The Taylor Bowl is finally here and it should be a good one. Thankfully it has been confirmed that “The Football Era” arrived at LAX last night so they’ll actually be able to play the game on time. Here at Bick’s Picks we’ve been riding with the Swifties throughout the playoffs and it’s been paying off. However not all of our last picks hit as we ended up with a 2-2 Championship Weekend. I can forgive an Over for missing but the Lions not winning that game will not be forgotten and Dan Campbell will not be forgiven. Also while we’re at it Ben Johnson can go to hell we didn’t want him anyways. My sour grapes aside, before I get into the picks I wanna give a big thanks to Jake’s Takes for giving me the opportunity to step in this season. Also shout out to the readers I’ve really appreciated those who have followed and hopefully you won some money either tailing or fading me. Although this may be the last blog of the season, rest assured I’ll be back but enough of all that we got one last game left to bet on so let’s get into it.

49ers @ Chiefs (+2)

Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now it’s here. Or should I say, Mahomes is. 4 of the last 5 Super Bowls have included the Chiefs so I’ll just cut to the chase. I think they beat the Niners again and win their 3rd ring. I mean the minute the Chiefs opened as dawgs I knew this was the play. Frankly, the wrong team is favored in this game. Personally I’m shocked to see Mahomes as a dawg for a 3rd game in a row and we all know what happens when he’s a dawg. Now I’ve been picking the Chiefs all playoffs so I won’t bore you again with all Patrick’s pretty stats because even though he’s the main reason I’m riding with KC. Steve Spagnuolo’s dominant defense is why I feel so confident. Question the man’s ability to be a head coach all you want but it’s not a stretch to say Spags is one of the best defensive coordinators of all time just ask the 07 Pats. Their pass rush led by Chris Jones was 3rd overall in sacks and can get after the quarterback better than anybody so, I’m expecting them to make a shaky Brock Purdy uncomfortable all day. Now, I won’t ignore that Purdy has been able to overcome the pressure he’s faced in recent weeks mounting multiple 2nd half comebacks to punch a ticket to the big game. But this Chiefs defense is a different animal than anything the Niners have faced this postseason. They’ve been absolutely dominant in the second half of games allowing only 10 points total over all 3 games so don’t expect them to piss away a 17 point lead like the Lions did. So while I’ll acknowledge for the record the Niners were the best team in the NFC and I probably shouldn’t be writing them off, but guess what this my blog and I don’t like Kyle Shanahan so that’s what I’m doing. In fact I’ll be bold and say the Chiefs win by a touchdown. So throw on your friendship bracelet, and your favorite cardigan because we’re cranking 1989 and eating cheeseburgers and nuggies tonight.