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Top 10 favorites for Super Bowl LI

By Patrick Morgan

Jan 24, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos fans after the AFC Championship football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Denver Broncos defeated New England Patriots 20-18 to earn a trip to Super Bowl 50. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos fans after the AFC Championship football game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Denver Broncos defeated New England Patriots 20-18 to earn a trip to Super Bowl 50. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 16, 2016; Foxborough, MA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid looks on from the sidelines against the New England Patriots during the first half in the AFC Divisional round playoff game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 16, 2016; Foxborough, MA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid looks on from the sidelines against the New England Patriots during the first half in the AFC Divisional round playoff game at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /

8. Kansas City Chiefs

If there’s an award for the Biggest Surprise in 2015, it should go to Kansas City. Left for dead after their best player was lost to season-ending injury (again), the Jamaal Charles-less Chiefs rallied around one another and went on an 11-win streak tear before coming crashing back down to earth in a playoff loss to the Patriots.

That kind of statistical turnaround speaks for itself, but it’s also worth noting that Kansas City’s final record of 11-5 was just one win shy of the best mark in the AFC. The Chiefs have now gone 11-5 in two of Andy Reid’s three seasons as head coach, qualifying for the playoffs both times. Perhaps most impressive of all was the team’s wild card shutout win over Houston a couple weeks ago, Kanas City’s first NFL playoff victory in 22 years.

No disrespect to the Super Bowl-winning Denver Broncos, but the Chiefs should enter next season as the early favorites to win their division and again finish with one of the best records in the AFC – especially if and when Peyton Manning decides to retire.

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