Spraggons Den
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Sounds reasonable to me although I am already tied in with 49ers to win the SB but I concede Burrow has the edge - maybe I should hedge my bet with a flutter in the Bengals too.
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Sounds reasonable to me although I am already tied in with 49ers to win the SB but I concede Burrow has the edge - maybe I should hedge my bet with a flutter in the Bengals too.
Spraggons Den
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I think so…does anyone know if Mahomes is playing and if he’s healthy?
Hook
Blackbeard's former bo'sun.
Chiefs slightly better, but they also got the lion’s share of fortunate breaks. Still don’t see them having any chance of beating the Eagles.
tqineil
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Agreed, Mahomes clearly wasn't the same player with that sprain and I thought they got a few good calls from the officials. Bengals missed the protection they normally offer Burrow through injuries and ultimately it was a stupid penalty on Mahomes when off the pitch that made that kick achievable. If Mahomes doesn't fully recover then I expect the Eagles to win a one way final, think Bengals might have been a better final tbh but there's little to chose between them
TimF
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Going to be very tough sledding for the Chiefs I think. Shame Mahomes will not be up to his full abilities to make the final a better game. Then again, one never knows how these things will end up until they do. The Eagles will be tough to beat. I felt bad for the Niners too, not having their QB at full potential. Sure throws a mighty monkey wrench into things right off the bat, and makes a potentially really good game become a bit of a lopsided thing.
Spraggons Den
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Just finished watching the championship games. Lots of injuries, including Bosas bizarre hit whilst stood on the sideline from a falling special teams player, which detracted from both games imho. Mahomes has the extra week of course to bet healthy.
Spraggons Den
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Just settling in for the game. Think I will go with the Eagles too.
matthewr
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I have the Chiefs slight favourites based on Mahomes being about 90%. Movement towards the Eagles in the money line was, as ever, Joe Public money and my instinct is to stick with the Vegas open where Chiefs were 1.5pt favourites.
My keys to the game:
#1 QB Injuries. Mahomes on one leg is still the best QB not named Allen or Burrow by some distance, but also Hurts and his probably not fixed shoulder could be significant.
#2 Can Eagles keep it close? If they get behind by 2 or more scores they are not really built to catch up.
#3 Can the Chiefs line hold up? It's way better than it was in the Tampa Superbowl but Eagles are pretty good.
#4 I think Spags will load to stop the run and the roll the dice with lots of man press rather than the variants on the ubiquitous 2-deep shells.
So basically if the game is close and the Eagles can keeping run the ball and hit AJ and Davonte on simple outside routes and maybe a few tricksy man beaters cooked up for the big game then they have a big chance. They also need that pass rush to be as good as it's been all year to keep the Chiefs under 30.
If the Chiefs are anything like the Chiefs I think they score enough that Hurts has to be the QB version of Hurts we saw early in the season, pre-shoulder injury.
Overall I am quite looking forward to this and think it will be a good game.
My keys to the game:
#1 QB Injuries. Mahomes on one leg is still the best QB not named Allen or Burrow by some distance, but also Hurts and his probably not fixed shoulder could be significant.
#2 Can Eagles keep it close? If they get behind by 2 or more scores they are not really built to catch up.
#3 Can the Chiefs line hold up? It's way better than it was in the Tampa Superbowl but Eagles are pretty good.
#4 I think Spags will load to stop the run and the roll the dice with lots of man press rather than the variants on the ubiquitous 2-deep shells.
So basically if the game is close and the Eagles can keeping run the ball and hit AJ and Davonte on simple outside routes and maybe a few tricksy man beaters cooked up for the big game then they have a big chance. They also need that pass rush to be as good as it's been all year to keep the Chiefs under 30.
If the Chiefs are anything like the Chiefs I think they score enough that Hurts has to be the QB version of Hurts we saw early in the season, pre-shoulder injury.
Overall I am quite looking forward to this and think it will be a good game.