Wild Card Weekend

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The conference championship games opened with the 49ers playing the Eagles. Unfortunately, quarterback Brock Purdy suffered a torn UCL on the very first offensive drive for the 49ers. QB4 Josh Johnson had to enter, but even he suffered a head injury early in the third quarter. Without any offensive output from the 49ers, the Eagles were able to calmly win the NFC with a 31 to 7 victory. The next game found itself to be a rematch of last year's AFC championship game. The Chiefs looked to get revenge against the Bengals for last year, and they did just that. Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes exchanged touchdowns, but a late game penalty, followed by a Harrison Butker game winning field goal, would send the Chiefs to their third superbowl in four years. Super Bowl 57 finds the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the Philadelphia Eagles. This game had it all, including controversy. One of the biggest controversies of the night was the field. The NFL had been growing this grass field for two years. The grass field turned out to be so slippery that players had to change their cleats halfway through the game. The field proved to hinder both teams’ pass rush, and receivers were sometimes unable to stay balanced while performing an after catch move. Despite this, both teams found the endzone

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Editor-in-Chief: Anna Baker-Butler came down to one last Chiefs’ drive, which sealed the Eagles fate when the refs threw a pass interference flag on the defense, giving the Chiefs a new set of downs. From there, the Chiefs were able to milk out the clock and give Harrison Butker a short game winning field goal. While controversial, cornerback James Bradberyy admitted after the game that he did in fact hold on that play, and the penalty was deserved. Even then, many have been disputing over this late game call. The Chiefs go on to win their second Super Bowl in four years, an impressive feat for the young, yet generational quarterback Patrick Mahomes. As for the Eagles, they are a young team, and, after an amazing trade, own a top ten pick in this year's draft, courtesy of the New Orleans Saints. Their future may be the brightest of them all.

Even though this year's playoffs were no short of amazing, the inevitable disappointment has come that the NFL season is now officially over. NFL fans have to look forward to free agency and the draft, but all of that doesn't compare to the excitement of that first Sunday in September when NFL football officially comes back.

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