As things stand, the Detroit Lions have taken the top spot in the bookmakers' picks (according to the Draft Kings line), followed by the Kansas City Chiefs, who could achieve a three-peat; and the top 3 is completed by Buffalo Bills, who are having a great end to the regular season.
The Chiefs knocked off the Houston Texans on Saturday to improve to 14-1 and maintain their two-game lead over the Buffalo Bills (12-2) for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They now need only one win or one Bills loss to secure the No. 1 seed and a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
Dave Portnoy finds booking odds disrespectful as Patrick Mahomes & Co. seem to have the same chances of winning the Super Bowl as the Lions.
Following their 34-17 win over the Chicago Bears (4-11) on Sunday, the Detroit Lions (13-2) remain the team to beat in the NFL. Yes, even above the Kansas City Chiefs (14-1).
Four of the seven AFC teams that have clinched a playoff berth—Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Houston—will play on Christmas Day, beginning a full prime time week.
The Detroit Lions got back in the win column and stand alone as the favorite to win the Super Bowl, just ahead of the Bills and Chiefs.
"Pretty obviously they are far and away the best team in football and the team with the least questions of any team in football," Wright said. Wright ticked through his argument with some pretty convincing facts. The most important of which is that the Chiefs are playing their best football of the year just in time for it to really start mattering.
Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were in vintage form as the Chiefs romped to a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry led the Ravens to a 31-2 blowout of the Texans on Christmas Day.
Kansas City Chiefs fans already think their game vs. the Houston Texans has been rigged following the referee announcement.
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 29-10, on Christmas to clinch a first-round bye in the AFC.