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NFL playoff power rankings: Ranking all 4 teams left based on their Super Bowl odds
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Four teams are just one win away from the Super Bowl.
The Detroit Lions have never won a Super Bowl, and the San Francisco 49ers are looking to end a nearly 30-year title drought. The Baltimore Ravens won a championship 11 years ago, while the Kansas City Chiefs are looking to make it back-to-back seasons with a Lombardi Trophy.
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Fourteen teams entered the NFL postseason two weeks ago. Six were eliminated in the wild-card round . Four more were knocked out in the divisional round over the weekend. With the conference championships set , the latest odds are out for the Super Bowl 58 champion.
Here's where all four remaining teams rank based on their Super Bowl odds as of Thursday, courtesy of BetMGM .
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 20: Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers communicates at the line of scrimmage during the first half against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs at Levi's Stadium on January 20, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
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4. Detroit Lions (+800)
Previously: 4 (+700)
Detroit won back-to-back home victories to start the playoffs and advance to their first conference championship since the 1991 season. Lions quarterback Jared Goff out-dueled Buccaneers signal-caller Baker Mayfield , 31-23, in a clash between two former No. 1 picks.
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3. Kansas City Chiefs (+380)
Previously: 3 (+ 350 )
In 2017, the Chiefs traded up with the Bills in the NFL Draft to select quarterback Patrick Mahomes . Now, for the third time in four years, Kansas City has eliminated Buffalo from the playoffs. And for the sixth time in six years, Kansas City is back in the AFC championship game. Mahomes has still never ended a season without a divisional round win since he took over as the starter in 2018.
2. Baltimore Ravens (+180)
Previously: 2 (+200)
Ravens quarterback and likely NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is on the verge of his first Super Bowl appearance after he beat rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans , 34-10. Jackson finished with 152 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 100 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the divisional round game.
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1. San Francisco 49ers (+145)
Previously: 1 (+ 145 )
The 49ers are in the NFC championship game for a second season in a row. Running back Christian McCaffrey dominated the Packers ' defense, breaking out for 98 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries (5.8 yards per carry). San Francisco may be without standout receiver Deebo Samuel , who left the divisional round game early with a shoulder injury. He is currently questionable for Sunday.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL power rankings: Ranking AFC, NFC title teams by Super Bowl odds
