Grading our 32 NFL preseason bold predictions

No NFL season goes exactly as expected, and Super Bowl LIV illustrates a perfect example.

Nine months ago, the San Francisco 49ers were picking second overall in the NFL draft after finishing 4-12 and the Kansas City Chiefs were coming off a 2018 season that saw them ranked 31st in defense after allowing more than 400 yards per game.

Now we’re days away from watching the 49ers and Chiefs compete for the league title — a matchup few predicted.

With that in mind, we asked our NFL Nation reporters to…