If the 49ers manage to make it all the way to Super Bowl LIV at the end of the 2019 season, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Steve Miller should get some sort of award–especially if those 49ers take on the Patriots (which is a much safer bet). As it turns out, Miller, the Bay Area guitarist, singer, and songwriter who’s sold over 60 million albums throughout his career, is a bit of a Nostradamus when it comes to teams the Patriots face in their many Super Bowl appearances. This was pointed out by a writer for the Pats Pulpit website.
Indeed, the Patriots have faced Seattle, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Los Angeles in their last four Super Bowls–and if you want to loosely include the “Phoenis” reference, Super Bowl XLIX against the Seahawks was played in Glendale, Arizona. This jibes nicely with the third verse in Miller’s hit song.
It would be quite an accomplishment if the 49ers were able to fulfill Mr. Miller’s unintentional prophecy–Kyle Shanahan’s team finished 4-12 after franchise quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a torn ACL last September and the team had to cycle through C.J. Beathard and Nick Mullens just to get through the season. But perhaps with Garoppolo’s return, a strong draft, and the acquisition of ex-Chiefs pass-rusher Dee Ford, they have a shot at it.
If they do get there, and Garoppolo is able to face his former team in the NFL’s biggest game, we should start taking Steve Miller’s lyrics a lot more seriously.
