Power Rankings after the NFL Divisional Round

Power Rankings after the NFL Divisional Round

Written by on January 18, 2021

With the divisional round of the NFL playoffs behind us, there are four teams remaining in the chase for the Lombardi Trophy. The Green Bay Packers will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Kansas City Chiefs will host the Buffalo Bills in the two conference championship games. The Packers had the easiest time of the four winners, rolling over Read More

Updated Super Bowl Odds - January 14th Edition

Updated Super Bowl Odds – January 14th Edition

Written by on January 14, 2021

Super Bowl LV is just three weeks away now, and we’ve narrowed down the postseason field to eight teams, with the divisional playoff games set for this weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers have the best odds to win the Super Bowl, in part because of their superior records and the fact that they didn’t have Read More

Does Patrick Mahomes Have to Win the Super Bowl Again?

Written by on January 14, 2021

At this point in last year’s NFL postseason, there was a lot of intrigue swirling in the league, and very little of it surrounded the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes. In the wake of the wild card weekend, the New England Patriots had been beaten at home in the playoffs, an almost unthinkable outcome, by the Tennessee Titans, and Read More

NFL Divisional Round Predictions for this Season

NFL Divisional Round Predictions for this Season

Written by on January 13, 2021

There are eight teams remaining in the chase for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, given each year to the winner of the Super Bowl and named after the storied NFL coach who led the Green Bay Packers to the first two Super Bowl titles. In the NFC, the Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints Read More

NFL Divisional Rounds in League History

NFL Divisional Rounds in League History

Written by on January 13, 2021

The divisional round of the playoffs has historically been an interesting week for sports betting enthusiasts. When the NFL had a 12-team postseason format, there were four teams sitting and waiting for an opponent to come from the wild card round; with the 14-team format, there is just one team in each conference with a bye. You might think that Read More

Will Kansas City and Green Bay Play in Super Bowl LV?

Will Kansas City and Green Bay Play in Super Bowl LV?

Written by on January 12, 2021

When Green Bay and Kansas City last met for a championship, the championship wasn’t even called the “Super Bowl” yet. Lamar Hunt, the owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, suggested at a meeting in the summer of 1966 that the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, the game’s official title, should instead be the Super Bowl, but the title was not officially Read More

NFL Divisional Round Power Rankings for this Season

NFL Divisional Round Power Rankings for this Season

Written by on January 11, 2021

After six games on Saturday and Sunday, the NFL has pared down the postseason field from 14 to 8. Some of the games went as we expected, as in the Ravens getting revenge against the Titans and the Bills getting past the Colts. There were some surprises, too, such as the Rams going to Seattle and ending the Seahawks’ season, Read More

Updated Possible Super Bowl Matchups before Divisional Rounds

Updated Possible Super Bowl Matchups before Divisional Rounds

Written by on January 11, 2021

Now that the NFL playoffs is down to eight teams, the number of possible Super Bowl matchups has dropped. The big surprises came in Pittsburgh, where the Cleveland Browns hung 48 points on the defense with the best pass rush in the NFL, and in Seattle, where the Rams started with a backup quarterback but ended up beating Seattle with Read More

NFL Wild Card Power Rankings

NFL Wild Card Power Rankings

Written by on January 7, 2021

For 18 of the 32 NFL teams, the long off-season has already begun. Six of the teams (Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, the Jets, the Chargers and Jacksonville) have already let their head coaches go, looking for new leadership this year. There could still be other openings, as Denver will be looking for a general manager, and general managers often like to Read More

Updated Super Bowl Odds before Wild Card Weekend

Updated Super Bowl Odds before Wild Card Weekend

Written by on January 7, 2021

We’re just a couple of days away from the wild card round of the NFL playoffs, which means that Super Bowl LV is a matter of weeks down the road. Of the 32 teams that started their pursuit of the Vince Lombardi Trophy back in September, 14 remain in an expanded postseason, as the eight division champions and six wild Read More