of the New England Patriots, and Newton's ambitions were once again dashed.

Incidentally, in the 2008 season, the New England Patriots had achieved a perfect record the previous year, but were then defeated by the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. Brady suffered an injury and had to miss games in the new season. Despite this, the New England Patriots still achieved an excellent record of eleven wins and five losses, but were squeezed out of the playoffs by the Miami Dolphins, who also had a record of eleven wins and five losses, shocking the league.

That season, although the New England Patriots missed the playoffs, it was by no means a failure.

Then, right now, in the first season without Brady, the New England Patriots' weaknesses and shortcomings seem to be exposed in every way.

For Billichek, a completely new challenge lies before him. Brady is eager to prove himself, and so is Billichek.

This is competitive sports, this is a professional league. Even future Hall of Famers of Brady's caliber and status, like Billyczek, still face challenges and difficulties at all times.

But from another perspective, this is precisely the essence of competitive sports: constantly challenging limits, constantly breaking through oneself, and the competition never stops.

All these factors combined to deeply feel the intensity and cruelty of the American League, and the fact that the Kansas City Chiefs still hold the No. 1 seed in such a competitive environment, while people have become accustomed to this, still leaves industry professionals and veteran fans unable to contain their amazement.

devil.

He truly is a devil.

This is precisely why people's desire for a challenger to appear is higher than ever before, and they are eager for the chosen one who will defeat the Kansas chief to emerge.

The Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers, who defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the regular season, are now out of the playoffs. So, who can shoulder the responsibility when facing an upgraded version of the Kansas City Chiefs?
Buffalo Bill? Baltimore Raven?

They're still the top choice, but could it be... the Pittsburgh Steelers?

Don't forget that in the "distant" 2017 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs were sworn enemies, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle. Who knows, maybe the Pittsburgh Steelers, without Bell and Brown, have found the key to defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers?
After all, the Pittsburgh Steelers had given Levi a real thrashing back then.

(End of this chapter)