# 23rd Annual Super Bowl Early Picks Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [January 5, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369 "2026-01-05T16:12:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/1 "2026-01-05T16:12:03Z")
The playoff teams are set, so it’s time for our annual contest – can you predict the Super Bowl a month before the game and join our list of champions?: [Year 1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=231858): **Trillionaire** [Year 2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294932): **Uncommon Sense** [Year 3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=352167): **Airman Doors, USAF** [Year 4](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=402369): **Grits and Hard Toast** [Year 5](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=449706): **Hal Briston** [Year 6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=499473): **dalej42** [Year 7](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=546474): **Justin\_Bailey** [Year 8](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=591491): **Hamlet** [Year 9](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=637014): **Hal Briston** [Year 10](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=677312): **AlsoNamedBort** [Year 11](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711681): **Jahiegel** [Year 12](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=744800): **borschevsky** [Year 13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=780013): **Oakminster** [Year 14](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=815224): **borschevsky** [Year 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=846111): **phungi** [Year 16](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=868162): **ElvisL1ves** [Year 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/88): **muldoonthief** [Year 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/929812/82): **Telemark** [Year 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/957529/113): **LoneRhino** [Year 20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/977939) : **Railer13** [Year 21](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/21st-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/995779) : **Intergalactic\_Gladiator** [Year 22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22nd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1012635) : **Pheonix** It’s simple to play – just post your pick for the two Super Bowl teams, and the final score. Deadline for submissions will be 4:30 pm Eastern on **Saturday** , January 10th (just before kickoff of the first playoff game). My Prediction: **Bears 46, Patriots 10** PLEASE NOTE: It’s not an absolute requirement, but it’s very helpful to me if you format your pick the same way I did above – “Winning team name and score, losing team name and score”, on its own line. **No locations** , just the name. Feel free to add any other commentary on a separate line. Thanks! As always, just in case you don’t follow football but still wanna play along, just pick an AFC team, an NFC team, and a couple of numbers that sound vaguely football-scorish. **AFC Teams:** Broncos, Patriots, Jaguars, Steelers, Texans, Bills, Chargers **NFC Teams** : Seahawks, Bears, Eagles, Panthers, Rams, 49ers, Packers The tiebreakers: 1. Picked both teams, got winner correct 2. Picked both teams, got winner wrong 3. Picked winner correctly 4. Picked loser correctly 5. Closest to winning and losing scores 6. Closest to predicted margin of victory ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/2 "2026-01-05T16:17:42Z")
Broncos 27 Seahawks 21. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/3 "2026-01-05T16:29:19Z")
Seahawks 31 Patriots 10 ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/4 "2026-01-05T16:29:57Z")
Just to be contrary (as an admitted Seahawks fan that _really_ enjoyed the last time the Broncs and Hawks met in the Super Bowl) I’ll flip this around… Seahawks 27 Broncos 21 ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/5 "2026-01-05T16:32:03Z")
Eagles 26, Broncos 17 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/6 "2026-01-05T16:39:11Z")
Seattle 16, Denver 10 ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/7 "2026-01-05T17:10:23Z")
Seahawks 24, Texans 20 ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/8 "2026-01-05T17:58:25Z")
Broncos 28, Bears 14 ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/9 "2026-01-05T18:03:26Z")
Patriots 35, Panthers 24 ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/10 "2026-01-05T18:14:05Z")
Seahawks 27, Broncos 24 ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/11 "2026-01-05T18:17:38Z")
Patriots 24, Rams 16 ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/12 "2026-01-05T18:50:02Z")
Bills 27, Rams 23 ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/13 "2026-01-05T19:16:00Z")
Eagles 24, Bills 17 ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/14 "2026-01-05T19:38:27Z")
Patriots 31, Seahawks 27 ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/15 "2026-01-05T19:45:24Z")
Texans 28, 49ers 13 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/16 "2026-01-05T21:12:58Z")
Patriots 24, Seahawks 10 ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/17 "2026-01-05T21:38:15Z")
Patriots 38, Bears 20 ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/18 "2026-01-06T01:49:54Z")
Bills 21 Seahawks 19 ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/19 "2026-01-06T02:14:56Z")
Packers 31, Steelers 25 ---
**Author:** ![FrostyKmart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/85e7bf/32.png) [@FrostyKmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrostyKmart)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/20 "2026-01-06T03:03:03Z")
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