Antonio Gates Misses Hall Of Fame Cut
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[Highlight] George Kittle in the closing moments of Super Bowl 54 after the Chiefs sealed their victory against the 49ers: “I will be back here…And I will be back with a vengeance.”
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Ranking 15 greatest endings in Super Bowl history: Rams-Titans wild finish, Giants-Patriots games make cut
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Steve McMichael, Devin Hester, Julius Peppers selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Fields, so with the Getsy hiring we can assume that the team isn’t as high on the Chicago QB.
Denver Broncos
Offensive Coach: Sean Payton
QB Purgatory: Russell Wilson and his contract
Draft Stock: Pick 12, -2nd
Where Russell Wilson ends up and how the Broncos handle his contract will kick start the 2024 off-season. To avoid a massive long-term commitment it seems more likely than not that these two sides are heading toward a divorce and once again putting the Broncos into the QB market. With the investment into Sean Payton he’ll be the one to decide who the next QB of the future is for the team.
The main arguments against this match up starts with the Broncos plan. Are they going to kick the can down the road and stock up on the roster before addressing QB as Wilson’s dead cap eats up a lot of their available space, or are they going to be aggressive in finding his replacement immediately? Fields may be a nice inbetween, in which he'll be cheap for the next two seasons when the bulk of Wilson’s dead cap eats up space while they get those two seasons to determine if he can be the franchise QB. The other argument is that Fields isn’t a great fit for Payton’s scheme. To that I want to remind everyone that Payton is far more scheme-fluid than a lot of other top offensive coaches are. Payton may be known for his offenses with Drew Brees but there was plenty of change between late 2000s Brees and the older version that almost made it back to the Super Bowl in 2018. Payton has also built offenses to some success around Teddy Bridgewater, Jameis Winston, and most recently Russell Wilson, all wildly different QBs and all playing to their strengths under Payton. That’s not to say Justin Field’s is a QB Sean Payton will fall in love with but I wouldn’t dismiss him just because of fit.
The Broncos have built into their OL and have some young talent in their weapons but they’d have to continue building to give any new QB their best chance. If Payton decides Fields could be the guy going forward then I’d imagine that’ll come with a plan on building out the offense around him too. Missing a 2nd round pick could prevent this theory from becoming a reality but if the interest is there then they’ll find a package to make it work.
New York Giants
Offensive Coach: Brian Daboll
QB Purgatory: Daniel Jones and his $40m/yr contract
Draft Stock: Pick 6, +2nd (Seattle)
Just a season into Daniel Jones' new contract we can firmly say he was never worth it in the first place. Plenty saw this coming but at the time the Giants had to make a tough choice with his rookie contract running up after coming off a career year. Faith in HC Brian Daboll propelled Giants ownership toward keeping the young Duke QB after a playoff win in his first year with the offensive HC but it became quickly apparent that Jones was a very limited QB and his ‘breakout’ wasn’t so much. Jones will now be coming off an ACL tear while being owed $47m against the cap, a number that rises to $69m if they were to cut him.
That doesn’t mean the Giants shouldn’t be interested in Justin Fields. Jones’ contract was front-loaded and becomes very easy to get out of after next season. Brian Daboll has now worked with two QBs in the same mold as Justin Fields, Daniel Jones and Josh Allen. If Daboll sees Fields as a clear upgrade over Jones (he is) then it makes sense to turn the teams direction toward building around him and not Jones. With an extra 2nd round pick courtesy of the Seahawks and high draft capitol in each round the Giants can be as competitive as they want in a bidding war.
Are the Giants the best spot for Fields? Probably not. This roster has a way to go before it’ll be competitively viable despite their Wild Card win in 2022. Armed with the 6th overall pick they can provide their next QB with either a strong WR prospect or better protection up front, but it’ll require plenty more elbow grease to get this offense in position to compete.
The Giants could pass and take this year to reset and build their roster with the understanding
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NO - They just committed a lot of money to Derek Carr and Fields is far too expensive to be a Taysom Hill upgrade.
AZ - The new regime seems to love Kyler Murray and moving on from him for Fields seems counterintuitive anyway.
