{"id":121359,"date":"2021-02-08T17:30:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T22:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=121359"},"modified":"2021-02-08T17:42:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T22:42:44","slug":"five-winners-and-five-losers-from-super-bowl-lv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-winners-and-five-losers-from-super-bowl-lv\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Winners And Five Losers From Super Bowl LV"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffive-winners-and-five-losers-from-super-bowl-lv%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=121359&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1300925258-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>For sports fans, the Super Bowl is one of the most exciting events each year, an opportunity for the champions of the NFC and AFC to battle for American Football\u2019s ultimate prize. When the clock runs out, one team solidifies their place in the record books as a Super Bowl winner, and the other fades into historical insignificance as a Super Bowl loser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, it\u2019s not just the teams who emerge on either side of this clear divide. Aside from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs, there are others who stand in some ways victorious. Similarly, others who stand defeated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here are five winners, and five losers, from Super Bowl LV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Winners<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tom Brady<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Without question, with his victory on Sunday evening, Tom Brady confirmed his status as football\u2019s Greatest Of All Time (GOAT). His victory was his 7th Super Bowl win and 5th Super Bowl MVP, all at the age of 43 and in his first year with the Buccaneers after leaving the New England Patriots after 20 seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Sunday night, Brady threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns as he led his team to a 31-9 victory over the favored Kansas City Chiefs. Brady dominates the record books, including most games won by a quarterback (264), most games played by a quarterback (346), most games started by a quarterback (344), most combined passing yards (91,653), most combined touchdown passes (664), and the only quarterback to win the Super Bowl for teams in both the AFC and NFC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>While debates will still rage regarding whether Brady is the GOAT across all sports, his status as football\u2019s GOAT is without question, with his unprecedented prowess at quarterback unlikely to be rivaled for some time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rob \u201cGronk\u201d Gronkowski<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Rob Gronkowski, already considered by many to be the most dominant tight end in NFL history, further cemented his legacy on Sunday. \u201cGronk\u201d finished off his first season away from New England by catching two of Brady\u2019s three touchdown passes,<\/span> <span>giving the pair the record for most postseason touchdowns between a quarterback and receiver, with 14.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This comes after Gronkowski announced his retirement in 2019 after nine seasons in the NFL, citing mental health concerns as a result of physical injuries throughout his career. The fact that Brady was adamant that the Buccaneers sign Gronkowski is testament to the role he plays on any winning team, as Sunday evening showed all too well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>While the headlines will obviously focus on Brady, the talent of Patrick Mahomes was on full display throughout Super Bowl LV. The final score of 31-9 simply does not show the effort Mahomes demonstrated as he tried to drag his team across the finish line, often as the relentless Buccaneers defense closed in around him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Scrambling to avoid pass rushers, some of his desperate throws were magnificent, with one even coming as he fell horizontally to the ground. In defeat, he also showed himself to be magnanimous and humble, saying that the loss only motivates him to reflect on his performance and work to improve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Despite the efforts of the radical Left, sports remains as one of our society\u2019s last pure meritocracies. Whether on the football field, swimming pool, or race track, issues like politics (or even personality) are put aside \u2014 for better or for worse \u2014 as the focus falls onto the singular factor that matters \u2014 ability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Sunday evening, while pre-game, sideline, and post-game content tried to drag politics to the forefront, the moments between the whistles were free of nonsense as we enjoyed an exhibition of elite athletic competition. We can only hope that sports stay that way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anti-Cancel Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Finally, one \u201cwinner\u201d we should remember is the fight against cancel culture. Since being labeled as a \u201cTrump supporter\u201d after he was photographed in possession of a <em>Make America Great Again<\/em> hat, Brady has been criticized and condemned. Similarly, Gronkowski was criticized when a photo of him fist-bumping President Donald Trump resurfaced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By the virtues of sporting meritocracy, however, cancel culture had no impact. Brady, despite being \u2014 gasp \u2014 maskless before and after the game, won. While conservatives should celebrate Brady for his abilities, not his supposed political positions, we should all celebrate the fact that the cancel culture warriors lost \u2026 this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorable mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Super Bowl streaker, who now faces a trespassing charge.<\/li>\n<li>The Weeknd, for finding a way to terrify and\/or confuse almost every audience member.<\/li>\n<li>Todd Bowles, Defensive Coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for stifling the prolific Chiefs offense<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Thomas, for being the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Losers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amy Schumer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Aside from being the face of mayonnaise, so-called comedian Amy Schumer would be best suited for advertising beige paint, with the cringeworthy \u201cmayo\/mother\u201d pun unfortunately being the funniest moment in her appearance as Hellman\u2019s \u201cfairy god-mayo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Schumer stands alongside several other Leftist \u201ccomedians\u201d whose Super Bowl moments landed about as gracefully as a misshapen brick. For example, Stephen Colbert loudly scarfed down some chicken wings before, weirdly, licking dip from a football.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amanda Gorman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>After her slam poetry-esque performance at Joe Biden\u2019s Inauguration, Amanda Gorman has become another hero for the Left. As a result, she was shoehorned into the Super Bowl schedule, providing yet another average \u201cpoem\u201d celebrated by the Left because of her sudden \u201cstatus\u201d and her style of presentation, rather than for the content of her latest creation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Eager to build on the Biden campaign\u2019s promise of unity, several corporations attempted to align their capitalist desires with the Democratic party narrative. Most notably, Bruce Springsteen \u2014<\/span> a vocal Democrat <span>\u2014<\/span> partnered with Jeep to call for the \u201cReUnited\u201d States of America, while offering no reason why we should actually unite beyond the fact that a Democrat is now back in the White House, and particularly when a large proportion of the event was dedicated to promulgating false political narratives regarding systemic racism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colin Kaepernick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Since the Super Bowl, at its core, focused on meritocracy, the inevitable loser will be the radical Left\u2019s chosen sporting hero \u2014 Colin Kaepernick. While progressives shake their fists with rage, citing Kaepernick\u2019s successful career as an activist as evidence that he deserves a place on NFL\u2019s stage, we are reminded \u2014 yet again \u2014 that the only variable that matters is talent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Talent which, as any true sports fan knows, Kaepernick simply doesn\u2019t have at this point in his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joe Biden and Jill Biden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Finally, Joe and Jill Biden were the last losers of the Super Bowl. Appearing on two occasions \u2014 before the game and during a halftime interview \u2014 the Bidens appeared to lecture Americans on what matters most. After President Biden began with a bizarre announcement of \u201cSuper Bowl Sunday,\u201d accompanied by his trademark joker grin, Jill Biden \u2014 an unelected official \u2014 thanked healthcare heroes \u2026 while an unmasked Joe Biden scratched his nose prior to an event involving very little mask-wearing or social distancing. At half time, Biden offered other uniting thoughts, such as the \u201clack\u201d of black coaches in the NFL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Twitter, for its usual display of ignorant and woke hot takes.<\/li>\n<li>Tyrann Mathieu for seemingly accusing Tom Brady of racism, saying \u201cHe called me something I won\u2019t repeat\u2026\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><em>@ighaworth<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">&nbsp;<em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For sports fans, the Super Bowl is one of the most exciting events each year, an opportunity for the champions of the NFC and AFC to battle for American Football\u2019s &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892925,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4785,5035,3668,5872,4783,4806],"class_list":["post-121359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bowl","tag-five","tag-from","tag-losers","tag-super","tag-winners"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121359\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}