COMMENTARY
Finally, the Super Bowl might be fun again.
No more scowling Bill Belichick, angry as always under his hoodie. No more sly smiles and phony platitudes from Tom Brady.
No talk about Spygate; no worries about deflated footballs.
And no more speculation about just what New England owner Robert Kraft might be up to.
For the first time in four years, the Patriots will be sitting at home when the NFL championship is decided. And, really, on the 100th anniversary of the NFL, that should be reason enough to celebrate.
They are already excited at sports books around the country, where hundreds of millions of dollars will exchange hands Super Bowl Sunday.