Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl LIX champions. The 2024 NFL season is in the books, with all of us here in New Orleans feeling both an immense amount of fatigue and a deep gratitude for another year of connecting through this sport we all love. While the past year was full of surprises, having the season end with a game between the same two teams we saw two seasons ago leads me back to a conclusion that I’ve been workshopping for quite some time now: Only a handful of owners really want to win. And some owners also get accidentally tipped into that category because they come into contact with a generational quarterback.
So, if you’re sick of the Eagles, Ravens, Chiefs, Packers, Bills, Bengals, 49ers, Rams, Vikings and Lions … tough tarts. The Washington Commanders and Houston Texans exist on this fringe and could take the next step toward becoming perennial contenders. The rest of the NFL, with some exceptions? It’s a kind of crass, hollow kind of reality show slap fight. Meaningless entertainment.
