Super Bowl 55 is finally upon us, with the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in place for Act 2 of the performance they started back in Week 12. Only this time, the scene is set at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida.
Ahead of kickoff, we asked some of PFF's analysts and writers to make their predictions for the biggest game of the season. Fifteen of our experts weighed in on the winner, the final score, the MVP winner, their favorite prop bets and much more. Here is how they picked.
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SUPER BOWL 55 PREDICTION
Andrew Erickson: Kansas City Chiefs 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28
Anthony Treash: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34, Kansas City Chiefs 27
Austin Gayle: Kansas City Chiefs 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
Ben Brown: Kansas City Chiefs 35, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31
Ben Linsey: Kansas City Chiefs 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
Brad Spielberger: Kansas City Chiefs 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23
Eric Eager: Kansas City Chiefs 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24
Ian Hartitz: Kansas City Chiefs 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
Jarad Evans: Kansas City Chiefs 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
Kevin Cole: Kansas City Chiefs 30, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26
Nathan Jahnke: Kansas City Chiefs 31, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
Sam Monson: Kansas City Chiefs 35, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
Seth Galina: Kansas City Chiefs 37, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31
Steve Palazzolo: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Kansas City Chiefs 27
Timo Riske: Kansas City Chiefs 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17
Picks for Kansas City: 13
Picks for Tampa Bay: 2
Under/Over 56
Andrew Erickson: Over
Anthony Treash: Over
Austin Gayle: Over
Ben Brown: Over
Ben Linsey: Over
Brad Spielberger: Over
Eric Eager: Over
Ian Hartitz: Under
Jarad Evans: Over
Kevin Cole: Push
Nathan Jahnke: Over
Sam Monson: Over
Seth Galina: Over
Steve Palazzolo: Over
Timo Riske: Under
Picks for over: 12
Picks for under: 2
Picks for push: 1
Pick for SUPER BOWL 55 MVP
Andrew Erickson: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Anthony Treash: QB Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Austin Gayle: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Ben Brown: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Ben Linsey: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Brad Spielberger: S Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Eager: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Ian Hartitz: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Jarad Evans: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Cole: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Nathan Jahnke: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Sam Monson: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Seth Galina: TE Antony Auclair, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Palazzolo: QB Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Timo Riske: S Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City Chiefs
Picks for Mahomes: 5
Picks for Brady: 2
Picks for Kelce: 5
Picks for Mathieu: 2
Picks for other: 1
First scorer
Andrew Erickson: WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Treash: WR Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs
Austin Gayle: RB Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Brown: WR Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Linsey: WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brad Spielberger: RB Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eric Eager: QB Patrick Mahomes (rush), Kansas City Chiefs
Ian Hartitz: QB Patrick Mahomes (rush), Kansas City Chiefs
Jarad Evans: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Cole: WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nathan Jahnke: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Sam Monson: TE Cameron Brate, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seth Galina: TE Antony Auclair, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Palazzolo: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Timo Riske: K Harrison Butker, Kansas City Chiefs
Picks for Kansas City: 7
Picks for Tampa Bay: 8
Receiving yards leader
Andrew Erickson: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Anthony Treash: WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Austin Gayle: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Ben Brown: WR Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Linsey: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Brad Spielberger: WR Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eric Eager: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Ian Hartitz: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Jarad Evans: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Cole: WR Tyreek Hill, Kansas City Chiefs
Nathan Jahnke: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Sam Monson: WR Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seth Galina: TE Antony Auclair, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Palazzolo: WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Timo Riske: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Picks for Kelce: 8
Picks for Godwin: 3
Picks for Evans: 2
Picks for other: 2
Rushing yards leader
Andrew Erickson: RB Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Treash: RB Ronald Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Austin Gayle: RB Darrel Williams, Kansas City Chiefs
Ben Brown: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Ben Linsey: RB Ronald Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brad Spielberger: RB Ronald Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eric Eager: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Ian Hartitz: RB Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jarad Evans: RB Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kevin Cole: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Nathan Jahnke: RB Ronald Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sam Monson: RB Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seth Galina: RB Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Palazzolo: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Timo Riske: RB Leonard Fournette, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Picks for Fournette: 6
