SB Nation Reacts: NFL followers share their playoff predictions

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Tremendous Bowl LIV was the official breakthrough for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. With their win over the San Francisco 49ers, the group and the star emerged as extra than simply one other gifted group to develop into the presumptive subsequent NFL dynasty.

Since then, the Chiefs have had their alternative to win a second Tremendous Bowl, returning to the sport the next season and shedding within the AFC Championship final yr. However in keeping with NFL followers, this yr they are going to get again on prime. And they’ll do it in a well-known means.

Within the newest SB Nation NFL Reacts survey, the Chiefs have been chosen by almost half of the 1000’s of collaborating followers because the group they count on to win the AFC title. Kansas Metropolis edged out the Buffalo Payments within the vote, with the 2 groups leaving the remainder of the convention far behind.

Whereas the Chiefs enter the playoffs as the highest seed within the AFC, the opposite half of the bracket seems to be rather less chalky – however solely slightly. Followers predicted the two-seed 49ers will make a Tremendous Bowl run of their very own. San Francisco’s vote almost doubles that of top-seed Philadelphia Eagles, whereas nobody else even acquired double-digits.

This is able to, in fact, arrange the Tremendous Bowl rematch. However sadly for Niners followers, the nationwide viewers doesn’t see the result altering a lot. Greater than 1 / 4 of followers stated they suppose the Chiefs will increase their second Lombardi trophy in 4 seasons.

Considerably surprisingly, and disappointingly for the boldness of 49ers followers, San Francisco didn’t even end with the second highest vote complete. That honor went to the Payments, edging out one p.c extra of the vote. The Baltimore Ravens have been thought of the least more likely to win all of it, taking lower than even a half of a p.c of the vote rely.

In fact, in an effort to win all of it, and even attain the Tremendous Bowl, most groups might want to earn a playoff win this weekend. Followers forged their votes for who will win every sport this Wild Card Weekend.

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