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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs (R) congratulates quarterback Jared Goff #16 of the Los Angeles Rams (L) after the Rams won the game with the score of 54-51 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

The Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs might’ve played the greatest regular-season NFL game of all time when they met on “Monday Night Football.” It’s entirely possible the two teams will get a chance to match that performance within the next few months.

A meeting between the Rams and Chiefs in Super Bowl LIII is given +725 betting odds, according to sportsbook.ag. It’s considered to be the second-most likely Super Bowl matchup, followed only by a potential game between the Chiefs and New Orleans Saints at +425 odds.

Los Angeles’ thrilling 54-51 victory over Kansas City was the third-highest scoring game in NFL history. Patrick Mahomes and Jared Goff combined to throw for 891 yards and 10 touchdown passes. There were even three defensive touchdowns to go along with all the offense.

The win allowed the Rams to maintain the best record in the NFC. They’ve got a half-game lead over the Saints, though New Orleans has a chance to tie L.A. when the Rams take their bye in Week 12. The Saints own the tiebreaker because of their 45-35 victory over the Rams a few weeks ago.

L.A. has a fairly easy schedule to finish 2018. Their only game against a team that currently sits above .500 comes in Week 14 when they visit the Chicago Bears.

Kansas City remains in the driver’s seat to secure home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. They’ve got a one-game lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers and a 1.5-game lead over the New England Patriots. The Patriots own the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Chiefs because of their win over Kansas City at Gillette Stadium last month.

The Chiefs should be favored in each of their remaining games. In addition to two matchups with the Oakland Raiders, Kansas City will take on the Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers and Seattle Seahawks.

Potential matchups between the Saints and Patriots and Saints and Steelers also have +725 odds. The odds of for Rams-Patriots Super Bowl are +900.

New Orleans actually ranks ahead of both Kansas City and Los Angeles with 37.8 points per game. The Chiefs average 36.7 points per contest and the Rams are third with an average of 35.4 points.

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