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What’s the highest point spread we could realistically see in a modern SB? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by 3headeddragn@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

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The Diamondbacks being in the World Series had me thinking…

What if in the NFC you had a team like the Falcons go 9-8 with a -10 point differential to win the NFC south. They shock the world and make their way through the NFC playoffs by beating the Cowboys at home, somehow shocking the Eagles on the road and then getting matched up with a wild card Seahawks team that upset division rival 49ers in the divisional round. They beat Seattle in a close game in Atlanta to punch a ticket to the SB.

They go and face a 15-2 Chiefs team that is top 5 on offense and defense and has a +200 point differential. Patrick Mahomes looks as unstoppable as ever down the stretch of the regular season and postseason and KC blows their way through the Bills/Bengals to reach the SB.

What is the point spread in that Super Bowl?

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[–] CrunchyNado@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Everyone here is talking about the 18-1 Pats season when they were 12 point favorites a against the Giants but the Pats were 14 point underdogs when they won their first superbowl against the Rams.

[–] ScientificSkepticism@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

-12. That was the point spread for the 49ers-Broncos.

[–] SilentRanger42@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

43-8?

[–] Foreign-Geologist112@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

70-20 I’d say

[–] Swallowedup75@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

In the last 30 years the 1995 49ers are at the top of the heap at -18.5. Before I went and looked it up I would have bet the house on the 2008 Pats as being the “modern era” SB point spread leader, but they only come in at #5 in the last 30 years with a -12.

[–] Broncotron@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The 49ers were an 18.5 point favorite over San Diego...and they covered. I think there's too much parity in the league for that to happen again.

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