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NFL Playoffs--Round 1 Done

Well, the first round of NFL playoffs are in the books.

As a Kansas City Chief's fan, it was a particularly difficult year, especially seeing Mahomes going out with a serious injury in the last weeks of the season. But our demise was foreseen, like small cracks in a dam that eventually give way. Our O-line (offensive line) has been hit or miss for some time. With a no. 9 pick in the Draft this April, it will be our first single-digit pick since a no. 1 pick in 2013 after a 2-14 season.

Fact, we've been riding high winning the AFC West Division for the past nine seasons. In fact, since 2010, the Chief's have won ten division titles with the Broncos winning the remaining five. Time to re-build--that's the word teams use after having a down season. Whatever one uses, some changes must be made.

With the exception of the Los Angeles Chargers losing to the New England Patriots, every game went the way I hoped. The Chicago Bears, making their first playoffs since 2010, beat the Green Bay Packers. (My daughter loves the Bears, so I have to root for them ... a little); the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the San Francisco 49'ers (had to root against them for that little rout in last year's Super Bowl); and the Houston Texans whipped up on Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburg Steelers.

I guess it was nice to see Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills finally pull off a playoff game win on the road. But then Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrows, and Patrick Mahomes were not in the playoffs this year. Allen always plays well in playoff games ... he just can't get that W.

With the Chief's out of the picture, it's a toss-up who to root for. My wife is going for the Denver Broncos (that traitor). She says it's to keep the Super Bowl in our division and for her good friend who was a Broncos fan even when we beat them up badly over the years (Shari passed last year). Honestly, I like the Bears (for my daughter), though I think they'll have to bring their defense with them to the game--they gave up the most points of any team in the playoffs and were eighth of 14 teams in offensive scoring.

So, Broncos vs Bears in the Super Bowl. Any thoughts?