Nothing will give you a lesson in recency bias than to declare something that just happened is the best of its kind to ever happen.
It happens with movies you just saw and meals you just ate — how many times have you declared you just finished the best pizza ever? — and it quite certainly happens with sporting events.
Not surprisingly, it’s already happening with Super Bowl 52. As crews work to dismantle everything that was built in recent weeks and months, fans are still talking about the seemingly non-stop action and momentum swings from the Eagles’ 41-33 victory over the Patriots and wondering: Where does that Super Bowl rank among the best ever?