Super Bowl Predictions

[CF DolFan]

Who do you have winning, the score, who wins MVP of the game and any other predictions you want to make? Last time we get to do that for a while. Philly is currently getting 1.5 points and the over/under is 48.5 points.

[Dave Gray]

I think the Chiefs will win.  Philly has holes.  Chiefs don't always look good, but I think they're complete.  Mahomes probably wins MVP because that's just how this stuff goes.

Chiefs by 3.

[Sibster]

Chiefs 35

Eagles 31

Chiefs will benefit from some bad officiating.  Mahomes will win the MVP, and the TV cameras will show Taylor Swift at least ten times, including a good solid minute of her smooching with Travis Kelce on the victory stage.

[Sunstroke]

Philly wins, 38-27.

Hurts wins MVP, despite Barkley running for 150 and a score.

[Downunder Dolphan]

I think this could go one of two ways - either a landslide win to the Eagles (in a fashion similar to what the Seahawks did to the Broncos in XLVIII), or it will be a tight defensive slugfest and the Chiefs will come out on top (like they have previously).

Of the two scenarios, I think the latter is more likely. The Eagles offense is going to come with the "you know what we do, try and stop us" gameplan, and Andy Reid will be well prepared for it and have Spags dial up the defensive pressure through the middle to try and stop the run and get into Hurts' face via the quickest possible route. They are going to test out the fitness of Dickerson and Jurgens, and this will be where the game should be decided - if they both can hold up, and the Eagles OL can open up holes for Barkley by the counter trap plays like the rest of the playoffs, it's going to be a long day for the Chiefs defense... but if they get pressure through the middle (particularly by blitzes) it's trouble for the Eagles.

Hurts still doesn't look fit to me, and if the Chiefs do successfully take away the run, I think it will ultimately come down to who is better between him and Mahomes, and Mahomes clearly has the edge, particularly in tight games. Both teams can do a good job covering the deep ball, which should keep it close. KC has the better of the two special teams outfits, so that could also have an impact at some stage of the game. As could the refs, although after the recent publicity they would be idiots to make themselves the center of attention.

My predictions:

Chiefs 23
Eagles 21

Mahomes is MVP. Travis Kelce proposes to Taylor Swift during the presentations, and then Disney makes an offer to buy the NFL plus the wedding rights, and livestream it in a pay-per-view NFL preseason special.

[Downunder Dolphan]

I think this could go one of two ways - either a landslide win to the Eagles (in a fashion similar to what the Seahawks did to the Broncos in XLVIII)...

I should have stopped right there!