It’s a saying which you continuously hear when it comes to elite teams in the National Football League, the saying that brings about the greatest of expectations for the greatest of teams: “Super Bowl or bust.” When a team’s fanbase makes this type of proclamation, they make it known that anything less than a Lombardi Trophy will be a failure.
This saying is often exaggerated. Most teams don’t really have to win it all to have a successful season, and even great teams sometimes don’t come away with the big win. The 2018 Atlanta Falcons will be one of those rare cases where the season will look like a disappointment if they don’t hoist the Lombardi Trophy amidst the confetti on the first Sunday in February.