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Former Notre Dame great wins Super Bowl as assistant coach

Andy Heck had one…heck of a football career as a player. Now the former Notre Dame great has won two Super Bowls as an assistant coach!

Was it defensive holding or was it not? Should a flag have been thrown?  That’s what everyone is asking this Monday after the Kansas City Chiefs took advantage of the extended Super Bowl halftime to get Patrick Mahomes healthy to continue playing and find a flaw in the Eagles defense.

As a result the Chiefs won their second Super Bowl in the last four years after appearing in their third in that time. Congratulations are in order for former Notre Dame great and 1988 national champion Andy Heck as well.  Heck is the Chiefs’ offensive line coach, a position he has held since 2013.

Heck clearly had a big halftime as the entire game changed and the Chiefs were able to move ball far more effectively after the break. Part of that was Mahomes getting nursed back to health, but another part was in handling the Eagles incredible pressure.

This is the second Super Bowl Heck has won as an offensive line coach, the first coming in the 2019 season with the Chiefs.  Heck starred for the Irish as a member of the ’88 champions before becoming a first-round pick of the Seahawks and ultimately playing 12 seasons in the NFL.

Below are a few of the best photos of Andy Heck through the years:

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Fighting Irish Wire: Staff Super Bowl Picks

So what happens Sunday when Kansas City tries to end their 50 year title drought and San Francisco tries to join the Steelers and Patriots as the only teams with six Super Bowls?

What happens Sunday evening in the final football game we get until late August?

Alright, that’s said an no offense is meant to the XFL or fans/players of any other league but you catch my drift.

So what happens Sunday when Kansas City tries to end their 50 year title drought and San Francisco tries to join the Steelers and Patriots as the only teams with six Super Bowls?

Here is how the Fighting Irish Wire Staff sees Super Bowl Sunday going:

Mike Chen: Chiefs 35, 49ers 24

Pat Mahomes is just too damn good and proves to be too much for the 49ers to handle.

Geoffrey Clark: Chiefs 35, 49ers 17

Mahomes is built for moments like this and when the lights shine brightest he won’t disappoint. Not exactly a reach but he’s easily the MVP come 10 pm Sunday.

Jeff Feyerer: Chiefs 27, 49ers 23

The Chiefs just have so many weapons I don’t know how you stop them. Sure the 49ers have a great running game but I trust the KC game plan and secondary to both be better against that running game than the Packers were.

Nick Shepkowski: Chiefs 27, 49ers 24

Oddity of this game is that the stats don’t match the narrative. The 49ers actually allowed more points than the Chiefs did this year while the Niners also out-scored Kansas City in 2019. Defense wins championships, right?! Chiefs in a classic.