The table has been set in Miami for Super Bowl LIV with the AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs and the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers punching their tickets to the big dance in dominant fashion.
Both teams have had to make a ton of personnel changes and move on from good quarterbacks to set themselves up for the success they are reaping now.
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