The 2023 NFL Playoffs have pared down this winter’s list of Super Bowl contenders to its final four. They are, for the most part, who we expected them to be.
The only upset in the Divisional Round saw the Cincinnati Bengals bully-ball their way to a 17-point win and end the Buffalo Bills’ season. Otherwise, the Philadelphia Eagles coasted to victory, the Kansas City Chiefs overcame a Patrick Mahomes injury to keep the Jaguars at arm’s length and the San Francisco 49ers held on long enough for Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott to finally finish poking the beehive they’d been harassing all season en route to a self-sabotaging loss.
That leaves four very good teams, none of whom would be a surprise to see playing for the right to pound beers and blast music from the tops of buses while soaking in the adulations of their local fans. Who has the easiest path to the Vince Lombardi Trophy? It all starts with …