Not since LeBron James’ rookie NBA season did a sports moment entering with such gigantic media hype exceed the outsized expectations. It was labeled as the game of the season; it will be darn near impossible to top.
With help from the NFL Research department, let’s run down a list of superlatives, records, and down-right mind-boggling stats from Monday night’s enthusiastically draining affair.
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Was that matchup, and those teams, less important to the NFL? Probably. Should the NFL signal it so obviously?