Brady v Mahomes: a cross-generational matchup for the ages

When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet in the Super Bowl, all eyes will be on the quarterbacks

Super Bowls, while contested between teams of 53 players, are by their nature consumed through and largely defined by the quarterback matchups that become their shorthand. By extension, not all NFL title games are created equal. The headline billing of a Montana v Marino or Bradshaw v Staubach has always brought more juice to the table than, say, Kerry Collins v Trent Dilfer or Brad Johnson v Rich Gannon.

Which is exactly why Sunday night's showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the Vince Lombardi Trophy feels more loaded with meaning than most other years as the interminable two-week wait to kick-off winds down.