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Defense still trumps offense in Super Bowl

By Rob Burchianti rburchianti@heraldstandard.Com 1 min read
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Everyone seems to think offense rules in todayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ NFL and, therefore, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs (-1) will triumph over Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers today. Funny, it was just a year ago the Patriots topped the Rams in the lowest scoring (13-3) — and most boring — Super Bowl ever. It helped that the Rams had no business being there, it should’ve been the Saints, which would’ve made for a much better match-up. Defense is still important and San FranÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is better than KCÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, although it will be put to the test today by a red-hot offense. The Chiefs defense has played better of late but I still see the 49ers’ running game controlling the ball and taking some of the pressure off Jimmy G so that he’ll have enough time to make some splash plays. Mahomes will have his moments but I still see San FranÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ defense slowing him up just enough to win. I also give Kyle Shanahan the edge over Andy Reid in a match-up of wits. Take the under (54.5). 49ers 27, Chiefs 26.

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