If you didn’t have a dog in Sunday night’s Super Bowl, hopefully you at least rooted for former Kentucky Wildcat Mike Edwards to earn his first super bowl ring. Edwards and the rest of Tampa Bay’s defense faced their largest challenge of the year against reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes. Yet it ended up being their best performance of the year.

Tampa worked Kansas City’s tackles in the trenches and played unbelievable coverage downfield/across the middle to keep Mahomes & Co. off-beat for the entire game, limiting them to just nine points and two interceptions. On the offensive end, quarterback Tom Brady and his arsenal of weapons put up enough points to balance the two efforts.

And now, 60 minutes later, Mike Edwards is a Super Bowl champion. Edwards worked his way in to playing a significant role on the back end of a stellar defense and managed to show up in the season’s biggest moment. Edwards had four tackles (sixth most on the team) and a pass defense that tipped in to one of the team’s two interceptions of Mahomes.

‘Twas a special year for the former Wildcat and an excellent way to finish the season.

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Quickies

Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Tom Brady wins fifth MVP in seventh Super Bowl victory - ESPN

The G.O.A.T. continues to impress all of us.

Kentucky Football’s 2021 Super Bowl commercial “For The Team” - Kentucky Sports Radio

Another year, another day of Kentucky winning with their Super Bowl commercial.

Chiefs’ Andy Reid on son Britt Reid’s crash: ‘Heart bleeds for everybody involved’ - ESPN

This was discussed enough over Super Bowl weekend.

Brady’s greatest gift to the Buccs? Making them believe they could win - USA Today

Brady takes a talented, but 7-9, team from last year to this year’s Big Game for the win.

John Calipari worried about next game, not next year - Vaught’s Views

Despite watching his team win less than 33% of their games, Calipari hasn’t given up.

Mahomes says Super Bowl LV loss was ‘worst I’ve been beaten in long time’ - ESPN

The poor kid was running for his life against Tampa’s front four.

Longtime ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez dies at 58 - USA Today

Rest in peace to an absolute legend.

Chiefs (+550) installed as Super Bowl LVI favorite, with Buccaneers at 11-1 - ESPN

Do you expect both teams to make it back for next year’s Super Bowl?