SF - They passed on Fields for Trey Lance in the first place and that's before we get to Brock Purdy.
With that we’ve firmly assumed at least 20/32 teams should have no interest in Justin Fields.
2.2 - Wild card teams that could make a surprise change, but probably not.
Los Angeles Rams
As beloved as Matthew Stafford is, the hard reality is he’s aging (36) and has a long history with nagging injuries. If Sean McVay wants a relatively cheaper option to develop behind Stafford then Justin Fields provides a unique succession plan. However, Fields doesn’t seem to fit the mold of the McVay offense and I’d assume the Rams will be more aggressive about acquiring a QB once Stafford is done.
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins will be in a tough situation as the Tua contract extension conversation looms. At this time it doesn’t seem like Tua is worth high-end QB money but the team's aggressive team building (trading for Tyreek Hill, Bradley Chubb, and Jalen Ramsey) may leave them with little choice but to give into his agent’s demands. This could be a frugal move but risky and not to mention a complete shift in QB identity.
Seattle Seahawks
With a new defensive minded HC at the helm Justin Fields rushing ability could appeal to Mike MacDonald as the team turns to a new era. There seems like little reason to move off of Geno Smith after his contract extension but anything is on the table after the Seahawks reshuffled their leadership.
New York Jets
GM Joe Douglas caught a lot of flack for failing to move for a different QB early in the season once QB Aaron Rodgers went down for the season. Zach Wilson’s time with the Jets is likely over and the team will be in need of a back-up QB, so giving Fields a year to develop into the system under Rodgers may be a strong insurance and succession plan. However, Douglas passed on Fields for Wilson in the same draft, and the team will be short a 2nd-round pick from the Rodgers trade.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After the Panthers hired away OC Dave Canales there is now a higher likelihood the team may hit a full reset season as the roster and important players continue to age. Should they do so they can continue to add young talent while getting a potential franchise QB for cheap. Should Baker Mayfield’s demand be too great for what the Buccaneers are willing to pay then suddenly they’d find themselves in the QB market once again. In the meantime we can assume Baker will be back but the Bucs could be a team to watch.
PIII. Identifying and Ranking the Remaining Teams
We’ve now separated 25 of the 32 teams leaving us with just under a quarter of the league. There is still certainly a large range of plausibility when it comes to the remaining teams but in my mind there’s more…
New England Patriots
Offensive Coach: Negative
QB Purgatory: Pending
Draft Stock: Pick 3, all own picks, +Bears 7th
In theory this idea works out but the little details prevent it from taking off. The Patriots are in a similar position as the Bears in which they could add Marvin Harrison Jr and Justin Fields to begin building their offense. This Patriots offense is desperately in need of offensive talent and it’s likely the star WR prospect will be available for their selection at pick three. However, a similar(ish) prospect in Jayden Daniels will also probably be available, making this selection tricky. New HC Jarod Mayo has to choose between adding their QB of the future now, or taking his time and building an offense that a young QB can succeed in.
This pick will become much easier if either Caleb Williams or Drake Maye fall to #3, in which you take the QB and figure everything else out later. Otherwise, Harrison Jr is such a tempting talent to add to kick start the rebuild. It may be rough sailing for the rookie WR in year
(OC) Where's Justin Fields Going? Ranking Every Team by Likelihood of Acquiring the Bears QB.
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Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields was taken 11th overall in 2021 after the team moved up in the first round to select the Ohio State prospect. In three years Justin Fields has left much to be desired but has equally shown impressive stretches of play. Ultimately the Bears haven’t seen the growth as a passer you want to see to commit to him long-term and now with an incredibly talented crop of QBs to choose from it makes more sense to reset the timeline around the QB with a solid foundation and new offensive coaching staff. In this scenario the team should do right by Fields and find a trade partner that will give him one more chance to become a franchise QB.
P1. The Fields Question - What’s Justin Field’s value and do the Bears have more to gain by trading him or keeping him?
