Super Bowl LVII: Advanced Stats

So I noticed something. 

This video shows touchdowns and only touchdowns from all Super Bowls.

In Super Bowl LVII, only looking at touchdowns, the Chiefs scored three in a row. One in the third quarter, two in the fourth.

In Super Bowl LIV, the Chiefs scored three in a row. All in the fourth. 

Based upon this research, I have come to the finding that scoring three second-half touchdowns in a row is a good way to win the Super Bowl.

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Just for fun, I learned that the play that Toney scored on is called Corn Dog because it's a Corner + Drag and that sounds like corn dog.

Also, when the Chiefs try not to score by kneeling before the goal line they call it Church Mode. 

And when the Eagles defense for letting them score is called Olé.

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So here's another good stat. 

The Chiefs have completed 63 seasons of football. The first six were in the pre-Super Bowl era, so I'm just going to ignore them for the purposes of this. 

The Chiefs have played 57 seasons in the Super Bowl era. In that era, they have won 20 playoff games. 

Seasons 1-4: 4 playoff wins

Seasons 5-52: 5 playoff wins

Seasons 53-57: 11 playoff wins

So yeah, 5 seasons of Mahomes and he has 55% of the franchise's playoff wins, more than the previous 52 seasons. 

During the stretch from seasons 5-52, the Chiefs averaged .1 playoff win a year. With Mahomes, they are averaging 2.2. 

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So Mahomes has 11 playoff wins. That's pretty good. Would you believe that he has more than some NFL franchises?

How many franchises do you think?

Eight.

That's 1/4 of the NFL. 

The Arizona Cardinals franchise has played 103 seasons and has 7 playoff wins. 

This kid from Texas Tech has 11 playoff wins in 5 seasons.