Buffalo @ Kansas City | 01/24 | 11:40 PM UTC
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ANALYSIS: The Chiefs and Bills square off with a berth in Super Bowl LV on the line. ... Join SportsLine here to see the full pick!
ANALYSIS: The Chiefs and Bills square off with a berth in Super Bowl LV on the line. ... Join SportsLine here to see the full pick!
ANALYSIS: Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady collide with a spot in Super Bowl LV on the line. ... Join SportsLine here to see the full pick!
ANALYSIS: New Orleans has Tampa Bay's number. The Saints beat the Bucs easily twice during the regular season and held Tampa Bay to just three points in the most recent meeting. Like all quarterbacks, Tom Brady doesn't do well when he's pressured, and the New Orleans defense is good at getting pressure; the Saints ranked eighth in the NFL in sacks (45). On the other side of the ball, quarterback Drew Brees should be able to take advantage of a blitz-heavy Bucs defense. I'm on the Saints.
ANALYSIS: I don't like the way Patrick Mahomes has been playing. Over his last three games he has completed just 59.2 percent of his passes, thrown seven touchdowns and four interceptions and has a passer rating of 87.6. That's not him. A bigger problem for the Chiefs is that they may never see the ball. Kansas City's defense gave up 4.5 yards per carry during the season and will struggle to stop Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt. After seeing what the Browns did last week without their coach and play caller, I wonder what they can do with him on Sunday. I'm taking the Browns.
ANALYSIS: I love Baltimore in this game. Buffalo's run defense was almost non-existent last week, giving up 5.4 yards per carry and 163 total rushing yards to the Colts. How are the Bills going to stop Lamar Jackson, J.K. Dobbins and the Ravens' No. 1 rushing offense? Meanwhile Baltimore's defense ranked second in the league during the regular season in points allowed a game (18.9) and should be able to do enough against Josh Allen. I think the Ravens win outright.