1.1 - The argument for keeping Fields
A lot of Bears fans remain skeptical to move on from Fields for yet another rookie QB. It is a sound sentiment to wish for continuity and development for their current QB. Armed with the 1st and 9th-overall picks in the draft the Bears could add an incredible talent in Marvin Harrison Jr as well as a top pass protector or defensive talent, bolstering the roster to be competitive in a top heavy NFC North.
It is a tantalizing scenario to add the top positional player in the draft and instantly form one of the best WR duos in the league with Marvin Harrison Jr. joining veteran DJ Moore. Even with Fields' passing issues this tandem could be so lethal that it would be hard not to find success. Then using the 9th pick on one of the best defensive prospects would help set up a defensive that started to find its stride in the back half of last season after adding EDGE Montez Sweat. Another rusher like Dallas Turner or Jared Verse could go a long way in setting an impressive foundation for the Bears. The Bears have a chance to add an elite prospect to both sides of the ball and really build the roster for future success.
However, by passing on a QB the Bears would firmly commit to Justin Fields. It seems like a fair assumption to think they would improve and play themselves out of a top-10 pick next year, and without an extra 1st-round pick they would have to be very aggressive in pursuit of a new QB if Fields still couldn’t improve to the necessary level.
The Bears have an excellent chance to find a true franchise QB. Justin Fields may have the upside to do so, but at this time he hasn’t shown the consistency for the franchise to take such a gamble when their pick of a QB prospect is available. The obvious choice for now is to go with USC’s Caleb Williams and that’s the assumption I’ll make until the Bears decide otherwise.
1.2 - Historical Precedent of a Trade
Justin Fields has certainly retained some value with excellent spurts of productivity but the Bears moving on at all will decrease his value. Trying to find a precedent didn’t lead to much clarity but I did find three similar situations.
In 2019 the Arizona Cardinals moved on from former 1st-round pick Josh Rosen when they also fell into the 1st-overall pick and selected another QB in Kyler Murray. Rosen was coming off a horrendous rookie season but the pitiful Cardinals roster gave him some leeway in value, leading to the Dolphins taking a chance on him by sending the Cardinals a 2nd-round pick and future 5th. Fields has proven himself more than Rosen had but part of the value came from controlling Rosen for four more seasons cheaply. Once Fields is traded his new team will have to make a long-term decision on him in a limited amount of time.
In the same season the Tennessee Titans traded a 7th-round pick and future 4th to take a chance on Ryan Tannehill. Tannehill and Fields are similar prospects with incredibly athletic upside built into their games but were limited as passers early in their career. The Titans under OC Arthur Smith resurrected Tannehill’s career leading to a career-best
[Highlight] Ray Lewis disguises as janitor at Pro Bowl
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"We know [Shanahan] can hire well and diverse; in fact, owners have complained to the league office about the sheer number of compensatory picks the 49ers have received for serving as a pipeline for coaches and executives of color." Sam Wickersham ESPN article
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Terrible look for other owners if true. Two solutions for them: 1. Hire more minority execs/coaches for their own franchise in the lower staff/coaching positions that can get promoted, 2. Stop raiding the 49ers for execs/coaches.
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[Highlight] Matt Ryan gets his first career sack...on Cam Jordan!
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[Highlights] 8 years ago today it was the end of an era, Payton Manning in his final NFL Game, the Broncos defeated the 15-1 Carolina Panthers 24-10. While it marked the 200th and final victory of his Hall of Fame career, it was Von Miller who stole the show being named MVP of the game.
