Who is on the 'Super Bowl or bust' list this year?
The Dan Patrick Show crew discusses the age-old debate that is now taking over 2026 NFL preseason discussion: Which teams are Super Bowl or bust this year?
Video Transcript
Let's settle on a poll question for the first hour of this program.
Dylan?
So we got the when does the football season start, is it FCS or not?
And then, Todd sent me another one.
Okay.
Which team t- has to at least reach the Super Bowl or it's a failed season?
Ooh, okay.
Give me the nominees, and then we'll talk about that.
We've got Bills, Rams and Ravens, and there is room for a fourth spot if we wanna throw one in the mix.
Nobody talks about Seattle.
Like, I am truly amazed if Now, it wouldn't be the same in Buffalo or Detroit if they won a Super Bowl, but think of another city where you won the Super Bowl and then nobody's talking about you the next year.
And yes, did they lose their running back in Kenneth Walker?
Yes, but that still is a great defense.
And all indications are they will still be, might be the best balanced team in the NFL.
They were all last year it felt like.
Now, the Rams, we expect them to be great.
I just, I just, I'm amazed.
And maybe it's where Seattle, located, they don't have a coach that you remember his name, you get confused with maybe, you know, is, is it McDaniel, McDonald?
Is it Mike, Mark, Luke and John?
Yeah, Paulie.
But, like, the Seahawks didn't, they weren't sneaky last year.
They were 14 and three.
They didn't They weren't, like, a wild card that came out of nowhere.
They outscored their opponents by 191 points last year.
They were better than the Rams in the regular season.
Yes, Marv.
But should they be a part of this conversation since they won the Super Bowl?
Aren't we talking about teams that need to get there at least?
Okay, so this is about those who didn't get there, haven't got there.
Is that what we're saying?
In a while?
Like, I understand the Rams because of the hype.
Seattle to go back-to-back would be, you know, pretty magnanimous.
Yes, Todd?
And it's, to me, I mean, it's so hard to repeat, and I don't think it's disrespecting the Seahawks.
They're, basically it's which team has to at least reach the Super Bowl or it's a failed season.
They already just did it last year.
They won the whole thing.
If for some reason they don't get to the Super Bowl, I don't think everyone's gonna be like, "What happened to the Seahawks?"
'Cause they don't get to the Seahawks, or to the championship or win back-to-back Super Bowls.
Oh, look at you.
Yeah, Paulie.
What do you think?
Yeah, Paulie.
I would like to throw the Detroit Lions into this- because it feels like they're getting further from the Super Bowl.
Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
the Niners?
Can of worms.
Wouldn't that be great, though?
Oof.
The Niners.
Still getting a lot of information about their owner.
You know, there's a lot of franchises where you don't know the owner, and this is a situation where if you're that owner, you don't want to be known, known around the country for this, because he's always going to be known as that guy
