It’s the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s Mr Tom Brady and Mr Patrick Mahomes. It’s everything the NFL could have ever dreamt of. No, not even the commissioner himself, Mr Roger Goodell, could have scripted a better ending to this season if he tried.

Truly, this Covid 19-plagued season went about as well as it could. Doesn’t it feel like it was just yesterday that the entire world was locked down and a sports league conducting any business at all was completely out of the realm of possibility? Now, the finale is the greatest quarterback ever (Mr Brady) facing the future greatest quarterback ever (Mr Mahomes).

Honestly, every second of “legacy” talk on television these days leading up to the big game is 100 per cent justified. Expect ratings to soar around the world. Expect a game we’ll never forget. Expect to catch some, if not all, of these 25 occurrences, too. And if you do see them all, don’t forget to shout “Bingo!”

01. “GOAT” aka Greatest Of All Time

It’s the acronym you’ll hear all game long. The animal itself will probably make an appearance, too. By God, we need to come up with something more creative to articulate the excellence of Mr Brady and Mr Mahomes.

02. A Mr Bill Belichick name-drop

Mr Tom Brady is out to prove he meant more to the New England Patriots’ dynasty than the legendary head coach Mr Bill Belichick. Remember him?

03. Free runner? No sweat

No quarterback eludes the unblocked player quite like Mr Patrick Mahomes. He may juke, he may spin, he may use a touch of sorcery. Someway, somehow, he always manages to avoid the sack where no other QB in the league could.

04. Mr Mahomes throws a no-look pass

The Chiefs’ star man fuses basketball and football together unlike anything we’ve seen and the no-look pass – throwing the ball to a wide receiver on his left while looking to the right, for example – is his trademark.

05. Mr Mahomes throws a behind-the-back pass

Hey, he just may try this. Really. He’s never attempted one in a game, but his teammates swear he has done so several times in practice.

06. Fourth and short

You should be shocked if either head coach punts on fourth and short in this game. Both are riverboat gamblers. Both do not coach scared like, say, Buffalo’s Mr Sean McDermott did in the AFC Championship.

07. Raindrops on Covid visors

Through this pandemic, no two coaches have displayed more Covid safety protocols than Mr Andy Reid and Mr Bruce Arians, head coaches of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively. They have both been rocking face shields consistently. If it rains, though, there could be problems, so look out for a close-up of rain-splattered Perspex.

08. Mask on, mask off

Speaking of face coverings, the NFL will try to fill the stadium with as many fans as it can. However, will all of them be able to keep a mask on for the entire game? The league sure won’t want the camera to catch anyone pulling that mask down to their neck, but you can give yourself a guilty point if you spot one.

09. Mr Tyrann Mathieu blitzes and drills Mr Brady

Mr Tyrann Mathieu is the best safety in the game. The “Honey Badger” can do it all. Don’t be surprised if the Chiefs send him on a blitz early in the game in order to deliver a message.

10. Mr Chris Jones talks smack right to Mr Brady’s face

How glorious. Mr Chris Jones is the player who gives this Chiefs defence attitude. In so many words, the 26-year-old told Mr Brady, 43, to retire when they faced off in a previous game. He’ll definitely try getting under the quarterback’s skin again.

11. An entity overtakes Mr Sammy Watkins’ body

The wide receiver once told me that he believes good and bad entities float in and out of all of us. So, what happens to him when there’s another Super Bowl trophy on the line? Psychedelic Sam will find out.

12. Mr Le’Veon Bell restarts his revolution

Not too long ago, Mr Le’Veon Bell insisted he was the Mr Steph Curry of the NFL. He believed young running backs would duplicate his ultra-patient running style, which could change football for ever. Albeit in a complementary role, Mr Bell gets a shot to showcase that talent we’ve mostly forgotten all about.

**13. You had me at “Elaire” **

Just how will the announcers pronounce the last name of Chiefs running back Mr Clyde Edwards-Helaire? The “H” is silent, yet most people talking about the rookie seem to forget.

14. Mr Tyreek Hill flashes a peace sign

Mr Tyreek Hill does his trash talking with his fingers. The wide receiver is never caught from behind when bidding defensive backs farewell on his way to the end zone.

15. Mr Hill’s off-field issues are addressed

Yeah, don’t count on this one. It’s rarely ever mentioned on any broadcast, alas.

16. Someone not named Mr Travis Kelce or Mr Tyreek Hill to score the game-winning touchdown

The Tampa Bay Bucs will absolutely need to direct all of their attention to tight end Mr Travis Kelce and Mr Tyreek Hill, two weapons who combined for 280 targets in the regular season. But who else will they need to keep tabs on? Mr Mecole Hardman, the Chiefs’ wide receiver and return specialist, is one of the fastest players in the NFL.

17. A running back fumbles

It just doesn’t happen. On 403 rushing attempts, the Kansas Chiefs lost one fumble. But anything can happen in the big game.

18. “RoJo” turns the Super Bowl into his personal “Thrill Hill”

No player in this game trained quite like Bucs running back Mr Ronald “RoJo” Jones II, who endured some unbelievably brutal sprints up the “Thrill Hill” in 120-degree Arizona heat. The reason he did all of that training, of course, is this opportunity at a championship ring.

19. “Gronk” spikes the football to China

No player in the history of the sport spikes a football quite like the Buccaneers’ tight end Mr Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski. It’s like he’s drilling for gasoline, the ball lost into the abyss. If Mr Gronkowski scores a touchdown in this Super Bowl, after coming out of retirement like he did, it’ll be an all-time spike.

20. A Mr LeSean McCoy sighting

He was one of the best running backs in the NFL. Now? He’s chasing a ring from deep within the Bucs’ roster. He probably won’t play much, if at all, but you just might spot him in pre-game warmups.

21. Mr Antonio Brown’s off-field issues are addressed

A wide receiver on the Bucs’ sideline has had trouble off the gridiron, too. He completely self-destructed a year ago, but the details are rarely broadcast to a national audience.

22. Mr Scotty Miller is compared to Mr Julian Edelman

It’s just too easy. Mr Brady has another diminutive, crafty, savvy, workmanlike, pick-your-own-adjective here, wide receiver to throw the ball to in the slot, just like he did with the Patriots. This means the names of Mr Miller and Mr Brady’s former teammate Mr Julian Edelman will probably be mentioned in the same sentence at some point.

23. I scream, you creamsicle

It’s a shame that the Buccaneers refuse to permanently go back to their old-school uniforms, the classic “creamsicle” look of the 1970s. But, hey, they might make use of the orange and white colours in a television graphic or two.

24. Mr Blaine Gabbert plays in a Super Bowl

No fan wants this. We need Messrs Mahomes and Brady fighting to the end. But, oh my, what a sight it’d be if the 2011 10th overall pick – a colossal bust in Jacksonville – saw the field. He’s one snap away. Brace yourself.

25. A nice, loud F-bomb is heard over the broadcast

One good thing has come out of not having many fans in the stands: we get to hear what these players are saying on the field. Expect emotions to be high.