Super Bowl or not, losing stinks. 3 ways to handle it when your team is done

Fox Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer previews Super Bowl LVIII as the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers prepare for a rematch and shares his discovery in ADHD medicine.

"Winning isn’t everything; it's the only thing." That famous quote is credited to UCLA Bruins football coach "Red" Sanders. But if winning is everything, how do players and fans cope with losing?

Super Bowl XLVIII pits two great teams against one another. The Kansas City Chiefs under Patrick Mahomes, seemingly the second coming of Tom Brady, face off against the San Francisco 49ers led by the shockingly good Brock Purdy, who was literally the last player drafted in 2022 and earned the name "Mr. Irrelevant."

Only one will win. And congratulations to the team that does. Come Super Bowl night, fans of the winning team will be celebrating not just across America, but worldwide, thanks to the NFL’s growing global fan base. The stadium will be filled with confetti and players will be lost in the greatest feeling in sports – winning. 

Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs stand on stage during Super Bowl LVIII Opening Night at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 5, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Candice Ward/Getty Images)

You can just hear, "We Are The Champions" playing in the background. Americans, we love a winner.

SUPER BOWL LVIII: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE GAME

The other team will be defined by the loss. Forever known by that loss. No matter how many games you win, if you lose the big game, that’s what fans remember. As general manager Billy Beane said it in the movie "Moneyball," "If you lose the last game of the season, nobody gives a s---." 

Only, nearly every team that makes the playoffs loses the last game of the season.