
AJ Hawk believes the team that he spent the majority of his career at has what it takes.
Week 10 of the NFL season is underway, with several favorites emerging as likely contenders for Super Bowl LXI next February.
There’s still a lot of football to play between now and then but when pressed for an answer, Hawk shared his early prediction for the matchup that will take place in SoFi Stadium.
AJ Hawk backs Green Bay Packers to return to the Super Bowl in Buffalo Bills matchup
During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, former Super Bowl champion AJ Hawk named the two teams that he thinks will be competing for the Vince Lombardi Trophy next year.
It’s not surprising to hear him name the Buffalo Bills as one of his picks given their impressive 7-1 start to the season.
A narrow loss to the Patriots at the start of the month has seen them bounce back with four consecutive wins, beating the likes of the Rams in that run.
Hawk went closer to home when predicting the second side of Super Bowl LXI by backing the Green Bay Packers.
“Ok, I will fall into peer pressure,” he said. “Give me the Green Bay Packers vs the Buffalo Bills. I’ve been big on the Bills for a long time and the Packers are starting to put it together, it could change at any time though, you know that.”
Hawk played for the Packers for eight years from 2006-2014, having won Super Bowl XLV with them in 2011, which remains the franchise’s most recent Super Bowl appearance.
Despite the 42-year-old’s endorsement, the Packers remain bottom of the NFC North, though back-to-back wins over the Patriots and the Panthers have proven that they’re still in the mix.
Hawk’s two selected sides are set to meet on December 14 in Green Bay.
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