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All 49 possible Super Bowl matchups, ranked

Some Super Bowl matchups are atrocious and unthinkable, some are transcendent and we should only get so lucky.
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The playoff fields are set, and with seven teams from each conference advancing, that means there are 49 possible combinations for Super Bowl LIX. Some are atrocious and unthinkable, some are transcendent and we should only get so lucky. At the moment, all are equally possible — theoretically, at least. We’ve ranked them based on watchability, narrative, stars and general gut feelings. Here we go:

49. Packers vs. Chargers: Look, even the worst Super Bowl matchup is still pretty good. It’s the last NFL football we’ll see until August. And you can always watch for the commercials.

48. Rams vs. Texans: C.J. Stroud has regressed a bit to the mean this season, but you know that he’s going to take a team to the Super Bowl eventually. Texans fans just have to hope it’s while he’s still in a Houston uniform.

47. Buccaneers vs. Broncos: No team played more playoff teams in the regular season than Tampa Bay. The Bucs went 1-3 against the AFC’s best, which is either a sign that they’re in trouble or that they got tough. Denver beat Tampa Bay 26-7 in Week 3.

46. Commanders vs. Steelers: Pittsburgh won this game in the regular season, 28-27 in Week 10. That started a three-game losing streak that nearly submarined Washington’s season. Washington has gotten better since then. Pittsburgh has not.

45. Buccaneers vs. Chargers: Tampa Bay demolished the Chargers in Week 15, 40-17, the fourth of four consecutive victories that helped the Bucs overtake the Falcons for the NFC South lead. What did Jim Harbaugh learn from that loss? We’ll find out.

44. Rams vs. Broncos: Bo Nix in the Super Bowl is something I don’t think the world is quite prepared to handle. But get ready, it’s coming.

43. Buccaneers vs. Texans: Baker Mayfield is tougher than three-dollar steak and hangs around just as long. He might just be the Comeback Player of the Decade. Fifty years from now, he’ll still be playing, and still be getting written off and disregarded up until he throws himself into a 400-pound lineman while going for a first down.

42. Commanders vs. Broncos: Back in Super Bowl XXII, Washington annihilated Denver, 42-10. They probably should’ve saved a few of those points for use this year.

41. Rams vs. Chargers: An interesting thought experiment: What if the Rams and Chargers both made it to the conference championships and hosted? Yes, it would require an array of upsets, given that they’re seeded 4th and 5th, respectively, but it could happen. So what then? Do they play both games on the same field, on the same day? Do the visiting teams have to share a locker room? Would that not be the greatest day of live football you could possibly see?

40. Packers vs. Steelers: Given these two teams’ illustrious history, this ought to be a lot more of a marquee matchup than it is, in their current states. Sure, they’re both in the playoffs, but that’s pretty much the bare minimum we expect out of these two franchises. This would be a rematch of Super Bowl XLV, a.k.a. Aaron Rodgers’ only Super Bowl.
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10. Buccaneers vs. Bills: The Bucs have been a mystery all season — dominant some weeks, barely good enough to win others, but always somehow in the hunt. This would be a fine matchup because the Bills would post a four-touchdown lead and watch in horror as Tampa Bay crawled back into the game.

9. Rams vs. Chiefs: The two teams responsible for one of the greatest regular-season games of all time? Sure, that’ll work.

8. Lions vs. Ravens: This would be a ground-game Super Bowl for the ages. Sonic & Knuckles (maybe) vs. King Henry. Who ya got?

7. Eagles vs. Chiefs: A rematch of Super Bowl LVII a couple years back, where Philly led going into the 4th quarter, but — stop us if you’ve heard this one before — Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to victory.

6. Rams vs. Bills: The two teams responsible for one of the great points-scoring shootouts of the 2024 season? Sure, that’ll work too.

5. Vikings vs. Chiefs: A rematch of Super Bowl IV, which Kansas City won 23-7. They ought to play this one with 1970s equipment and under 1970s officiating rules, just to see who’s really the toughest.

4. Eagles vs. Bills: This game needs to be played in the snow. That will be a difficult task to pull off in a dome in New Orleans, but I have faith in the NFL.

3. Lions vs. Chiefs: Admit it, you want to see what kinds of trick plays Andy Reid and Dan Campbell cook up for this one. We could see everything from the ol’ hidden-ball trick to full-scale Broadway productions in the backfield.

2. Vikings vs. Bills: Eight combined Super Bowl appearances, zero wins. Somebody’s got to end their streak of 0-4 futility here, right? Bonus: These are two talented squads, and this would be a fantastic game.

1. Lions vs. Bills: Call it the Validation Bowl, call it the Long-Suffering Bowl, call it the At-Freaking-Last Bowl. Whatever you want to call it, this is absolutely the best possible Super Bowl matchup, from both an on-field and narrative standpoint. Bring it.
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I want to see a team get their first Lombardi.

Also want to see Lamar get a ring.

I do not want to see that fakkit Mahomes again.
 
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Chiefs are like Floyd Mayweather at this point people tune in to see then lose, don’t even care about the other team. So it’s gotta be Chiefs vs any nfc team.


Seeing how Steelers probably are the weakest team entering the playoffs I’ll say Lamar and Henry smoking Cambell and his tricks with just pure skill and athleticism :blessed:
 
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