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You know what I'm terrified of? Losing, not because it costs us a Super Bowl, but because it would perpetuate this ridiculous narrative of our postseason failure.
I took an hour-long walk around the block in the freezing cold after the Titans loss last year, not because my Super Bowl hopes were dashed, but because we once again lost a playoff game in the goddamned stupidest ways. And I asked myself: Why do I keep watching this? Will it ever end?
And then Mahomes. Which creates hope like we've never had -- long-term hope. So I know if we lose Saturday, we'll still have Mahomes, maturing, for the next several years. He SHOULD make the difference, at some point.
But things aren't different until they're different. And I dread watching another playoff loss Saturday, knowing I probably have to go through this shit AGAIN next year.
Basically, I want to win Saturday just to put an end to this -- losing the first game, losing at home, losing to the Colts. Break the cycle.
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