What the Hell Does it Take to Win a Super Bowl, Anyway? Barstool Sports: Boston

Awesome read from Jerry Thornton, finally nailing down something I’ve been trying to wrap my head around for a long time.

I see it this way, there are about 10 teams in the NFL that can win the Super Bowl. All of them have different strengths and weaknesses, but those really don’t matter. Just one of those teams will put together 3 or 4 great games in January and February. Games where they make all the impossible plays, get all the bounces and just play lights out football.

As Jerry lays out, there’s no real formula other than that. So for all the talk of the Patriots decline, needs, etc. it doesn’t really matter. They’ll be one of the ten teams in contention next year whether they go 14-2 or 10-6.

Really, that’s all you can ask for.