The NFL season comes to a wrap tonight after a matchup of two of the best teams in the league this year, Mahomes and company are looking to repeat as champs. Meanwhile Brock Purdy is trying to end his fairytale story of being Mr. Irrelevant as the last pick in the draft, and led the 49ers to the promise land and be crowned Champs.
The Chiefs are coming off a win against the Ravens 17-10 where they were held scoreless in the second half of the game which has been an Achilles heel for them this year. Mahomes passed for 241 yards and one touchdown on 30-39 passing attempts. The Chiefs will need to be able to put up points in every quarter if they want to stay in this game against the high power offense of the 49ers. The big question is who other than Kelce will make a play. As we’ve seen all season long the Chiefs receivers inconsistency of catching has plagued them all season, but in the playoffs they’ve looked like their old self’s again.
The 49ers are coming off a nail biter against the Detroit Lions, in a game that they trailed 24-7 going into the half. They exploded for 24 straight points to take the lead in the fourth quarter to give them the win, Brock Purdy had one touchdown and one interception on 20-31 passing, while McCaffrey had 20 rushing attempts for 90 yards and 42 receiving yards and two rushing touchdowns in the comeback victory. The 49ers can’t afford to start off slow or they will get behind, and Mahomes knows how to drain the clock correctly. Brock Purdy fairy tale story could get even sweeter if his team can win the Super Bowl. Be ready to expect a heavy amount of McCaffrey runs and Deebo runs to try and get the Chiefs to pull down safety’s so they can air the ball out later in the game.
A trip to the Super Bowl comes down to the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Both teams come off slim margins of victory.
The Lions are competing in the NFC championship game for the first time since 1992. Jared Goff is trying to make history by leading this Lions team to the Super Bowl. The Lions offense played effectively against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week but are battling some injuries with their Star Tight end Sam LaPorta has been pushing through some injuries but the Lions have many offensive weapons like David Montgomery & Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Lions defense played some hard hitting football and the defense sealed the victory by intercepting Baker Mayfield on the game’s final drive for the Buccaneers. The Key to success for this Lions team will be avoiding turning the ball over on offense and the defense being able to slow down the star stacked 49ers offense.
The 49ers came off a hard fought win against the Green Bay Packers, the 49ers essentially were behind all game until the fourth quarter when the offense pulled through and scored much needed points to win the game. But on the flip side of the ball the defense sealed the victory by intercepting Jordan Love on the Packers final drive of the game. The 49ers struggled offensively all game but Christian McCaffrey was able to lead the offense on the ground and scored two offensive touchdowns. The 49ers might be without Deebo Samuel this game as he sustained an injury early in the Packers game. The 49ers defense could not stop the run and they will have to figure out a way to stop this Lions team that loves running the ball if they want to win this matchup. The 49ers offense can’t afford to turn the ball over or play conservatively in this game; they will have to come out with a solid gameplan to win this matchup.
This Matchup will be in Santa Clara at Levi’s stadium home of the 49ers and the winner will punch their ticket to the Super Bowl and will be one step closer to hoisting the Vince Lombardi trophy.
A matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens on Sunday evening in the AFC Championship game will determine who books their ticket to the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.
The Chiefs will be on the road for the first time in the Mahomes and Andy Reid Era where they do not have home field advantage. The Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills last week in a nail biting 27-24 contest. Mahomes will look to lead the Chiefs to yet another Super Bowl appearance, the offense played their best football last week against the Bills. The Chiefs were able to run the ball very effectively last week and that opened up the passing game when they needed it and caught the Bills by surprise. The Chiefs defense didn’t have an answer for Josh Allen as he ran for two rushing Touchdowns and a passing touchdown. The Chiefs defense has a tough task at hand by having to matchup against Lamar Jackson. The Chiefs key to success will be to cause turnovers and turn those into points.
The Baltimore Ravens came off a victory against the Houston Texans which resulted in a 34-10 final score. The Ravens in the first half were a little rusty coming off a bye week due to having the first seed in the playoffs. The Ravens really flipped the script in the second half of the Texans game as they out scored the Texans 24-0 in the second half. Lamar Jackson will look to lead the offense to a Super Bowl as he’s been one of the most effective quarterbacks this season, the key for the offense will not to turn the ball over. As for the Defense they will have to worry about Mahomes using his legs rather than his arm as last week Mahomes used his legs more than he usually does.
The winner of this matchup between the Chiefs and Ravens will be the Conference champions of the AFC and will also punch their ticket to the Super Bowl.
Houston found a good one in CJ Stroud as he led the team back to the playoffs to take on the Browns this weekend. Both teams are coming off hot endings of the season as the browns were winners of 4 out of their last 5 games and the Texans winners of 3 out of 5 of their last games.
CJ Stroud proved he was ready for the moment and the Texans trusted him all season. He pass for 4108 yards and 23 touchdowns and 5 interceptions all year long, he could’ve broken the record for most yards by a rookie if he didn’t miss two games due to an injury. The Texans will be without rookie receiver Tank Dell who was having an incredible year until he broke his leg, but Nico Collins has been holding them together making big play after big play.
The Browns will be going out with Joe Flacco at the helm of things. Joe Flacco signed as Deshaun Watson was put out for the year again with yet another injury, and in his time he has looked like the Joe Flacco that everyone knows and loves, his veteran presence has been beneficial for the team as he will be calm minded going into another playoff game.
Score Prediction: Texans 27-Browns 17
Kansas City Chiefs vs Miami Dolphins
Both teams are coming off an interesting year, where the Chiefs have looked off on the offensive side of the ball, and the Dolphins started out hot but quickly have cooled off these past few weeks. Both teams will be in for a freezing day at Arrowhead Stadium Saturday night with a weather reaching 8 degrees and windchill reaching -30.
