Broncos Pick ‘Em: Who will win Super Bowl LVIII—the San Francisco 49ers or the Kansas City Chiefs?
The Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs have taken quite different paths ever since Super Bowl 50.
The Broncos haven’t made the playoffs since winning Super Bowl 50, which is the second-longest playoff drought in the NFL. Conversely, since Peyton Manning retired, the Chiefs have won eight consecutive AFC West Championships.
Unknowingly, Manning and the Broncos gave Andy Reid the Chiefs and Kansas City the AFC West, and the team hasn’t looked back since.
Can the 49ers of San Francisco defeat the Chiefs to keep them from winning the Super Bowl twice in a row? Or will Mahomes carry on leaving a lasting legacy?
The DNVR Broncos Crew offers their ultimate predictions for Super Bowl LVIII.
The odds listed below are provided by bet365.
Who will win Super Bowl LVIII—the 49ers or the Chiefs?
Chiefs 27, 49ers 20 for Zac I truly hope I’m mistaken. Unfortunately, though, I believe that Patrick Mahomes will win his third Super Bowl and actually have a chance to surpass Tom Brady’s record.
It’s not just Mahomes versus a formidable 49ers squad in this game.
The quarterback, defense, and coach are all superior on the Chiefs. Regretfully, that is the winning trifecta.
It may surprise you to learn that Kansas City’s defense is superior to San Francisco’s. Steve Spagnuolo’s team has surrendered the second-fewest points per game (17.3) on the season. The 49ers, who allow 17.5 points per game, are one spot behind them.
But over the last eight games, the Chiefs defense has improved dramatically, allowing 15.9 points per game as opposed to 22.5 points per game for the 49ers. It’s not receiving nearly enough attention that Kansas City’s defense has outperformed San Francisco’s defense over the last two months by almost a touchdown.
Regarding the other two, it’s simple: Reid has championship experience that Kyle Shanahan lacks, and Mahomes versus Purdy isn’t even close.
I sincerely hope I’m mistaken, but I have no doubts that Kansas City will win another Super Bowl.
Chiefs 24, 49ers 17, HenryThough I think this is wrong, I detest it.
I won’t place a wager against Patrick Mahomes.
The Chiefs were a terrible team for the majority of the season. They appeared to be among the NFL’s worst teams at times. The turnover battle was only won four times by them. Since 2012, no playoff team has had a worse turnover margin than their -11.
However, the Chiefs improved when the postseason rolled around.
Kansas City has been the team best equipped to play playoff football during the postseason. The key to their victory was that they avoided making the same mistakes that the Ravens did in the AFC Championship.
Although it pains me to say it, I have faith in Patrick Mahomes to make the right decisions under pressure. With Travis Kelce and Andy Reid on his side, I have even more faith in him.
Because of their quarterback’s recent volatility, I’m not sure if I trust the 49ers to play clean, postseason football. Like they did in the first half of the NFC Championship, they cannot afford to falter in the first half of the Super Bowl.
The 49ers have the ability to make Sunday’s game a coin toss if they apply pressure to Mahomes and limit turnovers. However, I don’t think that will occur. I predict the Chiefs to win because I believe they are better equipped to play excellent football for 60 minutes.
RK: 49ers 17, Chiefs 31, — To be honest, I don’t even want to discuss this. I’ll be brief because I’m genuinely repulsed by it. Patrick Mahomes has a lot of prior experience here. Brock Purdy possesses
The difference in this game will be in Mahomes’ ability to create something out of nothing, which he is far more adept at than Purdy.
Hope I’m completely wrong.
