Anybody can predict a winner for Super Bowl LIX but few dare to project specific details. We’re not afraid. Here are five things fans can expect to see in Sunday’s big game.
DeVonta Smith will be named MVP
Not only is Smith a longshot (+6500) to win the award, he was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice with a hamstring issue.
Fortunately, he’s expected to be ready for the game. Smith led all receivers with 100 yards when these teams met in Super Bowl LVII and put up 148 yards in a 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers in last year’s wild-card matchup.
The fourth-year receiver has caught everything thrown to him this postseason, but expect him to do much better than the 40.3 yards he’s averaged over the past three games.
The referees will throw fewer flags
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Chiefs were called for fewer penalties (36) than the opposition (66) in 10 of their last 11 playoff games where opponents lost nearly 225 more penalty yards than Kansas City.
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