Grabs my soul, shakes my body like a super bowl (2025 edition).....

 Super Bowl LX (60 in Arabic numerals) takes place this Sunday.   The New England Patriots vs The Seattle Seahawks.   And so it's now time for my totally and completely scientific analysis of the game to reveal my prediction as the outcome. 

1. The Cities

Patriots: Foxborough Massachusetts

About 18,600 people live there. And it houses the Patriots in Gillette Stadium, and......and that's about it.  Nothing else much going on here. 

Seahawks: Seattle, Washington

Population of about 781,000 people with a metro area of over 4 million people.   In addition tot the Seahawks, the city boasts a baseball team, soccer team, hockey team, women's basketball team, women's soccer team, professional rugby team, and professional cricket team.   Seattle has the Space Needle, the fish-throwing Pike's Place, Starbucks founding restaurant, several museums, and countless other points of interest and things to do. 

Winner: Seahawks

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2. Distance from Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is being played in Santa Clara California, which is located 45 miles from San Francisco and yet is somehow the San Francisco 49ers 'home' stadium.

Patriots: Foxborough is roughly 3100 miles from Santa Clara

Seahawks: Seattle is roughly 708 miles from Santa Clara.

Winner: Seahawks

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3. Logo/Mascot

profile of an android face wearing a long hat that's on fire at the end of it. 

Profile of a bird of prey's head, looking also like something from a totem pole, of which there are several in the Pacific northwest.  And the bird looks pissed too. 

Winner: Seahawks

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4. 2025 Season record

Patriots: 14-3 (.824)

Seahawks: 14-3 (.824)

Winner: Tie

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5. Coaches

Patriots: Mike Vrabel, 50 years old.   

He spent 7 years playing for the Patriots, as well as for a couple other years, the Steelers and the Chiefs.  He was Head Coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2018-2023, going 54-45.  This year is his first year as the Patriots Head Coach.  It's his first time to the Super Bowl as a Head Coach. 

Seattle: Mike McDonald, 38 years old. 

He's had multiple coaching positions but was made Seattle Head Coach in 2024.  In his two years, he's gone 24-10. 

Winner: Patriots

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6. Quarterback Experience

Patriots: Drake Maye, 23 years old.  Second year in the NFL and second year as Patriots QB, going 17-12 (,586).  This is first Super Bowl

Seahawks: Sam Darnold, 28 years old.  Eighth year in the NFL, he's playing QB for the Jets, the Panthers, the Niners, the Vikings, and the Seahawks, going 49-41 (.544). This is his first year with the Seahawks.  This is his first Super Bowl. 

Winner:  I don't know...I'm calling this one another tie. 

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7. Quarterback Face

Patriots: Drake Maye

Seahawks; Sam Darnold 

Winner:  Both are kinda, meh.  I'm gonna go with Drake Maye by a hair. 

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8. Quarterback Body

Patriots: Drake Maye

Seahawks: Sam Darnold

Winner: Both are kinda, meh.  I'm just gonna call this a tie. 

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9. Other Star Player

Seahawks: Cooper Cupp, 32 years old, wide reciever

First year playing with the Seahawks, but played for the Los Angeles Rams from 2017 to 2024.

Patriots: Um...do the Patriots even HAVE another star player????

Winner: Seahawks

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10. Team Super Bowl  Experience

Patriots: This will be the team's 12th Super Bowl.  Record is 6-5 (,545)

Seahawks: This will be the team's 4th Super Bowl.  Record is 1-2 (,333)

Winner: Patriots

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So, following this totally scientific and unbiased analysis, the result is: 

Seahawks - 4 wins, Patriots - 3 wins, Ties - 3.

Thus, the team hefting the Lombardi Trophy Sunday night will be...

The Seattle Seahawks!

However, I understand the numbers were really close.  So what's gonna push it over the top for the Seahawks is the following: 

Fuck tRump.  Fuck MAGA.  Fuck Robert Kraft.  Fuck The New England Patriots. 

POLT

PS

Just in case you're wondering how I've done in the past with my 'scientific' predictions, here's my track record: 

Season                Prediction                    Winner

2024        Chiefs                Eagles

2023        Chiefs                Chiefs

2022        Chiefs                Chiefs

2021        Rams                Rams

2020        Chiefs               Bucs

2019        Chiefs               Chiefs

2018        Rams                Patriots  

2017        neither              Eagles

2016        Patriots             Patriots

2015        Panthers           Broncos    

2014        Seahawks         Patriots    

2013        Seahawks         Seahawks

2012        Ravens             Ravens

2011        Patriots             Giants

2010        Packers             Packers

2009        Saints               Saints

2008        Cardinals          Steelers

2007        Patriots             Giants

2006        Colts                 Colts

2005        Seahawks         Steelers

Predicted Correctly: 10, Predicted Incorrectly: 9, Didn't predict at all: 1

POLT

Well this past weekend, I went 2 and 2 in the Divisional Round, making my total so far 6-4.  Not great but not awful.

That leave four teams left for the Divisional Round: The Denver Broncos and New England Patriots from the AFC and the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks from the NFC.

