Defensive Duo Breaks Super Bowl Trend, Heading the Big Game
Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel become the first defensive-minded head coaches to lead a team to the Super Bowl in seven years, continuing a trend that has favored offensive-minded leaders in recent cycles; the last defensive coaches to reach the title game were Bill Belichick and the 2017 Patriots, with six of the past seven Super Bowls led by coaches like Reid, Shanahan, Sirianni, Arians, McVay, and Taylor.