The Kansas City Chiefs head into the new NFL season as the pre-season favourites to win the Super Bowl.
Andy Reid’s side were in the same position 12 months ago, albeit they were defending champions at the time.
Kansas City were beaten by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl back in February, and the Florida franchise are currently the sportsbooks’ second favourites.
The reigning AFC champions have made some interesting off-season roster changes, notably in the Tackle position where both Mitchell Schwartz and Eric Fisher have been released. It will be interesting to see if they are sufficiently replaced given how badly the Chiefs protected Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl.
Bashaud Breeland, Le’Veon Bell and Sammy Watkins are other notable departures.
Tampa Bay came good in the final weeks of last season before upsetting the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game and the Chiefs themselves in the Super Bowl. Tom Brady collected a record seventh Super Bowl ring in the process.
The GOAT turned 44 last week but will continue to have an excellent offense to work with heading into the new season. Rob Gronkowski, Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown and Leonard Fournette were all given contract extensions.
Buffalo Bills surprised a few last season by making the AFC Championship and will start the new season as the bookmakers’ third favourites to go all the way for the first time in their history. Their 12/1 price is narrowly shorter than the Baltimore Ravens, who had headed into the season as favourites two years ago and second favourites last season.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson fails to impress once it gets to the post-season. The youngster has had experienced receiver Sammy Watkins to the depth chart this summer, though Mark Ingram, Willie Snead, DJ Fluker and Orlando Brown have all departed.
The Ravens are closely followed by the LA Rams and San Francisco 49ers but punters may find value in the Green Bay Packers at 16/1 following the announcement that Aaron Rodgers is staying.
The full odds for the 2022 Super Bowl are as follows:
Kansas City Chiefs 5/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7/1
Buffalo Bills 12/1
Baltimore Ravens 14/1
LA Rams 14/1
San Francisco 49ers 14/1
Green Bay Packers 16/1
Cleveland Browns 16/1
Seattle Seahawks 25/1
Tennessee Titans 28/1
Dallas Cowboys 28/1
LA Chargers 33/1
New England Patriots 33/1
New Orleans Saints 33/1
Miami Dolphins 35/1
Indianapolis Colts 40/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 40/1
Arizona Cardinals 50/1
Denver Broncos 50/1
Washington Football Team 50/1
Minnesota Vikings 50/1
Chicago Bears 50/1
New York Giants 66/1
Atlanta Falcons 66/1
Philadelphia Eagles 66/1
Carolina Panthers 80/1
Las Vegas Raiders 66/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 100/1
Cincinnati Bengals 125/1
Detroit Lions 150/1
New York Jets 150/1
Houston Texans 200/1
