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What A 95 Percent Chance To Win The Super Bowl Actually Means

With a little less than eight minutes left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs found themselves down by 10 points — and ESPN’s win probability model gave the San Francisco 49ers a 95 percent chance of winning the game. So was the fact that the Chiefs […]

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The Chiefs Were On Their Way To A Loss. Then Patrick Mahomes Turned It On.

For three-plus quarters during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIV, Patrick Mahomes looked mortal, uncharacteristically missing on throws he usually completes. As the fourth quarter began, and the Chiefs drove to the 23-yard line of the San Francisco 49ers, their quarterback was picked off by Tarvarius Moore — Mahomes’s second interception of the day, just the fourth […]

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Our Guide To Super Bowl LIV

Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers is one of huge contrasts: Patrick Mahomes vs. Jimmy Garoppolo. Passing vs. rushing. Offense vs. defense. Legendary barbecue vs. legendary burritos. (We can only hope the game itself proves to be just as legendary.) We’ve broken down the contest using our […]

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The Most Balanced Team In The Super Bowl Isn’t The Favorite

One team competing this weekend in Super Bowl LIV has proven all season that it is one of the most dominant, well-balanced squads in NFL history. It’s the team widely expected to lose. The San Francisco 49ers are 1-point underdogs in the early line on the game, which opened with the Kansas City Chiefs as […]

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