OK, this is clearly an optimistic take. But the San Francisco 49ers have an excellent chance to return to the Super Bowl in 2021, ultimately winning it after falling in heartbreaking fashion to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 54 last Sunday.
History isn’t exactly on the Niners’ side, of course. Out of all the Super Bowl losers from the last decade, only the 2018 New England Patriots ended up grabbing a Lombardi Trophy after suffering a Super Bowl loss the previous year. But six of the losers from the last decade ended up making it back to the playoffs.