Lions fans are irked with me. I mean irked, as in mildly annoyed, as in might not want to buy me an ice cream sundae, or let me merge into a busy line of traffic. I don’t think they hate me. Detroit football fans don’t seethe like that.

Rookie brain farts. Game-changing lapses in single coverage. The NFL’s second-worst QB. That’s how you lose a Super Bowl.

With the NFL playoffs set to begin this week, two prominent teams will not be competing: the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions. Both had phenomenal

The Lions and Chiefs are in a tier of their own odds-wise, thanks to their 15-win seasons and accordant first-round byes. But both have nagging concerns that, if you squint hard enough, begin to look a lot like vulnerabilities. Will any of their potential opponents through the postseason be able to capitalize on those vulnerabilities?

Below, we break down our favorite Super Bowl predictions as the postseason gets started this weekend. Unsurprisingly, the Detroit Lions (+275 at BetMGM) are at the top of the Super Bowl odds board. Behind them are the defending-champion Kansas City Chiefs (+350) before the odds drop off slightly for the Baltimore Ravens (+600),

Now, the road to Super Bowl LIX is officially underway, with 14 teams – seven from each conference – fighting for a coveted spot in the big game.