I’m talking the wide end of your personal analysis range, which could be narrow (the extreme being PHI v KC) or very wide (something like PIT v ATL).
For me, I would have it at 5 teams in each Conference, in this order – that’s it:
PHI SF DAL DET/NO
KC CIN/BAL JAX BUF
So basically you could say based on current odds, that the longest shot SB Matchup I could possibly see occurring would be NO v BUF, although I definitely prefer JAX to BUF.
If I’m going for a slight outsider in each conference (not KC PHI SF), then I’d go Ravens and Cowboys.
Ravens look great on all fronts and all the other AFC teams look worse than you’d expect. I still don’t think they’ll be able to play from behind with that offense/ Lamar but the defense might be able to stop that happening.
Cowboys defense just has something special. There’s so many playmakers that I could easily see them beating “better” teams. They played well against the Eagles and Purdy doesn’t look as good now he’s lost a few.
If I’m just making a prediction then it’s a repeat of last year. KC and PHI are so far clear of everyone else.