2020 NFL Championship Game Recaps

Arguably the two top teams from each conference squared off this weekend in the Championship round of the 2020 NFL Playoffs. Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went into Lambeau and got the victory over Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, in what may have been Rodgers’ last game in a Packers uniform. More on that in future blog posts if anything develops (I don’t think it will, but something to keep an eye on). This marks Brady’s 10th Super Bowl appearance since he was a rookie in 2000. If you take out the years he didn’t start (2000- rookie year playing behind Drew Bledsoe and 2007- got hurt in Week 1), Brady makes the Super Bowl 55% of the time. That is a WILD stat that may never be matched…though the QB we are talking about later on may have something to say about that.

Back to the game, the Packers had every opportunity to take out Brady and the Bucs. Even though he was the winning QB, TB12 made some mistakes and threw an INT on two straight drives. Unfortunately for Packer fans, that equated to two “3 and Outs”. If anybody should be given credit for the Buccaneer win, it should be Jason Pierre-Paul and the Tampa Bay defensive unit. They kept Rodgers uncomfortable the whole game and came up with some big turnovers that helped turn the tide of the game. In two weeks they will face yet another tough test when they play…

…the Kansas City Chiefs! After a hot start by the Buffalo Bills thanks to some turnover luck, the Chiefs were able to get right and ended up taking down the Bills rather easily 38-24. The Travis Kelce to Patrick Mahomes connection led the way and was humming to the tune of 13 catches for 118 yards and 2 TDs. The Bills Defense was the most gracious to opposing Tight Ends and Andy Reid was able to take advantage of that.

So I mentioned that there may be a player who can match Brady’s Super Bowl appearance percentage. In 3 seasons as a starting NFL QB (he sat behind Alex Smith in 2017), Patrick Mahomes will now have been to two Super Bowls and has an MVP to his name. Not too shabby for a 4 year pro. We are at a point in the sports card industry where the future is unknown, but two of the safest purchases right now are Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes.

Josh Allen and the Bills will be back. Don’t worry Bills Mafia. Allen emerged as one of the best QBs in the league in 2020 and built a great rapport with WR Stefon Diggs.With Diggs signed long term, and Allen going nowhere, the Bills future is bright! Both Allen and Diggs saw a huge hobby value increase in 2020, and they will dip a bit with the loss, but you can take advantage of that dip. While I would never suggest investing in a non QB (even though I think it’s silly RBs, WRs and TEs are underappreciated) now may be a good time to swoop in and grab a Josh Allen to hold, or a Stefon Diggs for the PC. If we saw anything with Michael Thomas’ hobby value from 2020 to 2021, sell the WRs when they are hot and buy them when they’re not. Groundbreaking stuff, I know.

We will have a Super Bowl preview in the coming weeks, but the blog is back baby! Our goal is to  help you navigate the NFL off season of collecting, trading, selling and investing, while also featuring a ton of new content for our fellow Czars. Instagram, Facebook and Twitter content is coming out daily, and weekly YouTube videos are dropping where we chat with Titans of the industry and show off some of the goodies we have picked up for our PC or for www.cardsczar.com. Another exciting aspect we have added to our website are hobby box breaks! We plan to bring you Friday Night Breaks every Friday night on Instagram Live, so go sign up for the 2 Box 2020 Contenders Football Random Team Break now! $42 per spot with a 3% discount for every spot you grab after the first spot! There will be surprises for those who get skunked! Get a friend in on the action and receive $5 credit to a future break!

Until next time..”keep on collecting!”