As things stand, the Detroit Lions have taken the top spot in the bookmakers' picks (according to the Draft Kings line), followed by the Kansas City Chiefs, who could achieve a three-peat; and the top 3 is completed by Buffalo Bills, who are having a great end to the regular season.
Dave Portnoy finds booking odds disrespectful as Patrick Mahomes & Co. seem to have the same chances of winning the Super Bowl as the Lions.
NFL season about to conclude, the Tennessee Titans are signing a player who earned a Super Bowl ring with Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid on the Kansas City Chiefs. Even if the calendar shows that there are only two weeks left,
Following their 34-17 win over the Chicago Bears (4-11) on Sunday, the Detroit Lions (13-2) remain the team to beat in the NFL. Yes, even above the Kansas City Chiefs (14-1).
Four of the seven AFC teams that have clinched a playoff berth—Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Houston—will play on Christmas Day, beginning a full prime time week.
Now, in the midst of an incredible, albeit injury riddled season, the Lions have a shot to get back at the 49ers in San Francisco on 'Monday Night Football' in Week 17. St. Brown, who has 101 catches for 1,126 yards and 11 touchdowns this year, described the NFC championship loss before the upcoming rematch in the Bay.
"Pretty obviously they are far and away the best team in football and the team with the least questions of any team in football," Wright said. Wright ticked through his argument with some pretty convincing facts. The most important of which is that the Chiefs are playing their best football of the year just in time for it to really start mattering.
Kansas City Chiefs fans already think their game vs. the Houston Texans has been rigged following the referee announcement.
The order of the teams that secured their place in the NFL postseason has yet to be defined, but the first favorites in the AFC and NFC are already emerging.