Atop a wrap on his wrist, Tranquill had written four letters in Sharpie before the Chiefs’ biggest game of the season. “LLLR.” Short for “Live Large Like Ryan.” “We miss him,” Tranquill said Tuesday. “We need more people like Ryan.” The meaning, Tranquill says now, was to honor one of his good friends.

Been here, done that. That’s how the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles handled the annual extravaganza that kicks off Super Bowl week.

Patrick Mahomes treated Super Bowl opening night like a two-minute drill, providing rapid-fire answers to one question after another.