‘“That would have been nuts,” Gronkowski said. “I was thinking ‘oh man, if Buffalo beats the Chiefs, I’m going to be playing my hometown.’ It was surreal, checking the score. You either play the reigning champs, or I’m playing my hometown Buffalo Bills. That thought came through many times. All my friends were texting me ‘Bucs-Bills, Bucs-Bills, Bucs-Bills.’ I was like, ‘that would be the craziest Super Bowl just for myself, but it’s also great because we’re playing the reigning champs.’”’