NFL Super Bowl LIV Predictions

The 2020 NFL Playoffs have been a long, wild ride. They will culminate and come to an end this Sunday as the San Francisco 49ers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Miami for Super Bowl LIV. Both teams have proven their worth winning difficult playoff match-ups, but who will be able to claim the Lombardi Trophy as their own for the NFL’s 100th season? In this post, I’ll be making some predictions about the big game. Let’s get into it.

Patrick Mahomes was heartbroken after watching Tom Brady march down the field and into the Super Bowl in last year’s AFC Conference Championship. MVP Mahomes didn’t get to touch the ball in overtime, and subsequently, didn’t get the chance to take his team to the ultimate stage. This year, he and his talented roster of teammates took care of business at home against Houston and Tennessee, stamping their ticket to Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers.

The 49ers have been rolling this year. New England either has an eye for undeveloped young talent, or sitting on the bench watching the greatest quarterback of all time truly impacts your game, because Jimmy Garoppolo is looking more and more like a franchise QB. The 49ers made the playoffs look easy, beating the Vikings and Packers with ease. I would argue, however, that the Chiefs are stiffer competition than either of these teams.

Joe Montana will be happy with the outcome of the big game regardless of the winner, and so will I. I’m also hoping the half-time show and commercials are on point this year. Either former Bear Robbie Gould gets a ring, or Mahomes and the Chiefs begin what could be the next dynasty. I see the Chiefs winning this one in a close game, becoming Super Bowl champs, with Mahomes winning game MVP. We shall see. What do you think will happen?

NFL Conference Championship Predictions

If you were hoping for a straightforward and predictable NFL postseason, these haven’t been the NFL playoffs for you. Teams such as the Patriots and Ravens who were thought to be Super Bowl contenders were knocked out of their first high-stakes games of the season, and there has been increasing drama and uncertainty as the games continue. The biggest surprise so far has been the Tennessee Titans eliminating both New England and Baltimore as coach Mike Vrabel and company continue to steamroll over their competition, due in large part to Derrick Henry’s unstoppability carrying the ball. In this post, I will be predicting who I think will end up duking it out in Miami for Super Bowl 54 in two weeks. Let’s get into it.

Game 1: Titans @ Chiefs - Tennessee’s Cinderella story will come up just short of completion in Kansas City this weekend. After watching the Chiefs rally from falling behind 24-0 against the Houston Texans this weekend, I’m starting to believe there isn’t anything this team can’t do. MVP Patrick Mahomes will want to solidify himself as one of the true legendary quarterbacks for years to come, and securing his first Super Bowl berth would help do just that. I think this will be a close game, and that Derrick Henry will carry Tennessee likely within a field goal of stealing yet another upset, but Kansas City wins here.

Game 2: Packers @ 49ers - This is the game that Aaron Rodgers has waited his whole career to play in. Besides the Super Bowl he won, that is. Rodgers grew up a 49ers fan just to have them pass on him during his NFL draft. Now is his time to roll into the Bay Area and lead his 13-3 team to yet another “ugly win”. I expect huge performances from Rodgers and running back Aaron Jones, as Green Bay will make their way back into another Super Bowl in another high scoring shootout. Should be a good one. Remember, I’m a Bears fan… no bias here. Just objective analysis.

If my predictions are correct, this will be a rematch from the first two Super Bowls. It’s entirely possible that I could only be partially right or completely wrong altogether, only time will tell. I’m just hoping for more entertaining football as I don’t have a clear favorite going into Conference Championship weekend. Who do you think will make their way to Super Bowl LIV?