Richard Sherman· Feb 8, 2025
Sherman picks the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, saying he won't bet against the back-to-back champs even though he considers the Eagles the more talented roster.
“So I'm going with Kansas City.”
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- Super Bowl PicksKansas City ChiefsFeb 8, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“But until you beat the champs, I gotta go with the champs... I can't bet against Kansas City. So I'm going with Kansas City.”
Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 50+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 50
- champion:
- PHI
- runner up:
- KC
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
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