“The Detroit Lions would have played better!”
That was a thought appearing quite frequently amidst the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl matchup. Both offenses struggled early and often, leading a halftime score of just 10-3. In contrast, the Lions had put up 24 points in the first half against the 49ers defense just two weeks prior in the NFC Championship game. Yet due to untimely drops and bounces, the Lions were not the ones representing their conference in the season finale.
Now that the Chiefs officially sit atop the league as back-to-back champions, let us put to the test the question on the minds of a lot of Lions fans: how would they have fared in the Super Bowl?