{"id":125777,"date":"2020-01-31T14:08:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T22:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=125777"},"modified":"2020-01-31T17:50:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T01:50:33","slug":"super-bowl-54-preview-chiefs-mahomes-narrowly-favored-over-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/super-bowl-54-preview-chiefs-mahomes-narrowly-favored-over-49ers\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs, Mahomes Narrowly Favored Over 49ers in What\u2019s Shaping Up as a Classic Super Bowl Matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Super Bowl has earned a reputation as an unparalleled hype machine that, more often than not, lets down fans with boring blowouts. But that trend has changed in recent years, and Sunday\u2019s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers has all the makings of an all-time great championship game.<\/p>\n

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The Kansas City Chiefs are a one-point favorite over the San Francisco 49ers heading into Super Bowl 54. (Image: Jasen Vinlove\/USA Today Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Chiefs have been installed as a one-point favorite<\/a> by William Hill for Sunday\u2019s game, which looks to be a battle between two very different teams who each have every reason to think they can come out as the winner.<\/p>\n

Mahomes Even Wows Chiefs Teammates<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kansas City features one of the most explosive offenses in recent memory. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes leads a seemingly unstoppable passing attack that has shown that no lead is safe against the Chiefs. Kansas City erased a 24-point disadvantage in its first playoff game against the Houston Texans, scoring touchdowns on seven consecutive drives to turn the tables.<\/p>\n

Mahomes even stuns his own teammates at times, as his no-look passes and seemingly infinite range make him unlike any other quarterback in the league.<\/p>\n

That dude just makes throws that you just don\u2019t think are possible and he does it all the time,\u201d<\/strong> Chiefs linebacker Darron Lee told The New York Post<\/em>. \u201cThe fact that he has a knack for it is amazing. I\u2019ve seen the no-look pass in practice like 100 times\u2026and then another one in practice, I\u2019ve seen him throw like 80, 85 yards just all the way down the field, and it looked so effortless, and he does that all the time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is still seeking his first Super Bowl title in 21 seasons of coaching, despite making the playoffs 15 times. It\u2019s an ultimate achievement that his players want to bring home for Reid on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s something he\u2019s been working for his entire career,\u201d Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce told reporters. \u201cGetting that for him, knowing we can check that box for him, means the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

49ers Run and Play Defense \u2013 But Don\u2019t Sleep on Garoppolo <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, the 49ers feature a punishing running attack and team blocking schemes that are second-to-none in the NFL, along with a front seven on defense<\/a> that might just slow down the Kansas City attack. San Francisco also boasts a dynamic quarterback in Jimmy Garappolo, though you might not know it based on the way some pundits talk about him.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s partly because Garoppolo has only had to throw for 208 yards combined in San Francisco\u2019s two playoff wins. Of course, the quarterback did far more than that in the regular season, and his teammates know he\u2019s capable of leading them to a Super Bowl victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cIdiots sound like idiots at this point,\u201d Richard Sherman told Bleacher Report. \u201cOnce again, it\u2019s people telling you how to win. Hey, we don\u2019t care that you\u2019re winning by double digits every game. You\u2019re not winning the way we want you to. So let\u2019s criticize him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Super Bowl 54 Odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Point Spread: Kansas City Chiefs -1<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Money Line: Kansas City (-100), San Francisco (+120)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Over\/Under: 54.5<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Odds courtesy of William Hill<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has his own Super Bowl demons to slay. Shanahan served as the Atlanta Falcons\u2019 offensive coordinator in the 2017 Super Bowl, when Atlanta blew a 28-3 second half lead to lose 34-28 in overtime to the New England Patriots. Shanahan hasn\u2019t shied away from answering questions about that game in the leadup to Sunday.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI\u2019m very proud of that year. I was proud of our team in Atlanta. I was proud of our players,\u201d Shanahan told reporters. \u201cWe were up 28-3 and we all know we did not play well in the fourth, didn\u2019t coach well. But to sit there and run from something, I\u2019m not going to run from that.\u201d<\/p>\n

    With two coaches that have a deep desire to win a title, two quarterbacks looking to cement their legacies, and two very different teams that have both been dominant in their own ways this season, there\u2019s plenty of reason to think this could be a game for the ages.<\/p>\n

    Super Bowl LIV kicks off at 6:30 pm Eastern at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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