A Detroit Lions-Baltimore Ravens Tremendous Bowl was the matchup with all of the storylines and drama. As a substitute, we’re getting a rematch of Tremendous Bowl LIV. That is the third Tremendous Bowl the Chiefs have been in since that recreation. And this season we’ve been inundated with Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce protection — and conspiracy theories — and Kermit the Frog Patrick Mahomes in numerous State Farm commercials.
Nonetheless, we’ll be watching the Huge Sport, and we’re right here to let you know how Sunday’s huge spectacle will play out. I’m certain considered one of us will likely be precisely proper.
Sean Beckwith, employees author
Give me Chiefs, 28-27 on a late two-point conversion to Travis Kelce, who then proposes to Taylor Swift after the sport, she says “Sure,” turns to the digicam, and publicizes they’re “Going to Disney World.” This was by no means about politics. It’s a couple of wedding ceremony of two of probably the most highly effective IPs in America — soccer and well-known individuals — for a boatload of that candy, candy Disney cash.
Winner: Company America
Cale Clinton, breaking information author
It’s unattainable to wager towards Patrick Mahomes. I’ve been burned extra occasions than I can rely at this level, considering this was lastly the window that the Chiefs would take their step again and let someone else have a shot at a Tremendous Bowl. This could’ve been the 12 months. They’d no receivers. Mahomes and Kelce appeared worse than that they had in any a part of their partnership. Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen performed like MVPs all 12 months. Didn’t matter. The Chiefs are inevitable. That is what it’s prefer to have grown up a Patriots fan. I get it now. That is the most effective protection the Chiefs have ever had. Rashee Rice appears like a stud. Travis Kelce has turned again the clock. The 49ers have by no means crushed the Chiefs with Steve Spagnuolo operating their protection. Patrick Mahomes within the playoffs is as inevitable because the solar’s rise within the east each morning. There is no such thing as a motive to not put the home on Kansas Metropolis profitable their third ring in 5 years.
Winner: 49ers 24-22, Christian McCaffrey wins MVP
DJ Dunson, employees author
Feast your eyes on the Cam Newton Bowl. Doesn’t matter should you’re a Huge Sport Changer or Huge Sport Supervisor, the one decision price its weight can be us tuning him and his Loretta Devine church hats out after this season. Brock Purdy has multitudes. He usually will get extra relaxed and settles into his game-changer move as playoff video games progress, however Mahomes gained’t be afforded that choice. Usher has vowed to honor Atlanta at halftime, and if I understand how former Atlanta Falcons coordinator Kyle Shanahan works, he’ll do the identical by using Christian McCaffrey towards that spongy Chiefs protection to an early lead and attempt to give up it late as soon as Mahomes begins making use of offensive stress on the second half.
Chiefs win 34-30.
Sam Fels, employees author
I’m not dumb sufficient to choose towards Patrick Mahomes, as he smashes the narrative that QBs matter over all when it’s really him that issues over all and everybody else is simply taking part in for second. I’ll be betting that method within the hopes it makes simply sufficient to get to my $100 on Inter profitable the Champions League at 18-1. Aside from that my curiosity lies in farting into my good friend’s sofa simply sufficient that the general oeuvre of the room could be described as, “Medieval Anarchy.”
Winner: Chiefs 31-17
Stephen Knox, employees author
The 49ers have probably the most explosive talent place expertise within the NFL. They’ve among the finest move rushers within the league, and coach with the play design ingenuity of Mr. Coach Klein from The Waterboy. What the 49ers even have is a Trent Williams-sized chip on their shoulder. They surrendered a 10-point second-half result in the Chiefs in Tremendous Bowl LIV and ended up shedding by 11. Two years in the past they blew a 10-point second-half result in the Los Angeles Rams within the NFC Championship recreation, and final 12 months Brock Purdy blew out his elbow and the 49ers by no means had an opportunity of their convention championship recreation loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Winner: Chiefs 27-24, Patrick Mahomes MVP
Anthony Locicero, managing editor
With Shanahan as coach, and McCaffrey as a weapon, the Denver Broncos will win the Tremendous Bowl. Time will revert to 1999, and I’ll return to dwelling in a world the place the Chiefs hadn’t gained a title since 1970, my favourite baseball staff is within the midst of a dynasty, nu-metal was a factor, and we discover out Bruce Willis was useless on the finish of Sixth Sense.
Winner: My creativeness
Mackenzie Meaney, breaking information author
Right here is the factor, I nearly all the time choose the underdog. I believe Brock Purdy has confirmed himself that he’s a QB who can play on this league, no matter the place he received drafted. I just like the feel-good story of Christian McCaffery profitable the Tremendous Bowl and in some way recreating the image of him operating by the confetti as a little bit child when his dad did it years in the past. Nonetheless, my intestine is saying Chiefs, so I believe I’m going to go along with Taylor’s boyfriend and co., as a result of it’s fallacious to go towards a intestine feeling.
Plus, I LOVE drama. So, if nothing else, I’m setting myself, and solely me, up for a dramatic recreation.
Winner: Chiefs 34-24 (and Brock Purdy)
Andy Mills, video lead
Anybody who thinks Tremendous Bowl 58 could have a standard ending is smoking crack. With Taylor Swift and all these film and sports activities stars sharing the identical display screen, this would be the Infinite Jest second whereby the NFL engineers an endless time beyond regulation state of affairs that retains the Chiefs and 49ers buying and selling touchdowns with sufficient cutaways to Tay-Tay to maintain the women , too, and the world glued to a recreation that by no means ends, turning your entire world into zombies drooling over American Categorical adverts. That is it, guys. Say your goodbyes.
∞-∞, no person wins
Criss Partee, employees author
There’s a lot on the road on this Tremendous Bowl rematch. It’s a legacy-defining recreation in so some ways. For Kyle Shanahan, one other loss and he’ll be firmly labeled because the coach that may’t win “the massive one.” Three losses as both offensive coordinator or head coach within the Tremendous Bowl all inside the previous seven years. If the Chiefs can seize their third Vince Lombardi trophy in 5 seasons, that locations Andy Reid in a uncommon group of coaches and cement KC as a dynasty. The important thing for San Francisco is to not fall behind as a result of when you might have the most effective QB within the league with Patrick Mahomes, you’re by no means out of any recreation. Heavy doses of Christian McCaffrey (preserve No. 15 on the sideline) and SF’s d-line giving Mahomes hell all day is how they’ll win No. 6 for the franchise.
Winner: 49ers take it 21-19
Carron J. Phillips, senior author
I’m much less involved with who wins the sport, and extra centered on what’s going to come from the NFL having a Tremendous Bowl in Las Vegas. The one factor we will mildly examine this to was the NBA All-Star Sport in 2007, and historical past has just about labeled it a catastrophe. So far as the sport, I wouldn’t be shocked if San Francisco is victorious. I additionally wouldn’t be shocked if Kansas Metropolis wins one other one. I’m simply right here for the Usher Live performance.
Winner: Usher’s streaming numbers/report and live performance ticket gross sales
