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Super Bowl 58 Recap, Chiefs Dynasty, and Vegas Week Survival
The 2023-24 NFL season ended exactly how we all feared it might: with Patrick Mahomes holding another trophy. Big Cat and PFT are back in the studio after a week of sin in Las Vegas to process the Kansas City Chiefs' back-to-back titles and the official birth of a new era of dominance. It wasn't always pretty, especially during a sluggish first half that felt more like a punting competition, but once the game woke up, it became an instant classic.
The Inevitability of Mahomes
There was a moment in the second half where Patrick Mahomes looked legitimately pissed off after taking a hit on a scramble, and that’s when everyone knew the Niners were in trouble. Big Cat officially waved the white flag on betting against Number 15, acknowledging that the Chiefs have officially reached the status of the early 2000s Patriots.
Big CatThe Kansas City Chiefs have reached their final form as the dynastic New England Patriots
They've reached their final form of being the dynastic New England Patriots, 'cause they are a dynasty now. Three [titles] in five [years].
While Mahomes didn't have his best statistical game for the first three quarters, his performance in overtime—going eight-for-eight with his arm and killing the Niners with his legs—cemented his status as a different breed of postseason performer. PFT is already looking past the Tom Brady comparisons and setting the bar at the absolute ceiling.
PFT CommenterPatrick Mahomes is on pace to be the greatest athlete of all time
Patrick Mahomes is on pace to be the greatest athlete of all time... he's played six seasons and he is a first-ballot Hall of Famer if he retired tomorrow. We have to start comparing to Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali.
Big Cat noted that as long as the game is within one score, the outcome feels predetermined. The Chiefs have mastered the art of winning ugly during the regular season only to flip the switch when the lights are brightest.
Big CatIf Patrick Mahomes is within one score of the lead, the Chiefs are guaranteed to win the game
I was like, the Chiefs kind of like, if as long as the Chiefs are within one score, they're gonna win this game.
Kyle Shanahan’s Overtime Nightmare
The 49ers played a great game for 60 minutes, but the decision-making in overtime will haunt Kyle Shanahan for years. By electing to take the ball first under the new postseason rules, he gave Mahomes the ultimate advantage: knowing exactly what he needed to win. Big Cat couldn't wrap his head around the logic.
Big CatKyle Shanahan made a huge mistake taking the ball first in overtime
Taking the ball in overtime was a huge, huge mistake... It makes no sense because under the new rules, each team gets to possess the ball at least once. And if you're the second team to possess the ball, you have all the knowledge of what the first team did.
This loss adds another chapter to the growing narrative surrounding Shanahan's inability to close out the big one. Despite being one of the best play-callers in the league, the trend of blowing double-digit leads in the Super Bowl is becoming impossible to ignore.
PFT CommenterKyle Shanahan has blown a double-digit lead in every Super Bowl he has participated in as a coach or coordinator
Kyle Shanahan... he has the biggest blown lead in Super Bowl history when he was the offensive coordinator... and then he blew a 10 point lead in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl 54... and then this ties obviously... three Super Bowls as a OC and head coach. Three double digit leads.
It’s a brutal result for a San Francisco team that has been the model of consistency for half a decade. They have the roster, the coaching, and now even a franchise quarterback in Brock Purdy who played well enough to win, yet they continue to run into the Mahomes buzzsaw.
Big CatThe 49ers have been the second-best team in football for five years with nothing to show for it
Besides the Kansas City Chiefs [the 49ers have been] consistently the best team in football and they have nothing to show for it.
Vegas Recap and the Tunnel of Chaos
Beyond the game, the guys recapped the end of their Vegas residency, which peaked with a trip to the "Tunnel of Chaos" at Red Rock. Dana White essentially played high-stakes blackjack for the crew, leading to a massive winning streak that left PFT wandering through a casino while on mushrooms, staring at an "AI-looking" Russell Wilson.
Hank is convinced that despite the chaos, the NFL has found its forever home for the Super Bowl rotation. While the city provides an unmatched atmosphere for the big game, it doesn't come without its stresses—like Big Cat getting his hotel room searched by NFL security after jokingly suggesting they were tracking Roger Goodell.
HankLas Vegas will host the Super Bowl once every two or three years
I think we're gonna be in a world where Vegas is gonna be hosting a lot more Super Bowls... If not every year, like it'll be once every two years or once every three years, it will get a more frequent rotation than any other stadium.
Who’s Back and the Waste Management Open
To wrap things up, the guys looked back at the drunken madness that was the Waste Management Phoenix Open. While some golfers and stuffy media types complained about the rowdy fans and beer-throwing, Big Cat stood firmly with the drunk guys in the mud. He wants the event to remain the one place in sports where things can still get a little bit out of hand.
Big CatThe Waste Management Phoenix Open should remain a drunken chaos event
This is what the Waste Management is and I always had the feeling that golfers begrudgingly said, like, we love it... don't try to change it. I want more. I want guys getting stronger, stealing golf clubs and shit.
PFT even suggested a solution for the golfers who hate the noise: stop trying to fight the crowd and let the noise become part of the game.
PFT CommenterGolf galleries should cheer throughout the entire swing to create consistent background noise
I also kind of wish that they would be able to cheer throughout the entire swing. Because... then it just becomes background noise. So just, just cheer everyone cheered through the backswing.
At least we have the NBA record-breaking free throw challenge to keep us busy while we wait for the draft.
