The Athletic | Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal (subscription required): The biggest day of the North American sports calendar was a resounding success last night with the Rams narrowly beating the Bengals in a 23-20 thriller, capping off the most exciting NFL playoffs in recent memory. Meanwhile, MLB continues to make a mockery of itself as the owners seem more interested in winning the PR war than actually starting the 2022 season on time. With their latest non-starter economic proposal on the table, losing Opening Day feels like a given at this point. Against the backdrop of the Super Bowl, Drellich and Rosenthal summed up the state of affairs perfectly:
Super Bowl Sunday in the NFL marks Day 74 of the owners’ lockout in baseball, and the current juxtaposition of the two sports in the American consciousness is jarring.