The Super Bowl is almost upon us again but Metro columnist Colin Murray says you?d be a fool to miss the double-header that will decide its finalists on Sunday.
On February 3, millions of people from around the world will watch a particular sport for the first and last time this year.
They will jump in with both feet, stocking the fridge with cold ones and hot wings. Friends will talk about a game they have little or no knowledge about, quoting from online previews before one person inevitably says: ?Hey, do you remember the Fridge? He was ****ing huge!?
And that?s okay. The Super Bowl remains a global phenomenon, and it is hard to think of more than a handful of annual sporting spectacles that come close in terms of pulling power.
So, here?s my point? why not start a little earlier this time around?
On Sunday, the NFC and AFC Championship games take place back to back ? just think Super Bowl semi-finals and you are there.?Every single one of the four teams left have their own story.
The Baltimore Ravens are doing it for their retiring defensive god, Ray Lewis, who has played with them through thick and thin since 1996. They beat the Broncos last weekend in double overtime, with quarterback Joe Flacco on fire.
They are the underdog story of the season, and on Sunday they face the firm favourites in Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Lewis should leave Foxboro retired, but the ?Any Given Sunday? rule applies here, and some believe it?s the Ravens? destiny.
The NFC will be represented by either the Altanta Falcons or the San Francisco 49ers, the former of whom averted throwing away the biggest fourth-quarter lead in play-off history as they crawled over the line against the Seahawks.
The Niners? weekend win saw Colin Kaepernick recording more play-off rushing yards than any other quarterback in history ? the same kid who only got his chance earlier in the season after Alex Smith suffered concussion.
If San Francisco and Baltimore win then Super Bowl XLVII will involve two head coaches by the surname of Harbaugh. Jim and John are brothers.?I could go on but, trust me, both games have more sub-plots than The Matrix trilogy.
So, long before Beyonce slips into a dress the size of a handkerchief for a bit of half-time Bootylicious with her old pals and her hubby in New Orleans, the NFC and AFC Championship games throw up a whole different type of destiny.
Waiting until the Super Bowl to get involved is like turning up at your local boozer just as last orders are being called. Yes, you?ll enjoy a drink, but why not relax and have a couple more?
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