Friday, January 31, 2020

NFL Playoffs, Super Bowl Pick

San Francisco 49ers/Kansas City Chiefs: I have to admit, that even though I'd rather not see San Francisco win the Super Bowl again, this is a cool matchup of two impressive versatile teams. They've never played in the Super Bowl before, it's been a long time since Kansas City's made the Super Bowl, and they've only played each other 13 times over the years, the 49ers holding the edge 7 to 6. Jimmy Garoppolo didn't even have to find his rhythm versus the Pack in the NFC Finals, since the 49ers ran the ball with incredible efficiently, only throwing 8 passes and still scoring 37 points in fact, I kept hoping Green Bay would come back, but that's a tale for another season. Kansas City picked up 35 against a strong Titans defence too, relying much more heavily on the pass. If Patrick Mahomes can outmanoeuvre the 49ers like he did Houston and Tennessee, this should be a remarkable game. But I thought last year's Super Bowl would be high scoring too and it was a bit of a dud offensively, so really, who's to say what'll happen in this one, my grocery bill was $58.55 today . . . 😜 But it'll be cool to see one of the league's best passers taking on an incredible running game, duelling stalwart toe-to-toe, on each and every integral possession. So many AFC champions defeated by the 49ers when I was a kid, Miami, San Diego, Cincinnati twice, and Denver, but this year they're being coached by Mike Shanahan's son Kyle, and, again, have a truly amazing running game. It's tough to find reasons not to pick or like them, imagine this style of football in 2020? But at the end of the day Québec's represented on Kansas City, I can't overlook that compelling fact. Will San Francisco become the first NFC team to win 6 Super Bowls, tying the American Football Conference's Steelers and Patriots resolutely, or will K.C pick up its first Super Bowl win in 50 years, leading the AFC to its second straight Lombardi Trophy? That's a long time and I'm glad they're back and it would be cool to see Andy Reid finally win one. I hope this game's more exciting than last year's. Picking the Chiefs. Picking the Chiefs at home.

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