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Coach Ben Johnson was running through a list of recent Super Bowl champions during a Bears team meeting this month when Grady Jarrett noticed the roman numerals he was hoping not to see: LI. His mind cut to another set of numbers — 28-3, the lead the Falcons held midway through the third quarter of a Super Bowl they’d eventually lose to the Patriots in overtime.
“I saw the number and thought, ‘Oh my god,’” said Jarrett, who had three sacks from the nose tackle spot for the Falcons that game. “It was a good lesson, man.