Swifties, er, Chiefs 31, 49ers 21

I really don't have a dog in today's Super Bowl fight, but my level of interest in what otherwise might be a "meh" game for me accelerated proportionally when singer Taylor Swift entered the picture.

That's because Swift – whose boyfriend, Travis Kelce, is a standout tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs – is sending any number of extreme right wingnuts into tailspins and nose dives. Their claim is that the Super Bowl is rigged, and it's been rigged in an effort to allow Swift-Kelce to conduct their psy-op where if the Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers, the pair will use the post-game celebration to endorse President Joe Biden in his re-election bid over Mafia Don (see here).

Mostly, I just want to see if this actually happens. That is really my primary interest in the game. I love conspiracy theories. Hells bells, I'm still trying to figure out if Paul is really dead or not.

Two weeks ago, the Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 to win the American Football Conference title, thus sending them into the Super Bowl. Suspicious enough, since Baltimore was a preseason favorite to win the Super Bowl this season, much less the AFC title.

Then, last Sunday, Swift claimed her fourth Album of the Year award at the Grammys (no artist has ever won four), thus reinforcing the conspiracy. Swift-Kelce are winning everything, and not only that, they're vaccinated liberals.

So there. The outcome of today's game is a foregone conclusion. Therefore, so is the election in November. Place your bets. Never mind that this year's Super Bowl is being played in Las Vegas (which should germinate a whole bunch of other conspiracy theories in its own right).

I do anticipate an interesting game, despite all the sideshows. Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes, at the age of 28, is the youngest QB to play in four Super Bowls before age 30. Not even Tom Brady has done that.

If nothing else, Mahomes brings a ton of Super Bowl experience to the game. What will be interesting to see is if the Chiefs' receivers catch the ball. Dropped passes was an issue for them earlier this season. Not so much now.

If the Chiefs win (and they will, because the NFL has rigged all this), Mahomes is a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame.

San Francisco QB Brock Purdy has the ability to shred the Chiefs defense if he's not pressured , but that remains to be seen. The pressure on Purdy will be part of the chess game between the lines.

Kelce, for his part, is one of the best tight ends in the NFL. But, for that matte, so is San Francisco's George Kittle. But Kittle doesn't have Taylor Swift on his side. But he has his own social influencer, wife Claire.

The 49ers have an amazing running back in Christian McCaffery, a former Panther who could be a game-changer all by himself. I don't know how he does it. He finds holes in the line. He catches passes. He blocks. He plays the game as if he's receiving instructions from God. So Divine Intervention could be a factor.

The coaching matchups are interesting, too. Kansas City's Andy Reid is near Bill Belichick status, which means don't ever underestimate Reid.

San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan, like Reid, is also a proven winner, but there's some bad luck he needs to shake. He's been in two Super Bowls – once as an assistant coach – and has lost both. It could all change today.

Having said all this, I'm picking the Chiefs, 31-21.

I really don't give a flip who wins, but it will be interesting to see what happens if the Chiefs do win. In this case, the post game might be more interesting than the game itself.