Over 14 years, the marriage was often good. At times, it was even great. But it never reached the ultimate peak.
So each spouse found a new partner, and alas, they learned of even greater heights.
No, we’re not talking about your friend’s cousin’s brother-in-law.
We’re talking about Andy Reid and the Philadelphia Eagles — and the split that left each, then and now, better than they’d perhaps realized they could become.
Reid’s Kansas City Chiefs outlasted the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, on Sunday night to win the AFC championship.