I'm with the Seahawks all the way.  The Broncos are coach by a real sleazeball Sean Payton, the Patriots have been there so much I'm sick of them being there, even without Cheatin' Brady at QB, and I'm just meh about the Rams in general, not a fan. 

But how do I predict the games are gonna go? 

New England Patriots at Denver Broncos

Man, this one is stumping me.  If Broncos QB, Bo Nix, hadn't been injured at the end of the last game, I'd easily pic the Broncos.  But without him, I just don't know.  I think though, the Broncos are more than just Bo Nix.  And I think they're gonna rally to win the game, even though their coach is a sleeze. 

Winner: Broncos

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Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks

In the regular season, the Rams beat the Hawks by two points in Los Angeles, and the Hawks edged the Rams by one point in Seattle.  They're playing this IN Seattle. 

Winner: Seahawks

POLT

 So, as promised, the Divisional Round predictions. 

Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos

Winner: Broncos

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San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks

Winner: Seahawks

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Houston Texans at New England Patriots

Winner: Texans

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Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears

Winner: Bears

I currently stand at 4-2 in the playoffs, we'll see how that percentage changes this weekend.

POLT

 So in Wildcard weekend I got 4 correct and 2 incorrect.  And this weekend, we move on to the Divionsal Playoffs.

But before we get there, just a couple comments.

The team I detest the most, hate the most, want never to succeed again is the team in Washington, whatever racist or stupid name they are known by.  I've hated Washington for at least 45 years, and that's not going to change.  

The team I hate the most next is the San Francisico 49ers. I've have loathed them for 45 years as well.  However, we play Washington 2x a year and San Fran sometimes not at all in a season.  So that's why Washington rates higher.  The Niners did managed to beat the Eagles last week, and move onto Seattle.  The Niners need to get their asses kicked right out of the playoffs this coming weekend, they are still too close to the Super Bowl for comfort. 

Next, I hate two teams pretty much the same: The Grean Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.  And they both lost this past weekend, both in an embarrassing fashion, so that was quite satisfying.

And the last team I really dislike is the Philadelphia Eagles.  Not with a passion or anything, just don't have anything good to say about them.  And they lost Sunday, so they're out of the Super Bowl for this year.   

All the other teams, I either like, and okay with, apathetic towards or just mildly dislike them.  The Rams and the Broncos fall into the latter category.  I don't want either of them in the Super Bowl, but if they make it there, meh, whatever.

So of the remaining teams my favorability towards the teams (and thus desire to see them in the Super Bowl) rate as follows. 

In the NFC, 

1. Seattle Seahawks

2. Chicago Bears

3. LA Rams

4.  San Francisco 49ers

In the AFC: 

1.Houston Texans

2. Buffalo Bills

3. New England Patriots

4. Denver Broncos. 

So we'll see how well I fare. 

I'd do a separate post on the predictions shortly. 

POLT

 I've debated doing this, cause it seems I start this every year and never finish.  But I'm gonna give my predictions for the weekends playoff games (even tho even as I type this the first game has started).

Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers

The Panthers kinda snuck in through the backdoor.  They lost to the Bucs last week, had they won they would be in on their own.  But since they lost, they had to wait for the Falcons to beat the Saints, thus creating a 3 way tie.  And due to the tie breakers, the Panthers got in.    I don't really care which team from the 3 way tie would have gotten in, I'd still be picking their opponent. 

Winner: LA Rams

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Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

The Packers have no been consistent this season.  The Bears only really beat teams that weren't any good (I think only two of their 11 victories were against teams in the playoffs).  Still, I really do NOT like the Packers and I'm rather ambivalent about the Bears.

Winner: Chicago Bears

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Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars

Bills quarterback Josh Allen is an amazing player, perhaps could even be MVP.  However, the rest of the Bills teams this season have been kinda....well, blah.  I honestly haven't seen the Jags play much this season, if at all. But they did win 13 games and come out third in the AFC.  Were this game IN Buffalo, I might pick differently. 

Winner: Jacksonville Jaguars

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San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles

I DETEST the Niners with the heat of a thousand suns.  Despite playing in the same division as my team, I don't like the Eagles, but I dislike them less than the Niners.  I don't ever want to even SEE the Niners in the Playoffs, much less win any games. 

Winner: Philadelphia Eagles

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Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots

The Chargers are NEVER consistent, in the regular season OR the Playoffs.  That may change with Harbaugh as their head coach, but who knows?  The Pats are a surprise team, they weren't expected to do well, much less win the division.  However, this is game is being playing in New England.  In January.  At night.   And the Chargers are a southern California Team.  I'm going with the weather for this one. 

Winner: New England Patriots.

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Houston Texans at Pittsbugh Steelers

I don't care about the Texans at all.  I dislike the Steelers less than the Niners, but still, don't like em.   Plus, I've got the Texans in the randomly picked Playoff Pool at work.  So that's all I need to pick this game. 

Winner: Houston Texans. 

We'll see how well I did here on Tuesday...and if I continue doing it into the Divisional Games next weekend. 

POLT