Devin Fowler
Staff Reporter
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose”.-36th President Lyndon B. Johnson
President Johnson was indeed correct and with the recent upset this past week at Super Bowl 57 this rings true, he would know since he was president during the first Super Bowl in 1966. On Sunday, the Chiefs eked out a 38-35 win over the Eagles in what the author of this article calls “a lucky escape”. The game saw the Eagles lead during the first half but fall apart in the second; it did not help that the Chiefs managed to return a punt to the end zone. Philly did not make their Avengers-style comeback and are a one-win wonder until further notice. As for Kansas City they are looking to begin their own dynasty akin to the Patriots who dominated from 2002-2019.
Out here, the Cardinals have given the boot to GM Steve Keim and Coach Kliff Kingsbury due to their ineffectiveness over the past three seasons. The Cardinals have hired Monti Ossenfort who has served with the Titans, Texans and Vikings to be the new GM. As for coach, there is speculation that Vikings DC Brian Flores or Eagles DC Jonathan Gannon will be the new coach, Flores seems like the better choice as the Eagles’ defense during the Super Bowl collapsed whilst the Vikings were first in the NFC North .
With Super Bowl 57 over we now look to Super Bowl 58 which will be held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. By current stats, the Chiefs, Bengals and Bills will contend for the AFC title, outliers who have a chance include the Jaguars, Ravens and Chargers. In the NFC, the Eagles will compete with the Vikings and Cowboys, other anomalies include the Giants and Niners but they may need a miracle. The 2023-24 Season will be one of rebuilding for the Cardinals with a focus on their defense, a season of 8-8 is an attainable goal with 10-6 being the most unlikely yet still plausible outcome. As for the halftime show, the most likely performers will be the rock band Imagine Dragons since they are from Vegas, other options include Drake, Jay-Z, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift.
In the future, Super Bowl 59 will be held in New Orleans at Caesars’ Superdome which will be celebrating its 52nd birthday in 2025, however, it will not be the last Super Bowl there as the arena will complete renovations in 2024. For Super Bowl 60 the two top contenders are AT&T Stadium in Dallas and Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco, the author would like to see New York host the Super Bowl again with halftime performance by Jay-Z. But that is our opinion based on facts and some wild predictions, until the next season the IHS coverage of the NFL ends here with author Devin Fowler signing off.
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