Super Bowl LVIII was probably one of the best, along with last year's Eagles/Chiefs matchup. Real fans get it. Last year's game was an offensive shootout, while this year's was a defensive dogfight. Both teams had top rated defensive units (KC #2, SF #8), and it showed. Steve Spagnuolo proved once again why he is one of the best defensive minds in football, as SF was effectively shut down in the 2nd half (when it counts).
Also, the Chiefs didn't "luck" into anything, and the officiating was mostly fair. During the postseason this year, KC beat both #1 seeded teams, and beat 4 of the 6 top rated offenses in football...holding them all to a total of 63 points. And, while Kyle Shanahan is a really good coach, he was quite simply outmatched during this game, on both sides of the ball.
The winning formula was actually pretty simple this year: Keep the game close going into the 2nd half; then lean on your defense to clamp down the opponent, and let Mahomes do what he does best...win football games.
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