How much gas does Mahomes have in the tank, he has played well all year but hasn’t been able to rely on the receivers including Travis Kelce as he has played well below his standards all year. If the Chiefs want to stay in this game they will need players to catch passes from Mahomes.
Tua and the Dolphins are coming off two straight losses and one being a blowout by the Ravens, the offense has seem to struggle recently and will need a wake up call on this frozen night tomorrow. Tua will need to play his best game of his career if they want to beat the Chiefs.
Score Prediction: Chiefs 17-Dolphins 28
Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers will be without TJ Watt this weekend and the Steelers team has to be one of if not the hardest team to watch right now as they don’t have much going for them. Josh Allen is finally playing the way he’s been expected to be playing. This matchup could get ugly quick and may be a long cold day for the Steelers
Josh Allen and company are 5-0 in their last 5 games and they have been the leagues hottest team since their loss to the Eagles. This will be a snowy and cold game and you’d have to expect with no TJ Watt on the defensive side for the Steelers the Bills will try to run the ball down the Steelers throat.
Pittsburgh needs a miracle simple as that. Mason Rudolph will be leading the Steelers Monday, if the Steelers want to win this game they will need to take risks, and control the time of possession in order to stay in this game.
Score Prediction: Bills 24-Steelers 10
Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers
Dak and company have been playing the some of the most complete football all year and they’re real contenders, if they can get over the hump of recent playoff struggles they could go far this year. Jordan Love finished the regular season as the full starter for the Packers and didn’t disappoint, he will be trying his hardest Sunday to help the Packers take down Dallas.
Ceedee Lamb broke Michael Irvin’s record in week 18 for the most receiving yards and receptions in a year by a Cowboy. Dallas will need a big game from Dak and Lamb to help take down the Packers. As they’ve done all year long look for the Cowboys defensive to take risks and jump passes in hope of turnovers.
Jordan Love will need a perfect game for them to keep up with the Cowboys. They will need him to keep the ball out of harms way as the Cowboys live off turning over the other team. Aaron Jones and if AJ Dillon play you’d have to imagine the run game will be relied on heavily in this game.
Score Prediction: Cowboys 31-Packers 14
Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams
Matthew Stafford will be coming back to where it all began to take on the hungry Lions and Jared Goff will be taking on the team that gave up on him. This will be an entertaining game as Stafford looks to end the Lions season and Goff is looking to show the Rams that he may have been worth keeping.
Detroit has played some of the best football this year and it’s hard not to root for this team as they deserve to be here after a hard impressive season, Goff was second in the league in passing yards but at times made some questionable decisions, and St. Brown and Goff will look to torch the Rams Sunday night in a must see game.
Stafford has the opportunity to play spoiler for the Lions, he’s admitted saying he has love and respect for the city and the organization but Sunday night all that will be out the window and he will do everything in his power to keep his teams season alive.
Score Prediction Lions 35-Rams 21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Philadelphia Eagles
Baker may have found a home in Tampa Bay after an unorthodox start to his career in Cleveland he has made some impressive strides this year leading the Buccaneers to the playoffs. Jalen and the Eagles are in a predicament as they haven’t been able to win close games or close out games while winning this year. Something about this Eagles team has been off since starting 10-1 and potentially even before that.
Baker Mayfield will look to get his second playoff win of his career Monday night as he takes on the Eagles who have struggled to stop the run over the past few games, so the run game may be the most effective way to control time of possession and slow down the game.
Jalen Hurts has to play better if he wants to have another late playoff push again, AJ Brown is OUT on Monday with a knee injury but should add DaVonta Smith and Darius Slay back in the lineup, the team needs to rally around each-other to leave Tampa with a win.
The NFL week 13 will conclude with a matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals (5-6) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (8-3).
The Bengals are without their starting quarterback Joe Burrow and are still in the hunt for the playoff spot but with a loss it would be difficult to move forward in the standings. The Bengals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in their last outing and have lost three consecutive games, they will look to add another win to their record. The offense still has most of its offensive weapons in Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins so they’ll look to feed their stars. As for the defense they allowed Pittsburgh to get whatever they wanted, they’ll be facing an uphill battle against Trevor Lawrence who’s been on a roll this season.
The Jaguars last outing they secured a narrow victory against the Houston Texans. The Jaguars have been a team that’s been under the radar and currently are on top of the standings in the AFC. With the Jaguars having a strong record they’ll want to add to their win column to jump ahead in the standings and secure a playoff spot. With the season winding down the Jaguars cannot afford to make any mistake in a conference that is filled with a lot of talented teams. The Jaguars defense will have their hands full with Chase and Higgins but they’ll have to pressure Jake Browning to make quick decisions and keep him on his toes.
A Monday night matchup against the Bengals and Jaguars could prove to be an interesting matchup as both teams look to try and obtain a playoff spot.
The Kansas City Chiefs (8-3) will be traveling to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers (5-6) on Sunday Night Football.
The Chiefs are one of the best teams in the league and are second in the AFC conference. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense haven’t been on the same page in recent weeks but the game against the Raiders last week seemed to get a rhythm going. The Chiefs defense has been solid and holding their own, this defense will have to pressure the young quarterback Jordan Love to make him make unnecessary throws.
The Packers have been a middle of the pack team as they themselves have played efficiently on both sides of the ball. The Packers last week beat the Detroit Lions on thanksgiving to keep their playoff hopes alive. Love has settled into the starting role and is looking to lead his team to victory in a much needed victory over the Chiefs to stay alive in the playoff hunt. The Packers defense has solid players and they are now just starting to form together which leads to believe this Packers defense will only get better week by week, but they are facing Mahomes which is a tough task.
In a must win game for both teams both teams will look to steal this game and keep their hopes alive to make the Playoffs.
