Take a look at each NFL team’s most fun playoff run, even though it didn’t conclude with a Super Bowl victory.

Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty of the 1970s was epic and still one of the best in NFL history. And that era started for the Steelers in 1972 despite not ending with a Super Bowl win. Our friends over at Touchdown Wire named the Steelers 1972 playoff run as the most fun to not finish with a Super Bowl and we certainly agree.

Touchdown Wire’s Mark Lane kicked off this week with a trip down memory lane for every team, sharing every team’s most fun playoff run that didn’t end in a Super Bowl win. That is most certainly the postseason after the 2008 season for the Cardinals.

With the official announcement that the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium will host Super Bowl LX in 2026, a sense of jubilation is pervading the region, a much-needed injection of positive national attention amid all the sobering news of tech layoffs and population declines.

Next Cowboys' Super Bowl, Kyrie Irving's crystal (basket)ball for Mavs, Rangers for real, and a Spartan existence, all in this week's DFW sports notebook.