San Francisco Doctor Argues Chiefs Super Bowl Win Saved Lives During Coronavirus Pandemic

San Francisco 49ers fans have had a rough couple of months. Not only did they have to watch Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs rip their hearts out in the Super Bowl, but the COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to stay shut inside for solid month with no end clearly in sight. In a weird twist of fate, however, the Chiefs winning Super Bowl LIV might have actually been beneficial to the Bay Area.

Dr. Niraj Seghal, a professor of medicine at the University of California-San Francisco, claims the the coronavirus could have been far worse for the region if the 49ers had held a victory parade, as the virus would have been highly likely to spread quickly among the thousands of people who would have densely congregated in one area.

"If you think about what happened that weekend, had the 49ers won, and there were parades, and parties at that time, that may have had impact that I haven’t seen actually described," Seghal said.

Unlike Missouri, California is one of the states that has been hit the hardest by the coronavirus, with the San Francisco Bay Area in particular serving as a hotspot that has gradually improved its outlook over time thanks to adherence to strict social distancing guidelines.

As gut-wrenching as it was to see Kyle Shanahan blow it again in a Super Bowl, the Chiefs might have prevented countless individuals from contracting the coronavirus out in the Bay.

Yes, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs were so clutch in that game that they were literally lifesavers.