Legacy is a big overlying theme hovering above Super Bowl LV. For the most part, that topic has been reserved for the quarterbacks in and . If Brady wins, he’d extend his record to seven titles and, on the flip side, Mahomes would go back-to-back and be well on his way to chasing down TB12 if he comes out on top. While quarterback fodder is always a sexy topic as the Lombardi Trophy is being dusted off, this game also has a lot on the line from a legacy standpoint for head coach Bruce Arians.The 68-year-old is reaching the Super Bowl for the first time in his head coaching career and is looking to put a significant stamp on his rsum. Arians does have two Super Bowl rings courtesy of his days as an a sistant with the , but a title with him serving as the head coach could put the two-time NFL Coach Josh Hart Jersey of the Year firmly in the Pro Football Hall of Fame discu sion.As we await Arians’ bid at that first title as a head coach, we’re going to take a look at whether or not history is on his side. In the previous 54 Super Bowls, there have been 57 head coaches reaching the big game for the first time in their careers. Combined, those coaches are just below .500, owning a 27-30 record. However, I was a bit skeptical when I Willy Hernangomez Jersey was crunching those numbers as it related to how Arians may fare in this game. After all, the coaches taking part in Super Bowl I (Vince Lombardi and Hank Stram) were both in it for the first time, so it’s sort of hard to tell by that measure if experience in this setting matters.That said, that near-.500 mark has held true even in this more modern era. Since the 2000 season, coaches reaching the Super Bowl for the first time are 12-13. Arians’ counterpart in Andy Reid falls into the baker’s dozen of coaches that were on the losing end of their first trip to the Super Bowl, falling to Tom Brady’s during Super Bowl XXXIX while he was leading the .Super BowlHead coach(es)RecordSuper Bowl IVince Lombardi, Packers (W), Hank Stram, Chiefs (L)1-1Super Bowl IIJohn Rauch, Raiders (L)1-2Super Bowl IIIWeeb Ewbank, Jets (W), Don Shula, Colts (L)2-3Super Bowl IVBud Grant, Vikings (L)2-4Super Bowl VDon McCafferty, Colts (W), Tom Landry, Cowboys (L)3-5Super Bowl VIIGeorge Allen, Washington (L)3-6Super Bowl IXChuck Noll, Steelers (W)4-6Super Bowl XIJohn Madden, Raiders (W)5-6Super Bowl XIIRed Miller, Broncos (L)5-7Super Bowl XIVRay Malavasi, Rams (L)5-8Super Bowl XVTom Flores, Raiders (W), Dick Vermeil, Eagles (L)6-9Super Bowl XVIBill Walsh, 49ers (W), Forrest Gregg, Bengals (L)7-10Super Bowl XVIIJoe Gibbs, Washington (W)8-10Super Bowl XXMike Ditka, Bears (W), Raymond Berry, Patriots (L)9-11Super Bowl XXIBill Parcell, Giants (W), Dan Reeves, Broncos (L)10-12Super Bowl XXIIISam Wyche, Bengals (L)10-13Super Bowl XXIVGeorge Seifert, 49ers (W)11-13Super Bowl XXVMarv Levy, Bills (L) Elfrid Payton Jersey 11-14Super Bowl XXVIIJimmy Johnson, Cowboys (W)12-14Super Bowl XXIXBobby Ro s, Chargers (L)12-15Super Bowl XXXBarry Switzer, Cowboys (W), Bill Cowher, Steelers (L)13-16Super Bowl XXXIMike Holmgren, Packers (W)14-16Super Bowl XXXIIMike Shanahan, Broncos (W)15-16Super Bowl XXXIVJeff Fisher, Titans (L)15-17Super Bowl XXXVBrian Billick, Ravens (W), Jim Fa sel, Giants (L)16-18Super Bowl XXXVIBill Belichick, Patriots (W), Mike Martz, Rams (L)17-19Super Bowl XXXVIIJon Gruden, Buccaneers (W), Bill Callahan, Raiders (L)18-20Super Bowl XXXVIIIJohn Fox, Panthers (L)18-21Super Bowl XXXIXAndy Reid, Eagles (L)18-22Super Bowl XLITony Dungy, Colts (W), Lovie Smith, Bears (L)19-23Super Bowl XLIITom Coughlin, Giants (W)20-23Super Bowl XLIIIMike Tomlin, Steelers (W), Ken Whisenhunt, Cardinals (L)21-24Super Bowl XLIVSean Payton, Saints (W), Jim Caldwell, Colts (L)22-25Super Bowl XLVMike McCarthy, Packers (W)23-25Super Bowl XLVIIJohn Harbaugh, Ravens (W), Jim Harbaugh, 49ers (L)24-26Super Bowl XLVIIIPete Carroll, Seahawks (W)25-26Super Bowl 50Gary Kubiak, Broncos (W), Ron Rivera, Panthers (L)26-27Super Bowl LIDan Quinn, Falcons (L) Solomon Hill Jersey 26-28Super Bowl LIIDoug Pederson, Eagles (W)27-28Super Bowl LIIISean McVay, Rams (L)27-29Super Bowl LIVKyle Shanahan, 49ers (L)27-30Just last year, Reid was able to finally get over the hump and did so against head coach Kyle Shanahan, who was making his Super Bowl debut as a head coach. Over the last four Super Bowls, coaches making their first appearance against coaches who have already won a Super Bowl are 1-3 and have been outscored 111-98. Doug Pederson and the Eagles were the lone team Ike Anigbogu Jersey in that group to get a win, beating Bill Belichick and the Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LIII. With all this in mind, Arians will need to buck some recent history in order for his Bucs to be the last team standing when the dust settles on Super Bowl LV. One thing that they will have going for them that no other coach or club has enjoyed before is that they’ll be making this bid for a second title in franchise history in their home stadium. That alone may be the more significant development than how previous coaches have done in this big game.
