Tremendous Bowl week is right here and the joy is palpable. The defending champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are in search of their third ring since 2020, whereas the San Francisco 49ers are attempting to elevate the Lombardi Trophy for the primary time because the 1994 season (Tremendous Bowl XXIX).
The 1994 Niners group and this yr's group share some similarities, together with the coach and participant. The final time they have been topped world champions, Mike Shanahan was the offensive coordinator and Ed McCaffrey was the extensive receiver.
Do these names sound acquainted?
The 2023 San Francisco group is led by head coach Kyle Shanahan, Mike's son, and contains working again Christian McCaffrey, Ed's son.
The McCaffreys and Shanahans have confirmed they know tips on how to win collectively. Mike turned the top coach of the Denver Broncos and helped lead the group to back-to-back Tremendous Bowl titles (XXXII, XXXIII) with, you guessed it, Ed as considered one of his extensive receivers.
Ed and Mike each have three Tremendous Bowl titles, whereas Christian and Kyle are searching for their first.
If the 49ers beat the Chiefs, Ed and Christian will turn out to be solely the second father and son to win Tremendous Bowl titles with the identical group. Steve DeOssie and Zak DeOssie are the one different father-son duo to take action and win with the New York Giants.
Right here's a have a look at all of the father-son duos which have received a Tremendous Bowl:
In 2019, Mike and Kyle turned the primary father-son head teaching duo to succeed in the Tremendous Bowl. Kyle made his first look as a head coach in Tremendous Bowl LIV, the place the Niners misplaced 31-20 to the Chiefs.
