![]() ![]() It would be a huge upset if the Chiefs aren’t back in the Super Bowl. But if he goes off in the playoffs that will no longer be the case.ĪFC champion: Kansas City Chiefs. The Colts don’t often play on national TV, and he’s been a bit of a hidden secret. Despite battling injuries and spending time in the dog house, Taylor finished the year living up to his pre-season fantasy hype. Guess who finished third in rushing this season? That’s right - rookie RB Jonathon Taylor. Baltimore can make a run to the Super Bowl, something that we wouldn’t have been surprised by coming into the season.īreakout player: Jonathon Taylor. They’re 5-0 since Week 13, scoring 37 points and rushing for 267 yards per game. Outside of a three-week stretch when they were ravaged by COVID, the Ravens have been really good this year. Donnovan Bennett, Staff Writerĭark horse team: Baltimore Ravens. If they can become just the eighth NFL franchise to repeat - under these conditions - they’ll shoot up the list of greatest teams at warp speed. Not counting the Week 17 game they lost because they benched all their offensive playmakers, the Chiefs have lost just one game in the last 14 months, and get extra points in my book for doing it in ridiculous circumstances this season. Storyline to watch: The Kansas City dynasty watch. This team is starting to click again on offence after a mid-season funk and has been consistently improving on defence, and they beat their first-round opponent - the Rams - at home just a few weeks back. ![]() ![]() The real Russell Wilson stood up down the stretch. Kansas City has been here, done this, and their first-round bye plus wisdom gained from recent experience will propel them back to the Super Bowl. But he had three (not to mention eight touchdowns) in the final six games of the season to help propel the afterthought Bears into the playoffs, and has a chance to make headlines against a tough Saints run defence.ĪFC champion: Kansas City Chiefs. The second-year running back put up two 100-yard games in 2019, and none in the first 10 weeks of 2020. They’ve been on fire since their bye week, and have a ton of momentum heading into the playoffs.īreakout player: David Montgomery. It might be cheating to call this team a dark horse after where they finished, but it still doesn’t feel like they’re getting the credit they deserve. Craig Battle, Editorĭark horse team: Buffalo Bills. Without further adieu, on with the predictions. Amazingly, almost all of the teams picked to make and win the Super Bowl are still alive, and therefore we reserve the right to gloat if those come true.īut given the hour, we thought we’d take another stab at picking which teams will win their respective conferences, which teams could play the dark horse and go further than anyone is expecting, and which players will make their names with breakout performances. On Saturday afternoon, the Buffalo Bills and Indianapolis Colts will face off to start the 2020 NFL playoffs.īack in September, our NFL panel made picks for who would win MVP, make the playoffs, and etch their names on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. ![]()
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