So I thought it was be excruciating fun to look back at the history of the championship games, and see how many of them were one play away from changing history. So first, we’ll looking at the most impactful coaching error for the losing manager each year going back to 2001.
| YEAR | POS. | PLAYER | DIFF. | LOSS | MANAGER | CL |
| 2001 | RB | Dominic Rhodes | 90 | 152 | Chris | No |
| 2002 | WR | Darrell Jackson | 77 | 23.5 | Matt | Yes |
| 2003 | WR | Dennis Northcutt | 59 | 183 | Byrd | No |
| 2004 | DB | Darren Sharper | 30 | 158 | Trigger | No |
| 2005 | QB | Samie Parker | 32 | 260 | Timmy | No |
| 2006 | WR | Mike Furrey | 210 | 373 | Matt | No |
| 2007 | LB | Calvin Pace | 190 | 248 | Timmy | No |
| 2008 | DB | Chris Harris | 145 | 381 | Mark | No |
| 2009 | LB | Stephen Tulloch | 135 | 59 | Matt | Yes |
| 2010 | DB | Eric Weddle | 215 | 403 | Ryan | No |
| 2011 | RB | DeAngelo Williams | 90 | 283 | Trigger | No |
| 2012 | WR | Steve Smith | 160 | 433 | Jones | No |
| 2013 | WR | James Jones | 122 | 264 | Dave | No |
| 2014 | QB | Kyle Orton | 289 | 194 | Matt | Yes |
| 2015 | DB | Josh Norman | 135 | 246 | Jason | No |
| 2016 | WR | Tyreek Hill | 153 | 271 | Dave | No |
| 2017 | RB | Frank Gore | 89 | 441 | Kron | No |
| 2018 | DB | Denzel Ward | 110 | 537 | Kyle | No |
| 2019 | WR | Kenny Golladay | 139 | 378 | Kron | No |
| 2020 | WR | DJ Chark | 132 | 397 | Steve | No |
| 2021 | RB | Alex Mattison | 5 | 6 | Martt | No |
| 2022 | WR | Richie James | 139 | 649 | Steve | No |
| 2023 | DB | Jordan Fuller | 195 | 162 | Kyle | Yes |
| 2024 | QB | Baker Mayfield | 86 | 113 | Ryan | No |
So right off the bat, we see that 20 of the games would not have seen the outcome changed. But what about other four?
2002 – If Matt had started Darrell Jackson over Jimmy Smith, his 23.5 point loss to Pete becomes a 53.5 point win, and Matt gets his first title 20 years earlier. It also relegates Pete to nothing more than a footnote in the records books.
2009 – What wound up dropping Matt’s Finals Record to 0-4, could instead have made him 2-2 in this revised history. And what was Ryan’s 2nd title would have instead left him at .500 in the round. Here Matt needed to start former Lions LB Stephen Tulloch over former Lions LB Larry Foote. Tulloch’s 135 (over the 0 he got from Foote) would have been more than enough to overturn the original 59 point loss.
2014 – For the third time on here, Matt losing a heartbreaker. In his 194 point loss to Trigger, Matt started the ageless wonder Joe Flacco. And for his faith he was rewarded with a paltry 80 points. Meanwhile the great Kyle Orton racked up 369 on the bench. This would have been Matt’s third title, while Trigger would have had to wait till 2023 to finally nab one.
2023 – The only non-Matt on the list, Kyle’s squad a couple years ago dropped one to Trigger, who in this scenario could have seen both of his titles disappear. To secure the crown, Kyle needed to play Pro Bowl safety Jordan Fuller over Packers bum Rudy Ford (who?).
So how do to all time ranks look in this alternate history? Well, Matt comes out looking a lot better, improving his title record from 1-5 up to 4-2. Meanwhile Trigger loses both of his titles, and Ryan one of his.
| Title Manager | Title Current | Titles Alternate | Current Rank | Alternate Rank |
| Jones | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Matt | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Kronner | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Chris | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dave | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Kaiser | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Kyle | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Ryan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Byrd | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Josh | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Timmy | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Steve | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| John | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Trigger | 2 | 0 | 2 | N/A |
| Pete | 1 | 0 | 8 | N/A |
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