The Four Keys to Super Bowl LVIII

The football gods must love a good narrative. How else can you explain this Super Bowl matchup following a pair of deeply weird championship games that saw the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers advance? It was as if these teams were destined to meet in Las Vegas, and it’s easy to see why the matchup is appealing: On one side, you have a team that is stretching the limits of its elite quarterback’s powers; on the other, you have a quarterback who was selected with the very last pick in the draft and is surrounded by all-world talents. Of course, Brock Purdy’s $1 million salary cap hit is part of what has made the collection of all-world talent possible, while Patrick Mahomes’s $450 million deal has forced his front office to cut costs elsewhere. We’ve got two teams on opposite sides of the roster construction spectrum. Which approach is better? You’ll just have to tune in to the Super Bowl to find out!