Nate Silver: 80% chance Super Bowl will be won by 1 of these 5 teams

http://finance.yahoo.com ^ | December 3, 2015 | Cork Gaines

[moonhawk]

Sunday night was sweet for us Bronco fans....

[moonhawk]

Ah, well—We spoiled your perfect season already.

[PreciousLiberty]

“I hope the America’s Team wins again.”

I don’t think the Cowboys have much of a shot this year. ;-)

“Go Patriots!!! What a great name for these deserved players. It is really cool that they are the only team with a conservative name.”

Back away from the Kool-Aid bowl... :-)

(On a side note - FR GET THE FLIPPIN’ QUOTE BUG FIXED!!!)

[Darteaus94025]

My Prediction



Don't have a chance!!

[Pilgrim's Progress]

What are the odds that the Lions won’t be playing in any SuperBowl this century?

[taxcontrol]

I am traveling (South Africa) and missed the game. I did see the highlights and was jumping and shouting in my hotel room. :-)

[atc23]

The flak is heaviest right over the target. I’m no Carolina fan but don’t be surprised if they run the table to the Super Bowl - and win it. They are better than anyone.

[grania]

I'm wondering if maybe a late-game loss was a wake up call for the Pats. They depend on last minute (even last second) heroics way too often to win games. In the play offs, they're better off getting way ahead early.

Go Pats! (<^..^>)

[Leto]

The NFL season is a war of attrition.

If the Patriots get some key players back, Gronk, Edleman and Amendola back they will win. All are currently projected to be back for the playoffs.

[muir_redwoods]

As a sidebar, the Packers win last night was exhibit A for why you don’t turn the TV off when one team is down by 20 at the half. Pretty exciting.

[Dr. Sivana]

The title “America’s Team” cannot go to either these expansion operations. The Dallas Cowboys were created ONLY to chase the AFL Dallas Texans to Kansas City. The Boston Patriots didn’t even start out in the NFL.

“America’s Team”, if there even should be such a thing, would have to be one of the very early teams, and preferably one that hadn’t moved across country and has had a storied history.

If there must be an America’s Team, it would have to be Bears, Packers or Giants.

[newfreep]

I'd love to see Carson crush those Bungles again for total retribution for what the owner & coach did to him!!!

[bluejean]

Oh yeah, the Pats will be back with a vengeance. If the Broncos face them in the playoffs, it’ll most likely be at their house. It be really tough.

[HonkyTonkMan]

I knew somebody would argue with that - take it up with the guy that gave Dallas the name "America's team," not me.

Don't put too much effort it building the case for who should be "America's team." We have bigger fish to fry.

[DoodleDawg]

The Green Bay Packers (5%) are the only other team with more than a 3% chance of lifting the Lombardi Trophy in February.

Last night's game against the Lions should drop those odds even further.

[Dr. Sivana]

I knew somebody would argue with that - take it up with the guy that gave Dallas the name "America's team," not me.

"The guy" who said was wrong. Anyone who repeats something wrong is also wrong. And for the record, I am not a fan of any of the three teams that I suggested would be a better candidate for the name.

[HonkyTonkMan]

"The guy" who said was wrong.

Subjective. Go ahead and make the case against it. Look forward to your qualitative analysis.

[Hoffer Rand]

The female “reporters” that send me scrambling for the remote are the ones doing the teasers during the pregame shows. They sound like somebody doing a 1-900 sex phone line commercial with their overly-breathy, sex-kitten delivery. I just want to yell, “you’re there to read the line, not do a porno.”

[Crusher138]

These deserved players? The Patriots?

What planet are you from?

[napscoordinator]

Hey not everyone is pro-American. Perhaps your dedication is to another country. You should be proud of a team named the Patriots but obviously you shun the United States of America. It happens sadly more in the Democratic party but I guess a few RINOs are part of the bash. Congrats. I just hope you aren’t a full fledged traitor.