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Courtesy of Kansas City Chiefs The stage is set for Super Bowl Sunday. The NFC Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers challenge the AFC Champion and reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV this Sunday night at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers will become the first team in NFL history to play in the Super Bowl on home turf, while the Chiefs are looking to become the first Super Bowl champion to repeat since the 2004 New England Patriots. The NFL will welcome 25,000 fans into the stands to watch the game on Super Bowl Sunday, including 7,500 vaccinated healthcare workers, to watch the fifth matchup between star quarterbacks  Patrick Mahomes against Tom Brady. Two heavyweights squaring off for what could be the final time.  It was far from a yellow brick road for the NFL to navigate a historic pandemic while playing a full season, but here we are. We have reached the finish line to a turbulent season which was far from promised every step of the way. Afte

Courtesy of Reuters Written by Sam DeCoste Awards season is upon us, and it's time to crown this year's NFL superlatives.  In a season defined by a public health crisis which faced adversity to simply keep playing, the stars showed out and entertained the masses like never before.  Who will come away with the hardware? I'll tell you, right now. Check back tomorrow for my Super Bowl prediction!  Comeback Player of the Year Alex Smith, QB, Washington Football Team On-field performances aside, Alex Smith should win this award unanimously. Smith's journey back to the NFL has been nothing short of sensational. After suffering a compound fracture to his right leg in 2018, Smith underwent 17 surgeries to repair a fractured tibia, fibula, and to fight off a life-threatening bacterial infection. Smith was told he may never walk again, and his bacterial infection could kill him. But he persevered, cleared NFL protocol to practice, regained the starting job, and returned to the gr