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[Highlight] 19 years ago today, Terrell Owens played in the Super Bowl just seven weeks after breaking his leg... and caught nine passes for 122 yards. (Feb. 6, 2005)
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Brett Favre refuses to pay Mississippi $730K for speaking fees he ‘had no legal right to’
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NFLPA says 92% of players want grass over turf
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Every time Jim Nantz has called a Super Bowl, the team wearing white has always won
2007: Bears (color) vs Colts (white)
2010: Colts (color) vs Saints (white)
2013: 49ers (color) vs Ravens (white)
2016: Panthers (color) vs Broncos (white)
2019: Rams (color) vs Patriots (white)
2021: Chiefs (color) vs Buccaneers (white)
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Christian McCaffrey quickly moving up the list of all-time great RBs, and could get huge bump with a Super Bowl win
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Pennsylvania man faces up to four years for illegally flying drone over AFC Championship
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[Highlight] Will Levis obliterates Trevor Lawrence at the second annual table tennis tournament at Super Bowl 58
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that it’s unlikely they’ll retain Jones for the future but using the contract as a guise to start him in the short-term, but a Justin Fields and Brian Daboll duo could be very tantalizing for both sides. Fields may represent a cheaper QB option with upside and Daboll can be the consistency Fields desperately needs.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive Coach: Negative
QB Purgatory: Kenny Pickett vs Mason Rudolph?
Draft Stock: Pick 20, +4th
The Steelers boast a QB friendly situation like the Vikings do with a core of young talent at every position. The Steelers are outside the conference but now have more questions about their coaching. Mike Tomlin has been long hailed as one of the league’s best leaders and his ability to drag a team above .500 has been impressive when considering some of the circumstances the team has gone through. The problem is that’s no longer enough, going 0-4 in the postseason since 2016. Furthermore, Tomlin isn’t an offensive mind and with his future now more in doubt than ever, Pittsburgh could quickly turn into an unstable situation for any young QB.
With all of that said, the Steelers current situation in 2024 would make Fields an appealing option. Former 1st-round pick Kenny Pickett is on a horrendous pace through two seasons and was shadow benched in favor of Mason Rudolph for the teams 2023 playoff run. The team has lost faith in Pickett and it seems any chance moving forward is more of a hail mary than a confident decision. The lone argument for Pickett is getting away from former offensive coordinator Matt Canada who rightfully gained a poor reputation for his offensive scheme. New OC Arthur Smith isn’t coming in with a particularly good reputation but does have far more success as a coordinator than Canada ever had.
With jobs on the line, placing your faith in Pickett for 2024 might be a death sentence. However, the Steelers have been a historical team that preaches patience with major decisions at important positions. They will likely give Pickett one last shot but if they want to go another direction they have an intriguing one in Chicago.
Atlanta Falcons
Offensive Coach: Negative
QB Purgatory: Desmond Ridder was not it.
Draft Stock: Pick 8, +3rd (Jacksonville)
All signs point to Atlanta. It is a shame that the team went with a defensive minded HC in Raheem Morris and will now cycle through OCs should they find offensive success, but everything else still lines up. The Falcons under GM Terry Fontenot have been incredibly aggressive in adding offensive talent but haven't landed the QB to take advantage of it. They’ve also built one of the league's better OLs in that time featuring one of the league’s elites in Chris Lindstrom and excellent run blocker Kaleb McGary. Kyle Pitts and Drake London make for two massive targets for Fields to throw to and a backfield with Fields and Bijan Robinson would be a headache for any defensive coach to game plan for.
More importantly the Falcons may not have many more options. If the top three teams in the draft order all select a QB then Atlanta would have to decide if the QB4 is worth the 8th overall pick. If Kirk Cousins re-signs with Minnesota then the best QBs available in free agency would be between Russell Wilson, Ryan Tannehill, or Jameis Winston,viable options to start immediately but lack the upside you’d want for a Super Bowl run.
Justin Fields is from Georgia and only went to OSU after the Bulldogs kept Fields on the bench. A homecoming would be appealing to Fields with a new shot to become a hometown hero, while the potential mismatches this offense could create should appeal to the Falcons.
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one, but it’ll make the Patriots a much more attractive offense in 2025.
Armed with the third pick in each round (with exception of their own 7th, in which they own the Bears pick), they could offer the most value in a 2nd round pick and then sweeten the deal some. It’s also possible Field’s rushing will appeal to defensive minded coach Jerod Mayo. But, at this time it makes more sense for the Patriots to save the draft ammo and take the best QB if all top three prospects check out.
