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Originally Posted by Hayneplane
Niners are only shorter odds because the NFC bracket is an easier gauntlet to run than the AFC.
Once they get there only fools back against a healthy Mahomes.
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Not sure how true that statement is about the NFC being an easier gauntlet. Assuming good health for all, We probably realistically only have to worry about 3 or 4 teams. Cincinnati, Houston (assuming Stroud is for real and I think he is), Buffalo (because of what Alan can bring to the table, even with a depleted receiving core) and I guess Baltimore, although I have little faith in Lamar being able to win big games and I think they will be worse than last year. And in all of those matchups we have Mahomes.
San Francisco definitely has to worry about Detroit and Green Bay (as both should’ve beat them last year if luck had shifted a bit), I think Philadelphia is unlikely to implode again, and they have super talent, and maybe Dallas is also in that mix. Dallas is a bit like Baltimore. It looks good until they choke. And in Purdy San Francisco has a quarterback that is probably about the same level of talent as the others on this list, but certainly not at the elite level that Mahomes is at where he can be counted on to pull rabbits out of hats as needed.
So I think San Francisco’s odds of going to the Super Bowl are overrated. My guess is we will see the Chiefs beat the Lions For our three peat.