Why all 14 NFL playoff teams won't win Super Bowl 59, from a Chiefs collapse to Lions' injury woes

14 teams have arrived in the 2025 NFL Playoffs with dreams of a championship parade rolling through the streets of their home towns. 13 will have the opportunity to day-drink alongside throngs of screaming fans cruelly ripped from them.

While the regular season suggests a Detroit Lions-Kansas City Chiefs clash for Super Bowl 59, everyone is vulnerable — especially in a league where a dozen teams have to fight their way up from the Wild Card round. There isn’t a team without a fatal flaw, and even if that doesn’t dim the lights on their season, cruel bounces and poorly timed mistakes can unravel a year’s worth of hard work in a matter of seconds.

Let’s talk about what could keep all 14 of this year’s playoff teams from hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in February, from the Chiefs’ tendency to play with fire to Detroit’s terrible injury luck.