Ahead of the riveting Thursday Night Football clash between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Oakland Raiders, I decided to think ahead and project how I see the 2019 NFL season playing out. Which teams will be successful in their playoff push? Who will be named the NFL MVP - the most coveted individual honour in the game? Which team will win the right to the first overall selection in the 2020 Draft? Well, using this website, I went through each and every regular season game and potential postseason matchup to figure out which team is my favourite to win Super Bowl 54 - after watching nine weeks of football.

AFC

After much deliberation, I eventually decided on the final records for each of the teams in the AFC conference. I have Baltimore sneaking past New England to take the first seed at 13-3, with their head-to-head matchup deciding the difference between these two effectively coached franchises. I will admit I was wrong about the Ravens - I didn’t think I would be anywhere near as impressed with them as I have been, and foolishly picked them to miss out on playoffs prior to the season. Baltimore are currently sitting at 6-2, and they have some tough games coming up on their schedule. In week twelve, Baltimore visit the Rams in Los Angeles, where I believe they will get beaten. The following week, they host the seemingly unstoppable San Francisco 49ers but I actually expect the Ravens to pick up the win - inflicting the first defeat of the season on this fantastic ‘Niners team.