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Originally Posted by The Bunk
I didn’t think this sounded accurate....
“Over the last five seasons, all 10 conference championship games have been won by the home team: Nine by 1-seeds, and one by the 2-seeded Falcons in the 2016 season. As a result, four of the last five Super Bowls have been between a 1-seed and a 1-seed, and the fifth was between a 1-seed and a 2-seed.”
This was written last year prior to the CCGs, so add two #2s to the list. The point being in recent history #3 or lower seeds not only rare but non-existent in Super Bowls.
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2019/1...ntage-top-seed |
Here’s what I was referencing:
http://www.nfl.com/superbowlchamps/seeding
Didn’t realize this page was outdated. Recently yeah it’s been much more skewed towards top seeds.