By: Khadija Nadeem Gr 9
I wouldn’t consider myself a sports fan but here I am writing about the Super Bowl. As I’m sure you all know, the Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The first game was played in 1967, making the SuperBowl 54 years old. At the end of each football season, the final two teams face off in an epic broadcasted game watched by an average of 99.9 million viewers according to last year’s statistics. But what’s happening this year? Well in the midst of a pandemic, the SuperBowl is still moving forward on February 7, 2021. The Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are to face off with an estimated in-person audience of 25,000 fans. NFL Commissioner, Brian Mcarthy, announced that of those 25,000 fans, 7500 will be vaccinated health-care workers provided with free tickets. He also claimed that all personnel and fans will be required to wear face masks throughout the game. Despite the pandemic, the NFL hasn’t needed to cancel a single game this season, proving the players and league took the healthcare protocols that are allowing the SuperBowl to move forward very seriously. Although this will be the smallest attendance in the history of the Super Bowl and we’re struggling through a pandemic, it’ll be a celebration to remember regardless.
