The 2023 NFL campaign is over. Super Bowl LVIII is over and the 2024 season has officially begun.
The Kansas City Chiefs shook off their Las Vegas hangover after winning their second straight Lombardi Trophy with an overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday night. Meanwhile, the rest of the league is ready to resume the hunt to find a new dynasty.The good news for the rest of the league is that a new season means a new roster. Bad news? The bosses don’t seem to be going anywhere. Patrick Mahomes is still in his prime, Andy Reid shows no signs of retiring, and Kansas City’s young defense can only get better. No one has won three straight Super Bowl titles, but the Chiefs might deserve a shot next season. FanDuel Sportsbook has KC all to win at 750 in 2024-25.Believe it or not, the Chiefs are not favorites to land Lombardi in February.
That difference can only be made by the 49ers being 450 favorites on FanDuel. Here are the standings after next season’s playoffs:
Super Bowl LIX odds
San Francisco 49ers +450
Kansas City Chiefs +750
Baltimore Ravens +900
Detroit Lions +1200
Buffalo Bills +1200
Dallas Cowboys +1500
Cincinnati Bengals +1500
Philadelphia Eagles +1700
Miami Dolphins +2000
Houston Texans +2500
Green Bay Packers +2500
Locally, the Patriots’ long road back to relevancy is underscored by the betting odds. FanDuel opened Jerod Mayo’s team at 150-1 long shots to get back to the mountaintop. Those are the same odds as Washington, Tennessee, and the Giants, with only the lowly Carolina Panthers (250-1) having longer odds to open the offseason.
That’s in large part due to the division. The Patriots have by far the longest odds in the AFC East, with Buffalo (12-1), Miami (20-1) and the Jets (30-1) all in the top half of the league in Super Bowl odds
The Patriots don’t even have a player remotely considered in the MVP race. Even with a group of players like Najee Harris, Garrett Wilson and Roquan Smith at 400-1, not a single Patriot cracks the betting board. Unless, of course, you really believe in a quarterback the Pats might wind up taking with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. If North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye falls to New England with the third pick, and they take the young quarterback, he currently checks in at 150-1 to win MVP in his debut season.
