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Mitch Goldich

Ranking All 16 Possible Super Bowl LVII Matchups

We are two rounds of playoff games away from Super Bowl LVII in Arizona, and it’s certainly not too early to dream about the matchup—especially if you’re a fan of one of the eight teams still alive. But even if you’re not, I think we’re all on board that we’d like a good Super Bowl, yes?

There are 16 combinations still on the table, so before they are whittled down to just four after the divisional round, let’s rank all 16! Because nothing says January fun like detailed breakdowns of 15 games that won’t happen.

How did I rank them, you might ask? It’s part art, part science. A heavy focus on superstars and quarterbacks. It’s the Super Bowl, after all, and for many people the game is more about the narratives off the field than the action on it. I considered both.

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