The Super Bowl is this coming Sunday. Here is how I see it going.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles The Eagles have a tremendous defense. They are not just good at rushing the passer. They have excellent speed in their defensive line, linebackers and secondary. The offense has an excellent offensive line. They have a very good tight end along with two excellent wide receivers. Saquon Barkley is as good of a running back as there is in the NFL. He almost broke the regular season record for rushing yards. Quarterback Jalen Hurts is the wildcard. Sometimes, he plays very well. Sometimes, he plays just well enough to get by and misses opportunities that he should be able to see. The Chiefs have an excellent defensive line led by Chris Jones. They have fast linebackers, especially Nick Bolton. Their secondary has been very average except for Trent McDuffie and Justin Reed. The thing that has made them very good lately is cornerback Jaylen Watson returned in the playoffs from an injury. He is a very good cover cornerback. The offensive line of the Chiefs is excellent in the middle. Jawaan Taylor is serviceable at right tackle while the left tackle position was horrible until Joe Thuney moved from left guard to left tackle. He has done a very good job since moving over there. Tight end Travis Kelce is not what he used to be, but he seems to show up big in the biggest games. The wide receivers are good but not great. The running backs are very good, and Patrick Mahomes is simply the best quarterback in the world.
The game should be very close. The Eagles have revenge on their minds from losing to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl of two years ago. The Chiefs have more experience and the better quarterback. I can see a game where the Eagles get far enough ahead to keep the Chiefs from winning. However, I think it's more likely that it's a close game in the 4th quarter, and I trust the Chiefs to somehow pull out a win if it's close at the end. I predict Chiefs 27 Eagles 24.
May God always be your number 1 draft pick!
Draftman Rick
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