Minnesota Vikings
Offensive Coach: Kevin O’Connell
QB Purgatory: Kirk Cousins Contract + Achilles
Draft Stock: Pick 11, no third, +4th, +two 3rds
If it weren’t for the one massive caveat that the Vikings reside in the same division as the Bears then this could have been a home run fit. There is a precedent for in-division trades with the Vikings, who traded their 2023 2nd and this year's 3rd for rival Detriots TE TJ Hockenson. Prior to that the teams had traded again when the Vikings moved down from pick 12 with the Lions for multiple 2nds and a 3rd. There may have been a pre-existing relationship between the leaders of these two front offices, but neither trade was inconsequential. It still remains unlikely the Bears would trade a potential franchise QB within the division but it isn’t impossible if the Vikings pay more than others.
This hold up is unfortunate because the Vikings are an excellent spot for any young QB. They’ve built a strong offensive line and paired it with one of the league’s top WRs Justin Jefferson, another exciting young receiver Jordan Addison, and one of the more dependable TEs in TJ Hockenson. QB Kirk Cousins has been the Vikings starter for six seasons now but will be entering the final year of his contract while recovering from an achilles injury he suffered in late October. For the first time in a while the Vikings future at QB is murky and that leaves GM Kewsi Adofo-Mensah in a tough spot when deciding between the best direction for the short and long-term.
If Vikings GM Adofo-Mensah and Bears GM Ryan Poles are willing to meet in the middle then maybe an incredibly rare opportunity will pop up, but odds remain better that the Bears would take less to move him out of the division.
Las Vegas Raiders
Offensive Coach: Negative
QB Purgatory: Unless they decide they love Aidan O’Connell
Draft Stock: Pick 13, +2 7ths
The Raiders corrected mistakes of old by keeping the momentum they built under Interim HC Antonio Pierce. The team is likely to reset their timeline once again but it's yet to be seen if that means addressing QB early or going with sophomore Aidan O’Connell while they build up the roster. We should get some clarity with the decision of Davante Adams who will be 31 but thus far has remained an elite WR. Adams would go a long-way toward helping a young QB succeed early but any long-term outlook would make trading him for draft capitol more beneficial.
As a defensive coach Antonio Pierce may find Field’s rushing upside appealing as he builds a team dedicated to an old-school ground-and-pound approach. The question becomes if new OC Luke Getsy and Justin Fields burned bridges in Chicago. We don’t have a good insight into their relationship over the past two years, so it’s entirely likely that either Getsy would love to pick up where he left off with Field’s development, or that he wants a hard restart with a different young QB. The Athletic’s Vic Tafur has insinuated that the Raiders felt comfortable with Getsy because they felt the problem in Chicago had more to do with Fields. That is curious considering their Assistant GM Champ Kelly was a prominent member of the Bears Front Office when the team selected Fields in 2021. That doesn’t mean Kelly was high on Fields, but that would have made for a strong connection with the Raiders.
New GM Tom Telesco is now in charge and the direction he’d prefer to go at QB is up in the air. With his time with the Chargers he only drafted one QB, Oregon’s Justin Herbert. It’s hard to make a great connection between Herbert and
season in 2019. The major difference is that Tannehill would already be in year-eight of his career and was coming off multiple injuries. The Dolphins were ready to move on and that decreased his value but the team still added a future 4th-round pick.
The closest precedent I could find came in 2009 and also involved the Bears. When the Denver Broncos hired Josh McDaniels he wanted to gut the roster and form it in his own vision. Jay Cutler, like Fields, was a 1st-round pick taken 11th overall and both would be going into their fourth season. Cutler had more success than Fields but both failed to make the playoffs with their first team and had questions about if they could reach their upside. The Broncos sent a 5th-round pick on top of Jay Cutler to the Bears for the 18th and 84th picks in the draft as well as a future 1st.
Oddly enough I still think Josh Rosen’s value will be the closest to what Fields will be worth. Fields has the upside some team will be willing to take a chance on but the risk of him flaming out and never progressing as a passer will make every team consider other options. Rosen at the time seemed like he could be salvaged away from the Cardinals, whereas Cutler was a more proven commodity and still boasted potential.
