Not sure this can be said. If you believe in things being "fixed" it could be as simple as Ravens or Bills at Chiefs being a far more attractive match up in a prime slot than the Texans going to Baltimore or Buffalo.
Video Assistant Referee. As you say, most soccer fans would prefer instantaneous calls to be made by it, but otherwise leave it to those on the field.
Oh get lost Fairbairn.
When you compare Brady to the likes of Josh and Jackson, he looks methodical but not over-worldly. Yet he unarguably - as much as it pains me to say it - was one of the best of all time. Same can be said of Mahomes. He is an intelligent quarterback and that's his strength.