When evaluating Super Bowlteams, I always like to rank the starters, which means a total of 46 players counting both nickel corners.
I don’t count specialists because by now you know my disdain for kickers and punters.
So as we get ready for Super Bowl LVIII Sunday matching the Kansas City Chiefsagainst the San Francisco 49ers — here’s how to watch on CBS, Nickelodeon and Paramount+ — I ranked the starters 1-46 based on the who started in the two championship games, which takes into account some injury issues.
It’s pretty obvious who the top player is in this game — and in the league. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who is trying to win his third Super Bowl in the past six years, including last year, is on his way to being perhaps the best player this league has ever seen. Mahomes has a nice start on trying to take down Tom Brady as the greatest quarterback, but there is work to be done.