Picks for Edwards-Helaire: 4
Picks for Jones: 4
Picks for other: 1
Under-the-radar player to watch
Andrew Erickson: WR Sammy Watkins, Kansas City Chiefs
Anthony Treash: WR Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Austin Gayle: RB Darrel Williams, Kansas City Chiefs
Ben Brown: RB Ronald Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Linsey: S Juan Thornhill, Kansas City Chiefs
Brad Spielberger: CB Rashad Fenton, Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Eager: DI Derrick Nnadi, Kansas City Chiefs
Ian Hartitz: WR Mecole Hardman, Kansas City Chiefs
Jarad Evans: WR Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kevin Cole: WR Sammy Watkins, Kansas City Chiefs
Nathan Jahnke: WR Sammy Watkins, Kansas City Chiefs
Sam Monson: CB Jamel Dean, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seth Galina: S Daniel Sorensen, Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Palazzolo: CB Sean Murphy-Bunting, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Timo Riske: CB Jamel Dean, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Picks for Kansas City: 9
Picks for Tampa Bay: 6
Rookie standout
Andrew Erickson: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Anthony Treash: T Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Austin Gayle: T Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Brown: S Antoine Winfield Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Linsey: T Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brad Spielberger: T Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Eric Eager: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Ian Hartitz: WR Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jarad Evans: CB L'Jarius Sneed, Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Cole: CB L'Jarius Sneed, Kansas City Chiefs
Nathan Jahnke: WR Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sam Monson: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Seth Galina: T Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Steve Palazzolo: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kansas City Chiefs
Timo Riske: T Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Picks for Wirfs: 6
Picks for Edwards-Helaire: 4
Picks for Sneed: 2
Picks for Johnson: 2
Picks for Winfield: 1
Highest-graded offensive player
Andrew Erickson: WR Sammy Watkins, Kansas City Chiefs
Anthony Treash: QB Tom Brady, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Austin Gayle: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Ben Brown: WR Chris Godwin, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Linsey: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Brad Spielberger: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Eager: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Ian Hartitz: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Jarad Evans: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Cole: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Nathan Jahnke: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Sam Monson: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Seth Galina: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Palazzolo: WR Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Timo Riske: TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
Picks for Kansas City: 12
Picks for Tampa Bay: 3
Highest-graded defensive player
Andrew Erickson: S Jordan Whitehead, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Anthony Treash: DI Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Austin Gayle: Edge Shaquil Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Brown: Edge Jason Pierre-Paul, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ben Linsey: DI Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
Brad Spielberger: DI Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Eager: DI Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ian Hartitz: DI Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
Jarad Evans: S Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City Chiefs
Kevin Cole: DI Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Nathan Jahnke: DI Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
Sam Monson: DI Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Seth Galina: DI Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Palazzolo: DI Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
Timo Riske: S Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City Chiefs
Picks for Kansas City: 8
Picks for Tampa Bay: 7
favorite prop
Andrew Erickson: Rob Gronkowski anytime touchdown (+225)
Anthony Treash: Mike Evans 2 or more TDs (+700)
Austin Gayle: Travis Kelce over 7.5 rec (-135)
Ben Brown: Chris Godwin first to Score (+1200)
Ben Linsey: Mike Evans first to score (+900)
Brad Spielberger: Travis Kelce over 7.5 rec (-135)
Eric Eager: First score Tampa Bay field goal (+425)
Ian Hartitz: National anthem under 1:59 (-125)
Jarad Evans: Chris Godwin over 77.5 receiving yards (+115)
Kevin Cole: Travis Kelce over 7.5 rec (+130)
Nathan Jahnke: Sammy Watkins over 36.5 yards (-106)
Sam Monson: Tom Brady over 0.5 rushing yards (+140)
Seth Galina: Seth Galina over 1.5 naps
Steve Palazzolo: Tom Brady over 295.5 passing yards (-118)
Timo Riske: Tom Brady under 295.5 passing yards (-106)
Bold prediction
Andrew Erickson: Clyde Edwards-Helaire scores two touchdowns.
Anthony Treash: Tampa Bay goes down 14-0 then outscores Kansas City 34-13 the rest of the way. Brady throws for 350-plus, 3 TDs, 0 INT.
Austin Gayle: Patrick Mahomes commits three turnovers.
Ben Brown: The Chiefs go over their total line in every quarter.
Ben Linsey: The game ends with a Chiefs goal-line stand.
Brad Spielberger: Chiefs come back from down two scores.
Eric Eager: Bruce Arians will go for more fourth downs than usual but will run the ball on early downs as much as usual.
Ian Hartitz: Tyreek Hill records fewer than 50 receiving yards.
Jarad Evans: Travis Kelce catches the game-winning TD with 30 seconds left.
Kevin Cole: Tom Brady throws a pick-six at some point.
Nathan Jahnke: Sammy Watkins has more receiving yards than Tyreek Hill.
Sam Monson: Neither QB throws an interception.
Seth Galina: The game goes to overtime; both teams hit field goals and the Chiefs win on a Hail Mary.
Steve Palazzolo: Patrick Mahomes throws two interceptions.
Timo Riske: Tyreek Hill doesn't record 200 yards in the first quarter.
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