There is one game left to play in terms of the 2020 NFL season — and that’s Super Bowl LV, where the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Tampa Bay Bucs. On one side will be the scariest offense in football led by Patrick Mahomes, and on the other will be the best of all time, Tom Brady, and a Bucs offense that doesn’t lack star power either.
With all of the other 30 teams watching from home, most of the NFL is focused on improving themselves next year and participating in the Super Bowl in 2021. Oddsmakers are on the same boat, and BetMGM recently published their initial odds for Super Bowl LVI.
Unsurprisingly, the Jacksonville Jaguars currently have the lowest odds of any team with a +10,000 or 100/1 figure. The teams closest to that figure were the New York Jets, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, and Cincinnati Bengals, who will start things with +8,000 (80/1) odds.
Going from being the worst team in football record-wise to the Super Bowl in one season would be beyond difficult for the Jags, even with all the resources they have to improve. However, making the playoffs could be a more reasonable achievement, though it would also be difficult.
One thing going in the Jags’ favor to make the postseason is the probable addition of Trevor Lawrence and the potential turmoil in which the rest of the AFC South could be heading towards. Deshaun Watson could be on his way out of Houston while Indy is losing Philip Rivers to retirement. The Colts’ offensive coordinator, Nick Sirianni, is also leaving the team to coach the Philadelphia Eagles and the Tennessee Titans are also losing their offensive coordinator, too, thanks to the Atlanta Falcons.
In a nutshell, teams in the AFC South could be making key subtractions while the Jags have nowhere to really go but forward after a 1-15 season. How much better they become in the division is the bigger question fans can better gauge later in the offseason.
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