The Chiefs got it going when it mattered most . . . in the playoffs and they won their third Super Bowl title in the last five years. No team has ever won three consecutive Super Bowls since the inception of that game back in 1967. It seems that Kansas City head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes have replaced former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and QB Tom Brady as the dynamic duo that was the dominant force in the NFL for nearly two decades.
This season should be another interesting one and anything can happen (and usually does) as the 32 NFL teams go at it for 18 weeks until the post-season gets started in January. This site Heftyinfo has been covering the NFL since the 2009 season and a lot has changed since then with the game. Passing is the way to go for most offenses nowadays and the defenses have become less blitz oriented it seems, so that gives the quarterback more time to pick the coverage apart and the results are usually higher scoring games.
Miami had a record setting offense a year ago, but they bowed out in the first round of the AFC playoffs as the strong Kansas City defense shut them down for the easy victory. The once lowly Detroit Lions rose up and almost made it to the Super Bowl. However, they too couldn't quite get it finished as they blew a 17-point lead and saw the San Francisco 49ers advance to meet the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
This is a new season and without any reservations, the picks for the divisional winners and the playoffs and Super Bowl follow up. We will see how the outcome goes next February when the final two teams standing go at it in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. (*-wild card team; Bold for top team in conference)
NFC
East - 1. Philadelphia 2. Dallas 3. N.Y. Giants 4. Washington
North - 1. Green Bay 2. *Detroit 3. *Chicago 4. Minnesota
South - 1. Atlanta 2. Tampa Bay 3. New Orleans 4. Carolina
West - 1. San Francisco 2. *L.A. Rams 3. Seattle 4. Arizona
AFC
East - 1. Miami 2. *N.Y. Jets 3. Buffalo 4. New England
North - 1. Cincinnati 2. *Baltimore 3. *Cleveland 4. Pittsburgh
South - 1. Houston 2. Indianapolis 3. Jacksonville 4. Tennessee
West - 1. Kansas City 2. Denver 3. L.A. Chargers 4. Las Vegas
NFC Playoffs
Wild Card Round
Detroit over Philadelphia; Green Bay over Chicago; Atlanta over L.A. Rams
Divisional Round
San Francisco over Detroit; Green Bay over Atlanta
NFC Championship Game
San Francisco over Green Bay
AFC Playoffs
Wild Card Round
Kansas City over N.Y. Jets; Cleveland over Cincinnati; Baltimore over Miami
Divisional Round
Houston over Cleveland; Baltimore over Kansas City
AFC Championship Game
Baltimore over Houston
SUPER BOWL LIX
San Francisco 49ers over Baltimore Ravens
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