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Let’s commence with the roll call.
Orlando Brown Jr. Joe Thuney. Creed Humphrey. Trey Smith. Andrew Wylie.
Yep, they’re all on schedule to show up at State Farm Stadium for Super Bowl 57 on Sunday.
And man, do they need to show up.
While the stars get all the glory, the aforementioned folks – the starting offensive linemen, left to right, for the Kansas City Chiefs – represent the ultimate swing factor that could determine which team takes home the Lombardi Trophy.
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Patrick Mahomes, the freshly-minted NFL MVP, is going to need some help, as in major protection, while facing a deep Philadelphia Eagles defense that nearly set an NFL record in compiling 70 sacks during the regular season.
You’ve heard the theory: Games are won in the trenches.
“It’s our responsibility to step up, up front and do our job more so in this game than any because of the circumstances,” Brown, the left tackle, told USA TODAY Sports.
The circumstances include the opponent and the stage.
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Take the stage. Brown wasn’t with the Chiefs two years ago when a gimpy Mahomes and battered O-line was abused by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense in Super Bowl 55.
