His ignored mails and his explosive romance with a Hollywood actress who eclipsed Taylor Swift

In 2021, American TV signed a contract of 110 billion dollars to transmit to the NFL For ten years between 2023 and 2034, and this era of American futbolwith epic matches, ends full of condiments and athletes that seem superhero, are justifying each inverted penny. The duel tonight to define the champion of the American Conference between Buffalo Bills y Kansas Citywith the clash of the stars Josh Allen y Patrick MahomesIt is an example of all this. And so sells the CBS chain, as well as to prepare the Pochoclos.

“Well friends, we are at a crossroads of history. How did Mahomes go from being ‘one of the best’ to ‘best of all time’? For carrying the crown like nobody ever did, once, and another, and another … “, says the familiar voice of off of Jim Nantza veteran commentator, part of this sport for 45 years, who also warns: “But every king can fall …”.

And then, playing with the contrasts, it is the turn of highlight If you are close once, again and another, can you finally break your streak, or the moment will break them? “

How to understand the distance, on the other end of America, the expectation generated by a party that would be a semifinal for the main prize, the Superbowl 2025 that is played on February 9 in New Orleanscity that began the year suffering a terrorist attack in which 14 people died. How to translate such a sporting event into football terms, which will have records records in Yankee land and followers around the world. An Argentina vs Brazil in the Maracaná? Messi against Mbappé or Cristiano Ronaldo defining a World Cup? Guardiola in front of Ancelotti, or a Barcelona against Real Madrid in the Champions League? Well, all that together.

On the one hand, the Kansas City Chiefs They will seek to prolong their domain at the American conference, in search of their fifth participation in a Superbowl In the last six seasons, a brand only achieved by the New York Giants between 1958 and 1963, although with a drastic difference: those of NY could not crown with a ring while those of Kansas were champions in 2020, 2023 and 2024. They are two games from their third consecutive titlesomething unpublished in a league that stands out for its parity and worries about maintaining it.

Its leader is Mahomes, that number 15 of curled, brave and acrobatic hair, capable of making incredible movements and launching impossible passes in the most decisive moments. Mahomes es Messi. But in the chiefs there is another symbol: Travis Kelcea gladiator with Mike Tyson’s physique, the hands of Michael Jordan and the speed of Usain Bolt. He also has a girlfriend who will see him in all matches and put football on the five continents: Taylor Swift.

On the other side, the Bills, the team that has a very follower and passionate fans, also quite crazy too, the Bills Mafia. They are known by them but also because in the early 1990s they lost the four superbowls they played, all in a row, and one of them Failing a field goal in recent seconds which became one of the most unfortunate and tragic plays in the history of American sport.

The man who can end with that disastrous streak and Kansas’s reign is called Josh Allen. It should be a farmer like His great -grandfather, his grandfather and his fatherbut when high school ended, it was in charge of sending about 1,000 mails with the same text to different school soccer programs throughout the country, trying to capture the attention of a coach.

“Hi Coach, my name is Josh Allen,” began the message that all ignored. “I feel that I could fit in his offensive scheme, please look at my hudl profile,” he added, referring to the LinkedIn style platform, used by athletes to show. “Please answer me if you think it is convenient, thank you very much”closed the good of Josh, at that time a teenager of 1.96 meters high and 95 kilos of weight. No one read it but a Wyoming wave discovered it in a practice and ended up taking out the lottery: Allen stood out so much that he reached the 2018 draft augging a star future, and despite the fact that he met expectations he still needs to be a champion.

“He refused to be ignored” was the slogan that Gatorade used for the commercial in which they remembered their fight against adversity. In the United States everything is sold, but it sells well.

Allen, 28 years old, has the same fire in his arm as Mohamses, 29, but unlike his colleague he is not a dancer but a locomotive who is able to run forward and push his offensive when he does not find any receiver for your passes. He has 40 TouchDowns in the season, 28 by air and 12 by land, figures that makes him a favorite to win the first MVP prize of his career. In the last time he adjusted the technique of its launch, convinced that even the best can be even better. As Messi, because Allen is also like Messi, but it is a messi without a crown.

The Bills Campo Marshal is the hope of Buffalo fans but also of the other 30 NFL teams, tired of the Chiefs domain, whom they accuse of having the referees on their side for protecting Mahomes too much. Allen, Encambio, has only one person who takes care of him: the actress Hailee Steinfeldfamous for several films and TV series but especially for playing Kate Bishop, Hawkeye’s daughter and heiress of the skillful archer, a superheroine of the call Marvel Cinematographic Universe.

The couple came to light in 2023 and this season eclipsed the “Love Story” by Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift with a romantic marriage proposal that was held by the official NFL account in Instagram. In recent days, to top it off, it transpired that the brunette would be mashed from what would be their first child.

Despite being Two very popular charactersboth Josh and Hailee avoid uploading photos together on the networks but last November they posted their most eloquent image: Allen appears on his knees, with a ring in their hands, and she kisses him as a sign of approval. “From November 22 to infinity,” says the post -shared post for both for his almost 22 million followers on Instagram (20 are from the actress and just 1.6 of him, let’s clarify).

Allen prefers to speak on the court. This Sunday, at 20.30, the time of truth will arrive. The match in Argentina will be broadcast on ESPN 2 and streaming through the Disney+platform. A while before, at 5 in the afternoon, the other conference will be resolved, although without so many luminaries: the Washington Commanders They will seek to surprise the Eagles of Philadelphia. All expectation is set at night.

“Will an unstoppable dynasty continue reigning or are we about to witness the fall of a reign? One thing is sure, this final for the AFC will write a unique chapter in the history of the NFL,” says Nantz in another section of the spot , and adds: “A day will come when we will look back and say: ‘how lucky we were'”.

“It’s Goliath versus Goliath, for a place at the Superbowl Lix.” Everything said.