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Ranking the Top 10 NFL Super Bowl contenders
Good luck to anyone standing in Josh Allen's way.
The Buffalo Bills' unique quarterback is putting up historic st🥂ats with the playoffs approaching.
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";I would say Josh Allen for (MVP)," Steve Wyche, chief national reporter for NFL Network, exclusively♚ told talkSPORT.
"For not🌱 only having a great season, but coming into this year we all thought the Bills wereಞ going to take a step back."
Meanwhile, resting a hobbling Patrick Mahomes might be Kansas City's best Super Bowl option, as the Chiefs stand at 13-1 and are moving closer to securing the AFC's No. 1 playoff seed.
The second after Mahomes and Co. won the latest Super Bowl, the countdown began to LIX in🌠 New Orleans.
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The NFL is the league that never stops, and there are serious contenders hoping to prevent Travis Kelce, Andy Reid and the Chiefs from becoming the first franchise in history to pull off a Super Bowl trophy three-peat.
Here is talkSPORT's look at the top 10 Super Bowl contenders on the long road to the Superdome on February 9, 2025 in New Orleans.
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10. Houston Texans (9-5, last week: unranked)
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The Tꦗexans are back-to-back AFC South champions, despite an uneven year filled wiꦉth injuries.
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C.J. Stroud only threw for 131 yards in a division clin🥃cher against Miami.
But the Texans have won three of four games and co𒅌uld heat up in time for Jꦺanuary.
9. Denver Broncos (9-5, last week: 10th)
Bo Nix is almost playoff bound.
Sean Payton was right about the former Oregon/Auburn gunslinger, who is battling with Jayden Daniels and Brock Bowers for Offensive R𓂃ookie of the 𓄧Year.
The Broncos🌱 top the Chiefs in point-differential and have rema♋ined on track all season.
The NFL is better when Denver is good.
8. Baltimore Ravens (9-5, last week: 8th)
Lamar Jackson would be winning his ꦍthird MVP, if not for Allen.
The Ravens smoked the Neꦜw York Giants, while A🤪ction Jackson threw for five touchdowns.
A big AFC North matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers is up next.
7. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-4, last week: 6th)
Speaking of the team on top of the North …
Russell Wilson need🍬s a big bounce back after the Steelers were manhandled by Philadelphia.
Mike Tomlin has had🦄 a heck ♎of a year coaching his resilient squad.
But Pittsburgh h൲as to finish off 2💎024 the right way.
6. Green Bay Packers (10-4, last week: 7th)
The Packers are loving being rid of Aaron Rodgers drama.
While Green Bay’s old quarterback is engulfed by constant turmoil in New York, Jordan Love has quietly turned the Packers into a rising contender as Christmas approaches.
If only the Pack played in an easier division.
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5. Minnesota Vikings (12-2, last week: 5th)
Brian Flores deserves a head coaching gig, while Sam Darnold should win Comeback Player of the Year.
Minnesota just keeps winning and winning.
Taking the NF🥃C North from Detroit would be a massive accomplishment, especially after Minnesota started the season without first-round pick J.J. McCarthy.
4. Detroit Lions (12-2, last week: 2nd)
Dan Campbell must be sharper in crunch time.
Campbell is perfect for Detroit 🌠when 🔯the Lions win.
When Campbell calls an onside kick almost 10 minutes too early, decades of Detroit blues r𒅌etur♍n to the surface.
It’s all about finishiဣng strong, and the Lions🏅 are stacking up injuries at the wrong time.
Why the NFL would love to see the Det💯𓃲roit Lions vs the Buffalo Bills in the Super Bowl!
3. Kansas City Chiefs (13-1, last week: 1st)
Resti🐻ng Mahomes could be a huge win for the Chiefs🥀.
It’s ha꧂rd to imagine Kansas City giving away the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
Winning another Super Bowl is all that matters, which mea𝓰ns Mahomes shouldn’t play again until Christmas Day on Netflix.
2. Philadelphia Eagles (12-2, last week: 4th)
Ten consecutive wins and a whole lot of momentum.
A week after another round of infighting, the Eagles turn♊ed on their paཧssing game and dominated the Steelers.
Philadelphia has all it needs to retuꦯrn to the Super Bowl – as ﷽long as it can stick together.
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1. Buffalo Bills (11-3, last week: 3rd)
MVP. MVP. MVP.
Allen has the NFL’s most valuable award in his hands.
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