If there’s a bidding war my assumption is Fields is worth a high value day two draft pick plus a day three selection. The value of that day two pick will likely be the difference unless a team is willing to add a 4th instead of a 5th or multiple 6ths.
1.3 - What will the ideal landing spot for Justin Fields have?
1. QB Purgatory - Either a QB who's clearly not the future or no QB at all. That team will not be in a strong position to add a strong QB through the draft or free agency.
2. Plentiful Mid-round Draft Stock - Being low on day two picks may make trading for Fields risky if you can’t build up the roster around him. Having an extra 2nd or 3rd would make paying for him a lot more appealing.
3. An Offensive Head Coach - This isn’t a requirement but once Fields joins his new team it’ll be his third new scheme in four seasons. If Fields stands a chance he’ll need to find some consistency and a team with an offensive mind will give him the best chance possible.
Justin Fields will have two years remaining (pending 5th-year option) on his rookie contract making him relatively cheap against the cap. A new team won’t have to consider his financial impact immediately but they will need to keep long-term implications in mind.
P2. Sorting Whose in and Who's Out - Determining each team’s potential interest in Justin Fields.
2.1 - Teams committed to their QB for at least another season.
BAL - 2x MVP Lamar Jackson.
CIN - Joe Burrow.
CLE - Whether they like it or not the team’s fate is tied to at least three more years of DeShaun Watson.
BUF - Josh Allen.
HOU - CJ Stroud is coming off an amazing rookie season.
IND - 2023 first-round pick Anthony Richardson looked impressive in a small sample size.
TEN - There’s little reason to reshuffle your shot at QB in the early stages of a rebuild. Without a 3rd round pick this year I can’t see
the Titans investing a third straight day two pick into another QB.
JAC - Even if you aren’t a Trevor Lawrence truther I can’t imagine Justin Fields is your answer.
KC - Patrick Mahomes.
LAC - Justin Herbert.
CHI - Duh.
DET - I almost put the Lions in the Wild Card territory but the vibes with Jared Goff are simply too strong and being in the same
division kills any remaining chance.
GB - Jordan Love had an impressive season and I think Bears fans would burn the city down before they let Fields suit up for the
Packers.
DAL - Dak Prescott is a franchise QB coming off a near MVP season.
PHI - At this time Jalen Hurts is a far more proven version of Justin Fields.
WAS - Unless they move out of the 2nd-overall pick then they’re locked into Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, or Jayden Daniels.
CAR - It’s too early to give up on Bryce Young and putting Justin Fields in this offense would be a death
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Two years ago today, MMQB reported multiple evaluators believed that the 2022 draft had no starting-calibre QBs
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If Mahomes maintains his career playoff winning %, he’ll catch Brady for all-time playoff wins in his 17th season.
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If the 49ers win on Sunday, it would continue a recent tradition of the defending champions losing the following Super Bowl every three years
The past three times the defending champions played in the next year’s Super Bowl, they lost every time. These instances were all 3 years apart from one another:
Seahawks win Super Bowl XLVIII, lose Super Bowl XLIX
Patriots win Super Bowl LI, lose Super Bowl LII
Chiefs win Super Bowl LIV, lose Super Bowl LV
Now it has been 3 years since that Chiefs loss, and the defending champions are back in the Super Bowl. So if the Chiefs lose to the 49ers, the pattern would continue.
Notable that this recent pattern is not indicative of all of NFL history though: overall, when defending champions make it back to the following year’s Super Bowl they have won 8 times and lost 6 times.
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[Highlights] We had a real GOAT rodeo three years today when Tom Brady won his 7th and final Super Bowl title in his first season with Tampa. The Buccaneers defeated the Chiefs 31-9 on their home field, giving them their second title in team history.
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Rob Gronkowski reveals why he thinks Bill Belichick failed to land Falcons job: ‘They didn’t want to give up that much power and give all the decisions to Coach Belichick’
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[Rich Cimini] Talked to a handful of NFL people to get a feel for Zach Wilson’s trade value. One assistant coach said his “arm talent” will pique interest, but mentioned other concerns. Another assistant: “I’d give up a two-week stay at a Best Western. Not a fan.”
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