WHS Teachers share thoughts on Super Bowl LIV

by: Kyle Edman and Nick McGrath

After a Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, the Chiefs pulled out an amazing comeback win with a final score of 31-20.  This was a fantastic game to watch, even if you aren’t a fan of those teams it was most definitely a thriller.  

With this nationwide event, we went around and asked some teachers in our school who they wanted to win and why they picked that team.  With that being said, let’s see what some of our favorite teachers said. 

Out of all the teachers we interviewed, only one teacher, history teacher Mr Sand, went for the 49’ers. 

 He said, “[I’m] mildly rooting for the 49ers. Not a fan but as a Vikings fan, I was going with the NFC team.”  When we asked him how he felt about the niners blowing the lead he responded with “I don’t think they blew the lead. Mahomes and company are just really good.  I thought they needed to outscore the Chiefs, not hold them to a low scoring output.”

The other six teachers had the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl, science wiz Mr. Walsh had this to say about the Super Bowl, “I wanted the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, because I prefer the AFC teams and I like Patrick Mahomes.”  

Another history teacher, Mr Ferrett agreed with Walsh saying, “[I wanted the] Kansas City Chiefs.  They had not won in 50 years and half a century is a long time.”

Earth Science teacher, Ms. Alexopoulus had an interesting and detailed response when asked why she wanted the Chiefs to win.  “I know the coach wanted to be able to say he won the Super Bowl as a head coach, so given how dedicated and caring he is to his players, I just wanted him to get that win.”  

She also followed up with, “[Andy Reid] also wanted to win for his son who passed away a few years ago, and that makes the win that much more special for him.”  

All seven teachers we interviewed gave a similar response when asked why the 49ers blew the lead and it basically came down to the fact that they didn’t necessarily blow the lead, the Chiefs offense was just way more aggressive and ready to play.  

Long time teacher and Patriots fan Mr.Gallivan said, “I think it was less about the 49ers blowing the lead and more about Patrick Mahomes just switching to another gear in the fourth quarter.  Great quarterbacks can do that - as Tom Brady has demonstrated many times.”

Mr. Sikora added, “I had read and heard the coach was the winningest coach in NFL history without a ring, so I was hoping he could get one.  Every game with Mahomes was pretty impressive too.” 

As other teachers have told us about their thoughts on the Super Bowl, Andy Reid seemed to be a big motive as to why they wanted the Chiefs to win.  

What were your thoughts on this exciting Super Bowl?  Comment below!

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