The Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots will put on a show this Sunday in Atlanta, but fans of the other 30 NFL teams are probably wondering if their squad has a path to Super Bowl 54 in 2020.
For three straight years, the New England Patriots have punched their ticket to American’s biggest sporting event, and after falling to the Philadelphia Eagles in last-gasp fashion last season, they’ll be looking to impose their will on a young and exciting Los Angeles Rams team.
Both the Rams and Patriots would be favorites to make it to Super Bowl 54, and the Pats are a popular selection ever year. However, the two teams that lost to the Patriots and Rams in the conference championship games only barely missed out, and as the Atlanta Falcons showed us two years ago, repeating as conference champs isn’t easy.
The New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, and others will be among the favorites to head into South Florida next year, but, mathematically, every team has a chance to keep playing football in February. Yes, even the Arizona Cardinals and the Oakland Raiders have a path to Super Bowl 54 next season.
It’s time to take a look at one reason why every team in the NFL could play in the big game next year, using the upcoming draft’s order.