ESPN’s updated computer model projects a top NFL team to win Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, Louisiana on Feb. 9.
The Kansas City Chiefs are the reigning back-to-back world champions, but the path to a Super Bowl 59 feels a lot tougher this time around. The 10-1 Detroit Lions, 9-2 Minnesota Vikings, 9-2 Buffalo Bills, 9-2 Philadelphia Eagles, 8-3 Pittsburgh Steelers, 8-4 Baltimore Ravens and 8-3 Green Bay Packers will all have something to say about a Chiefs three-peat.
ESPN’s latest computer projections have the Lions as the overwhelming favorites to win the Super Bowl at 25.4 percent. Their odds of making the big game alone for the first time in franchise history are at 39.9 percent.
Josh Allen’s Bills are a distant second at 12.5 percent, with a 27.0 percent chance of reaching the Super Bowl for the first time in 31 years. The defending champion Chiefs have the third -best Super Bowl 59 chances at 11.8 percent, with a 27.3 percent chance of winning the AFC.
Dan Campbell wants the Lions to snap their seven-game Thanksgiving game losing streak. So does his wife, Holly.
“She’s praying for a win because I’m a bear when we don’t win. So, we all want it,” he said. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/ukpoBPKa7t
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) November 26, 2024
The Lions and Chiefs share the best record in football at 10-1, though they still have a way to go in locking up the top seeds in their respective conferences. Detroit plays host to the Chicago Bears in the first of three NFL Thanksgiving games on Thursday, with the Chiefs set to host the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday.
The Field For Super Bowl 59 Is Still Wide Open
It’s no surprise that the Lions are the new consensus favorites to win the Super Bowl, but the field is wide-open. Nobody can be surprised if the Packers, Vikings or Eagles represent the NFC in the big game.
The Chiefs may be 10-1, but they’re certainly not winning convincingly as other top AFC teams like Baltimore and Buffalo. This was said last year, but it can’t surprise anybody if they fail to reach the Super Bowl this season.
