In earlier offseasons, it was not unusual to see a single nationwide analyst boldly predict the Detroit Lions to make their first ever Tremendous Bowl. However for all the span of an offseason, we’d see perhaps two whole NFL speaking heads sticking their neck out for Detroit.
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Late final week, ESPN put out an article of way-too-early predictions for the 2024 NFL season, with a panel of 11 analysts providing their ideas. When it got here to 2025 Tremendous Bowl, a whopping 5 of the 11 analysts had the Lions representing the NFC within the title sport. Two of these predicted Detroit to really win the Tremendous Bowl.
“Detroit was one late-game collapse from a Tremendous Bowl look and can return almost its total core (particularly on offense) in 2024, although an bettering NFC North will make issues powerful,” ESPN’s Mike Clay wrote. Clay predicted Lions over Texans within the subsequent Tremendous Bowl.
The opposite 4 writers who picked the Lions to win the NFC Championship sport subsequent 12 months have been Dan Graziano (Bengals over Lions), Jordan Reid (Chiefs over Lions), Mike Tannenbaum (Lions over Chargers), and Lindsey Thiry (Chiefs over Lions).
As for the opposite six predictions, three picked the Inexperienced Bay Packers to symbolize the NFC within the Tremendous Bowl, two picked the Los Angeles Rams, and only one picked the San Francisco 49ers to return.
The present favorites to win the NFC, in keeping with DraftKings Sportsbook, are:
49ers: +225
Lions: +550
Eagles: +800
Cowboys: +800
Packers: +1000
