This time of year, as the field of NFL contenders whittles down, the hot takes start to ramp up…and with it comes the usual tropes. Talk of quarterback legacies and the Cowboys’ never-ending failure abounds. But with Championship Sunday mere days away, we asked Mina Kimes to help us break new ground and get our heads around these two highly anticipated matchups. Can the Bengals’ depleted offensive line support Joe Burrow and overperform for the second week in a row? How much does Patrick Mahomes’ bum ankle hinder Kansas City’s offense? What gives in the strength-on-strength matchup between the Eagles O-line and the Niners D-line? Mina explains what we should really be paying attention to, and what we’ll be talking about after it’s all over. 

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