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Since the Super Bowl era began in 1966, there have been five runs by teams who won at least three championships in a five-season span. Those teams are the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers (four from 1974 to 1979), the 1990s Dallas Cowboys (three from 1992-1995), the 2000s New England Patriots (three from 2001-2004), the 2010s New England Patriots (three from 2014-2018) and now the current Kansas City Chiefs (three from 2019-2023).
The Chiefs joined the special club, thanks to their 25-22 overtime win in Super Bowl LVIII over the San Francisco 49ers.
Three-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes, future Hall of Fame tight end Travis Kelce and future Hall of Fame head coach Andy Reid are certainly front and center for this historic five-year run. However, the Chiefs didn’t start making Super Bowl runs with those three until the 2019 season, when Reid hired Super Bowl champion defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo to fill the role with Kansas City.
Spagnuolo, aka “Spags,” brought a Super Bowl pedigree with him to upon his arrival. He masterminded one of the best Super Bowl defensive performances ever for his first Super Bowl ring. As the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants in 2007, he helped lead the G-Men into becoming the team that put an end to the New England Patriots’ perfect season. Spagnuolo’s defense limited a New England offensive outfit that ran through the AFC and into Super Bowl XLII averaging 36.8 points per game to only 14 points. That shutdown of Tom Brady, Randy Moss and Wes Welker was a critical component in ruining New England’s 18-0 record and adjusted it to a final count of 18-1.
Following Sunday’s triumph, Spagnuolo is now the only coach in NFL history to win four Super Bowls as a coordinator. That begs the question: Why didn’t he get any interview requests for one of the league’s eight head-coaching vacancies this most recent cycle?
Former Chiefs…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-02-13 20:23:21
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