Your weekend must reads📰
Welcome to The Short List weekend edition✨! I'm John Riley, and I'm here to remind you that we're just one day away from Super Bowl Sunday🙌 – as if you could possibly forget, what with the non-stop media blitz.📣
(Blitz ... did you see what I did there?)🔥
🏈Anyway, when the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes and the Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts take the field Sunday, it will be the first time two Black quarterbacks start against each other in the Super Bowl. More on that history-making moment:
- Graphics: Breakthrough was nearly inevitable due to the growing opportunities for Black quarterbacks
- Dads: Fathers of Hurts, Mahomes wreck stereotype of absent Black dad
- 'I got emotional': Milestone not lost on Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl
- History: The road to two Black QBs in the Super Bowl is 100 years long
Here's some Super Bowl 57 101:
- Super Bowl primer: What you need to know about the big game
- Keys to the game: Five storylines to follow
- The broadcasters: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen go way back🗣️
- Halftime show: What to expect when Rihanna performs
Meet some of the Chiefs and Eagles players and coaches:
- Jason and Travis Kelce: Brothers grew up amid 'enjoyable chaos'
- Nick Sirianni: As Eagles coach reaches Super Bowl, his brothers also find success
- Opening Night: Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes and others embrace the moment
Who's going to win?
- Paste BN Sports writers' picks: Chiefs or Eagles? Who gets MVP?
- Tale of the tape: How the two teams match up
- X-factors: Players the majority of viewers don't know who could play pivotal roles
Be sure to go to Paste BN Sports for complete coverage of Super Bowl 57! Kickoff is 6:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. FOX will carry the TV broadcast.📺
💕Oh yeah: It's almost Valentine's Day: Don't let the big game distract you from your sweetheart!😘 Our friends at Reviewed have the answers for your gift needs:
- 🎁Last-minute gifts: 20 amazing gifts that will still arrive on time
- 🌹Flowers: 12 best online flower services
- 🍫Sweets and treats: The best chocolate gifts for your loved ones
- 👫Experiences: Fun, romantic packages couples can do together
There are more great reads below.👇 Enjoy the game! Bet and drink responsibly!😉 See you next week.