Do you think we will ever see large Super Bowl favorites again?

[Street Knowledge]

Like the 94 49ers were 18 point favorites over the chargers. The rams were 14 point favorites over the Pate in 2001, Pats were 12 point favorites in SB 42 against the giants.

Even getting to 10 point spreads in the big game seems impossible now unless the starting QB for one of the teams goes down the week of.

 

[Dorian Breh]

Idk if Burrow puts the team on his back or something the Eagles would be favored by a touchdown

Don't @ me

 

[Heelmatic]

If Washington had beat Philly we don’t think it would’ve been a 10 point spread or more?

 

[premier58]

If Washington had beat Philly we don’t think it would’ve been a 10 point spread or more?

Chiefs wasnt good enough to be a 10 pt favorite. Washington would be the hottest team in football, coming off three straight road playoff wins. KC prob wouldve been -6.5 to maybe 7..

 

[Dipsey Doo]

Playoff expansion has made making the Super Bowl as a huge underdog damn near impossible

 

[premier58]

Playoff expansion has made making the Super Bowl as a huge underdog damn near impossible

Not necessarily. The Bucs won in 2020, as a 5th seed, and the 2021 Bengals made it to the SB as a 4 seed. The 6th seeded Niners were s dripped int from beating the Rams to make the SB in 2021.

 

[KnowledgeDropper]

Eagles were 15-20 points better then the Chiefs based on their run if play coming into the Super Bowl, even if the line didn’t reflect that. The books just got the line wrong. So yeah it could happen as the books adjust

 

[Frump]

No

A hardcap makes sure that there are no stacked teams anymore like there were in the 80’s and 90’s because you can only keep so many good players when there is a hardcap

The best teams in today’s game have maybe 2 or 3 hall of famers. Some of those 80’s Niners teams and other dynasties had near double digit hall of famers on them

In todays game the difference in talent between the best team in the league and 12th best team is marginal

 

[Whips-n-Chains]

All it takes is a random wildcard getting there. It's less likely but it will happen at some point in the future.

 

[Piff Perkins]

If injuries played a role sure. Imagine if Hurts or Mahomes went down in the final quarter of the conference finals, and was ruled out of the SB. It would have to be something like that.

 

[premier58]

I cant remember the exact number, but the defending champion Packers, were I believe, 14 pt favs over the 97 Broncos, in SB32..The Packers had 3 HOFers in Favre, White and Butler. While Denver had 5 HOFers Elway, Davis, Zimmerman, Sharpe and Atwater.

 

[Stop_It_5]

SF would've definitely been 10+ dogs in 2022 vs KC if they got there with Purdy and Jimmy G both hurt. Practically impossible in this era without an injury swinging the line.

 

[Street Knowledge]

Who were the “double digit” HOFs on the 9ers?

On the 89 team Montana Rice Lott Haley are in the Hall

Young made the HOF but he was the backup

No

A hardcap makes sure that there are no stacked teams anymore like there were in the 80’s and 90’s because you can only keep so many good players when there is a hardcap

The best teams in today’s game have maybe 2 or 3 hall of famers. Some of those 80’s Niners teams and other dynasties had near double digit hall of famers on them

In todays game the difference in talent between the best team in the league and 12th best team is marginal

 

[Mull]

I cant remember the exact number, but the defending champion Packers, were I believe, 14 pt favs over the 97 Broncos, in SB32..The Packers had 3 HOFers in Favre, White and Butler. While Denver had 5 HOFers Elway, Davis, Zimmerman, Sharpe and Atwater.

Shannon has said before Mike Shannahan talked about how big underdogs they were going into that SB, as a means as motivation

 

[Frump]

Who were the “double digit” HOFs on the 9ers?

On the 89 team Montana Rice Lott Haley are in the Hall

Young made the HOF but he was the backup

Steelers dynasty did you’re right not the Niners

Point is though the top teams were way more stacked back in the day when there was no cap and you could have tons of good to great players on your team if you were willing to pay them

Nowadays you can only afford to keep a few really good players