Who can win Super Bowl 61? Identifying contenders outside of top tier that can hoist Lombardi Trophy

Moving past heavy hitters like the Chiefs and 49ers leaves a dangerous second tier featuring the Jaguars, Bengals and more. We are over one-fourth of the way through the 2026 NFL season, and it's going by fast. What have we learned through the first five weeks? Well, the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks are still pretty good, and the Kansas City Chiefs have reinvented themselves offensively with Kenneth Walker III. Those are three obvious Super Bowl favorites, but which teams offer some value? Let's examine the "second tier" of Super Bowl contenders. For this exercise, we will eliminate the top six favorites to hoist the Lombardi trophy over at DraftKings Sportsbook.

That includes the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks. Now, we are left with teams that have odds of at least +1200. Below, we will examine the Super Bowl odds for seven teams that should make the playoffs, but could also be considered legitimate sleepers. The Detroit Lions actually have the second-shortest odds to win the NFC North right now, so do with that what you will. Dan Campbell just registered his first road win of the season on Sunday, as Detroit dominated the Arizona Cardinals, 45-21. However, beating up on a bad team doesn't exactly quell all