Monday morning NFL 2018 recap - championships

I watched the first game and then had to hit the record button due to a dinner obligation with my non-football SIL and family. I made do with the radio on the 45-minute drive and only heard the Rams had won after we got inside. I shrugged. I had it recorded.

Only I didn't. Because it went into overtime. As did the second game, which I recorded and also DID NOT GET THE ENDING. Hello, cable companies, please fix this. AAHHHH...I had to rely on the sports channels this morning for recaps.

• Two great games that unfortunately aren't being discussed this morning for the football. Officiating. Terrible. Both games. What can I add that hasn't been said? It makes my stomach hurt for all the teams. No one wants to lose like that, and no one wants to win like that. In today's electronic age, it just shouldn't be happening. 
• That being said above, the losing teams also could've done better. That's the truth too. The Chiefs leaving the Patriots Edelmann wide open? What the what? Defense guys, defense.
• The Saints stadium was LOUD. As a fan watching at home, it was loud. I can't imagine being the Rams trying to communicate. The downside of a pussy an indoor stadium.
• I didn't hear the whistle guy, but Twitter did. He turned out to be a whistler wearing a giant whistle on top of his head. And people think I'm a fanatic.
• Drew Brees, you seem to be a genuinely nice, respected man. I'll give you that. Hell of a job this season and hell of a game yesterday. I like it when the good ones do well. I'm just not a fan of a team that needs an asterisk.
• Two more weeks of coverage on Sean McVay? Yes, please.
• McVay will need to study, study, study. Wade Phillips, the Rams defensive coordinator, will need to do more studying than he ever did as coach of the Dallas Cowboys. The defense is what it will take to beat Tom Brady. Keep the man on the ground and under pressure, and the big bowl game can be yours. If you don't, sigh, the Steelers will not be the dynasty team anymore. 
• I'll just say right now that Tom Brady and the mediocre Patriots will win this Bowl. Much as it pains me to say that. Those cheating bastards--who should have an asterisk in the record books--are resilient, tough, and focused. Anyone can win these games, whether you're the best or not. That's the great thing about sports. But the Patriots? They just do it.