Super Bowl 54 pick
Last week: 2-0
Season record: 160-106-1
Well, it all comes down to this. One more game and then seven months of darkness. Well, not completely, but the rest of winter, all of spring and most of summer will pass before we see another NFL game that counts. But before that, we have this one mighty match up and it's a gift from the football gods--right down to the fact that Brady and Belichick will be nowhere near this thing. So let's get to it!
Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Miami--I've purposely refrained from reading or watching any of the hype this past week, but I'm about to dive in. This is a dream game for hardcore football fans--the explosive offense of KC and the dominant defense of San Fran. The Niners' punishing run game against a KC defense that is better against the pass than they are against the run, but still underrated. That means the Niners will try to move the chains and eat up as much clock as possible to keep Patrick Mahomes off the field. The Chiefs will likely try to stack the box, and dare Jimmy G to beat them. All of which may be good in theory--because Jimmy is nothing if not efficient. Also, there is no guarantee that stacking the box against the Niners' offensive line and three-pronged rushing attack will work. So while I feel like Mahomes is going to eat up his big moment in the spotlight and perform well, I think we will also see more of the nerves affecting the Chiefs' receivers like they did against Houston and Tennessee. And with no margin for error against a disciplined Niners' team, I think that'll be the difference in this one. Niners 27, Chiefs 24
Season record: 160-106-1
Well, it all comes down to this. One more game and then seven months of darkness. Well, not completely, but the rest of winter, all of spring and most of summer will pass before we see another NFL game that counts. But before that, we have this one mighty match up and it's a gift from the football gods--right down to the fact that Brady and Belichick will be nowhere near this thing. So let's get to it!
Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Miami--I've purposely refrained from reading or watching any of the hype this past week, but I'm about to dive in. This is a dream game for hardcore football fans--the explosive offense of KC and the dominant defense of San Fran. The Niners' punishing run game against a KC defense that is better against the pass than they are against the run, but still underrated. That means the Niners will try to move the chains and eat up as much clock as possible to keep Patrick Mahomes off the field. The Chiefs will likely try to stack the box, and dare Jimmy G to beat them. All of which may be good in theory--because Jimmy is nothing if not efficient. Also, there is no guarantee that stacking the box against the Niners' offensive line and three-pronged rushing attack will work. So while I feel like Mahomes is going to eat up his big moment in the spotlight and perform well, I think we will also see more of the nerves affecting the Chiefs' receivers like they did against Houston and Tennessee. And with no margin for error against a disciplined Niners' team, I think that'll be the difference in this one. Niners 27, Chiefs 24
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