Ugh. What a disappointing Super Bowl matchup. Who are you rooting for?

Whom, and I guess I’ll say Philly, though not with the gusto I was rooting with Sunday for the two teams that lost.

I was gonna say how I feel bad for the Bills, but honestly I don’t. They blew the game in so many ways – the repeated failed QB sneaks, chasing the two-point conversions costing three points, etc. What are your thoughts on how the AFCCG played out?

Much the same. I do feel bad for Buffalo’s fans, and for Josh Allen. I thought his coaches really let him down with wrong PAT decisions and unimaginative short-yardage plays. And then when he made an absolutely unbelievable throw against the Spags blitz on fourth down, his tight end couldn’t catch it despite no obstruction from a defender. Ugh. Another long offseason on the east end of Lake Erie.

Josh Allen made that first down, but the official on the ball side allowed himself to be influenced by the one who couldn’t see the ball, then “the [wrong] call on the field” prevailed. The NFL continues to frustrate, confound, and disappoint.

And how ’bout that fumble recovery in the Eagles game, too?

I said when Buffalo failed on the fourth-and-short the game was lost. Why did they keep trying to go up the middle when KC was consistently stopping it. Shouldn’t they have tried to bounce it outside?

As much as I hate the play, if they were going to insist on the QB sneaks/pushes, I kept waiting for them to put more than one player behind Allen to help push. That one guy was useless every time.

Spoff, I agreed with you about going for 2 for a long time. I think Vic had similar. After watching Washington go for 2 in first half and now the Bills have gone for 2 twice. The Bills are still chasing that point.

At 21-16, Buffalo went for 2 in the final minute of the first half to try to get within 3. Really? Why? Who cares? There’s a whole half of football left with plenty of scoring to come. Playing the numbers game that early is a fool’s errand. The domino effect on the score and decisions the rest of the game was so unnecessary, and it did nothing but hurt the Bills. I stand by what I’ve said for 20-plus years, that going for 2 before the fourth quarter, absent unusual circumstances, is generally a bad idea.

Dominic from Riverside, IL

Too bad the Commanders lost, I was cheering for them.

It’s too bad they put the ball on the ground three times, and their No. 1 corner couldn’t hold up in coverage when they blitzed. They never really gave themselves a chance to win with those kinds of mistakes.

Speaking of player safety, to me, the punching the football has gotten out of control. Most of the time missing and delivering body shots. Do you think this needs to be looked at?

No. The NFL has way bigger issues on its hands.

Zero respect for S. Hoculi and crew. I understand warning Luvu about intentional encroachment over the top, but to then say you may award a score after another player accidentally encroaches makes me sick. And all during the course of the most boring play in the NFL.

This be the absurdity that a non-football play hath wrought. Once again, the league has been asleep at the switch. I made my feelings clear about the tush push three years ago and they haven’t changed.

Watching the Eagles vs. Washington game. Oren Burks has played a really good game. A name I had forgotten about after he left Green Bay. Do you recall what happened that made it not work for him here? Lack of opportunity or failure to perform? Combination?

It just never clicked for Burks in Green Bay for whatever reason(s). He’s been a backup LB and special-teamer for his entire seven-year career now, but he’s gotten playoff opportunities the past couple of seasons with the Niners and Eagles and made the most of them. I suspect his level of experience now makes him a more reliable defensive sub than earlier in his career. That’s my best guess. I’m happy for him. He’s a really good guy and an intelligent, well-spoken man.

Had to turn the sound off, too much Tom and Tony. That said, not sure Detroit could’ve beaten the Eagles.

You may be right, but it would’ve been a different game at Ford Field. The Eagles have played one road game since Dec. 1. They gave up 36 points at Washington in that one.