Who will win the Super Bowl? [Getty Images]
Every NFL season brings hope, excitement and the topic that causes the most debate – predictions.
From the opening game on Thursday, it will be a long, hard road to Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans on 9 February 2025, and there will be plenty of twists and turns along the way.
But who will lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the Superdome? Who will win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award? Who will shine and who will disappoint?
We’ve assembled a panel of experts to answer these questions – former Buffalo Bills assistant coach Phoebe Schecter, and BBC Radio 5 Live NFL hosts Rob Staton and Mike White, BBC sports news correspondent Nesta McGregor and BBC Sport journalists Paul Higham and Ben Collins.
Who will win Super Bowl 59?
Nesta McGregor: Kansas City Chiefs
The ‘three-peat’ has been achieved in almost every other major sport, so why is this the year American football joins the party? The answer is Patrick Mahomes.
Mahomes, despite all his achievements, was not number one in the top 100 list voted for by NFL players this year. I expect that to be top of Kansas City’s bulletin board and for him to once again prove he’s not only the current number one but the best quarterback to ever put on a helmet.
Phoebe Schecter: Cincinnati Bengals
Let’s go for the Cincinnati Bengals versus the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. The Bengals reached the Super Bowl two years ago and they have that determination to get back there. Even with quarterback Joe Burrow injured last season, they almost beat the Chiefs (in week 17). That said so much about how strong their team are. Now imagine you’ve got a healthy Burrow too. They really could take it all the way.
Mike White: Kansas City Chiefs
As much as I’d like to say the San Francisco 49ers will get over the hump this time, only a fool (a category I easily fall into) would back against the Chiefs finding a way to make it a three-peat and pick up their fourth Lombardi Trophy in the past six…
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Author : BBC
Publish date : 2024-09-02 10:17:18
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