Super Bowl 2014: Top 5 storylines for the big game

By Patrick Schmidt | Feb 1, 2014

Jan 31, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos helmets are on display with the Vince Lombardi Trophy prior to a press conference at Rose Theater in advance of Super Bowl XLVIII. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jan 27, 2014; Jersey City, NJ, USA; Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll addresses the media during a press conference for Super Bowl XLVIII at The Westin. Mandatory Credit: Jim O /

Will Pete Carroll join Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer in elite coaching group?

The architect of the Seahawks has the chance to join a very elite group of coaches if the Seahawks are able to defeat the Broncos. Carroll would join Jimmy Johnson who won a championship with the Miami Hurricanes and two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys and Barry Switzer who won with the Oklahoma Sooners and with the Cowboys.

Carroll enjoyed tremendous success with the USC Trojans that saw three Heisman winners, two AP national championships and one BCS Championship in 2004. He made $7 million this season as one of the highest-paid coaches in the NFL and has one year remaining on his deal, so an extension and raise is due this offseason, but a win could make it awfully lucrative.

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