My Top 10 Super Bowl LV Matchups

If you read my blog, you know I love doing Top 10 Lists.  This time I will pick my Top 10 Preferred Super Bowl LV Matchups.  The playoffs start tomorrow (as of this post), so I thought I'd pick my Top 10 Super Bowls and give reasoning as to what makes the games fun to watch.  I'll try not to pick the same team too many times (but sometimes I couldn't help it), and I'll try not to be too biased towards the Seahawks.  Some of these won't be likely (at all), but I thought I'd include them nonetheless.  Here they are:

1. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Green Bay Packers
This could either be called the rematch of Super Bowl I or the "State Farm" Bowl, as both starting quarterbacks (Mahomes and Rodgers) are often seen in State Farm commercials.  This probably is the Super Bowl matchup that would get the highest ratings.  I also love the contrast between the Chiefs red and the Packers yellow.  Some teams just look good when they play against each other, and Chiefs/Packers is one of them.

2. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks
This is the Super Bowl I honestly want the most, being a Seahawks fan.  Russell Wilson against Patrick Mahomes?  Yes please!  Also, this would be the second Super Bowl for the Hawks against a former AFC West divisional rival.  With the style of both teams play, this game is almost guaranteed to be a close and exciting one to the finish.  One QB in this matchup would pull out a clutch SB victory. 

3. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers
I dislike both of these franchises, but I can't deny this would be a compelling matchup.  My favorite part about this is that it's a rematch of Super Bowl XLV, which would've taken place 10 years and ONE day prior to this game.  And both teams still have the same starting quarterback.  Two of the most storied NFL franchises will always make for a compelling Super Bowl.  

4. Buffalo Bills vs. New Orleans Saints
I'm surprised I put this game this high, but this is a game that features two teams very few people dislike.  The Chiefs, Steelers, Packers, and Seahawks all have their haters.  Not too many people hate the Bills and Saints.  Plus, it's a matchup of young (Allen) vs. old (Brees).  Either the Bills get their first Super Bowl, or the Saints and Brees get their 2nd.  It's a win-win for the NFL.

5. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mahomes vs. Brady one last time?  We've been fortunate as NFL fans to witness two absolutely great QB's face off this much.  This would probably be their last matchup against each other (unless they meet in another Super Bowl or Brady plays until age 47).  

6. Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks
A rematch of Super Bowl XL and a chance for the Seahawks to get revenge.  The only player remaining from Super Bowl XL is Ben Roethlisberger.  Would be interesting to have Super Bowl matchups against the Seahawks at the beginning and end of his career.  The only reason this isn't higher is because I don't want to give the Steelers another chance to beat us.  

7. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Washington Football Team
The only reason for this matchup is to see Patrick Mahomes face off against his former mentor, Alex Smith.  To have a team with a losing record make the Super Bowl would be... well... it would be something.  Also, it would be the (at least at one time) two Native American mascot teams.  

8. Buffalo Bills vs. Green Bay Packers
Two small market teams, two teams from cold weather cities, and two teams with very passionate fans.  I'd also like to point out this game would feature the two quarterbacks with the best 2021 seasons.  

9. Baltimore Ravens vs. New Orleans Saints
Hard not to root for either team.  The Saints have the 2nd oldest QB in the playoffs and the Ravens have the youngest.  The Ravens last Super Bowl win came in the Superdome where the Saints play.  

10. Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears
This might be the least likely Super Bowl to happen.  However, the cities of Cleveland and Chicago have such huge rivalries in MLB (Indians/White Sox or Cubs) and NBA (Cavaliers/Bulls) that this Super Bowl would cement these two cities as ultimate rivals.  They'd be the midwest version of New York/Boston or Bay Area/Los Angeles.  

Hopefully one of these happens.  I'd also be ok with Chiefs/Saints, but I didn't want to include the Chiefs any more than I did.  We'll see come January 24 after the conference championship games.  Can't wait!

Weird Facts About Me

I'm compiling a list of weird facts about myself--Some you may consider unusual, some you may be close to true about yourself as well.  They're mostly trivial, but you be the judge.

- I haven't had a bedroom on the ground floor since I was 10.  Also, my bedroom has always been on the 2nd story since then as well (so no 3rd stories or higher).
My family moved when I was 10 years old, and my bedroom was on the 2nd floor.  After I moved out, I've lived in three different apartments, all of which were 2nd story units.  My apartment numbers have been C205, E203, and 823.  I'd very much like my next place to be on the ground floor.  Ever since I was 10 and I've wanted to get home and crash on my bed, I have to go up a flight of stairs first.

- Every time I have moved, I have moved further North
I have now moved four times in my life, and each time I did, my place of residence was further north than the last one.  The crazy thing is a couple of those times, they were barely further north.  When I moved at age 10, we moved 3 blocks north (but further east as well).  When I moved in 2017, we moved 2 blocks north.  

- All of my old schools (and my childhood home) have been demolished and rebuilt with something bigger
Sign of the times, I guess.  Before I even turned 30, I could say all of the schools I went to, my elementary school, my junior high school, and my high school, were all demolished and replaced with something bigger.  To add insult to injury, my childhood home that I lived in until I was 10 was demolished and replaced with a much larger home.

- I've left the Pacific Time Zone just once in my life
Only once in my life have I ever had to change the time on my watch because I was in a different time zone, and that was when Amanda and I flew to Hawaii.  I've been to Vegas, many areas of California and Oregon, and even Idaho, but that still is the only time I've ever left the Pacific Time Zone.  I'd like to change that soon.  In August 2022, I took a trip to Orlando, Florida, so it marked the second time I had left the Pacific time zone.

- Both my grandfathers are named John, and they both are WWII veterans, and both married a  woman with a two-syllable name that ends in "Y".  
This might be a bit of a stretch, as John is a pretty common first name, and a lot of the male population born in the 1910s or 1920s fought in World War II.  But then they married a woman with a first name with two syllables that ends in Y: Shirley and Betty.  

- My paternal grandparents have the same birthday
How many couples do you know that share the same birthday?  I'd guess zero.  My dad's parents share the same birthday, two years apart.  I've always thought that is pretty cool.

- My birthday and my sister's birthday use the exact same numerals.
When written out numerically, my birthday is 117 (January 17th).  When my sister's birthday is written out numerically, it is ALSO 117 (November 7th).  If you don't count zeros, our birthdays are the same when written out numerically.  I realized this only a few years ago, and it sure blew my mind.