Well, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55 appears to have had much the same result as every Super Bowl up to this point: Fans of the hometown team are out celebrating in the streets of that city.
It just so happens that this time 1) those hometown teams are actually partying where the game was held for the time ever and 2) we’re in the middle of a pandemic.
That latter fact doesn’t seem to be tempering any enthusiasm. Sure, the NFL went out of its way to honor frontline healthcare workers through the buildup to the game (giving them tickets and spotlighting a few), but all that goodwill could be wiped away if COVID-19 numbers spike in Tampa after this and endanger those workers.
And, well, that seems like it’s a possibility:
Florida is going to kill us all
pic.twitter.com/QDxLQ9oqMX— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) February 8, 2021
Not a lot of mask discipline being displayed here, friends.
But hey, at least there is this giant snake taking part in the festivities.
WHAT IS HAPPENING pic.twitter.com/9Bn3IK1vG8
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) February 8, 2021
I guess if you have a giant boa constrictor, and there’s a massive party going on, and a TV camera rolls up and you feel you can get your boa, Diamond, some shine, you do it. Even if you’re a sad Chiefs fan.
