# 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:** 3
**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 7, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/41 "2026-01-07T15:58:53Z")
Or we do the “Beat It” style knife dance fight like I suggested last year. ---
**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 7, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/42 "2026-01-07T16:00:26Z")
And if no clear winner emerges from all of this, a two-man sack race will be held on consecutive Sundays until a champion can be crowned. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/43 "2026-01-07T16:21:46Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > So > Contestant A predicts 20-13. abs(20-24) = 4, abs(13-3) = 10 Total difference 14. > Contestant B predicts 35-7. abs(35-24) = 11, abs(7-3) = 4. Total difference 15. > Contestant A wins. If Contestant B had predicted 34-7, it would be a tie, correct? Total difference would be 14 for both contestants. I would suggest that the tiebreaker should be closest to the score of the winning team. ---
**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 7, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/44 "2026-01-07T16:27:50Z")
Then it would go to margin of victory. Actual margin of victory is 21. Contestant A has 7. Contestant B has 27. Contestant B wins. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/45 "2026-01-07T16:30:51Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Then it would go to margin of victory. Duh, of course! It would help if I re-read the tiebreaking rules. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/46 "2026-01-08T14:33:40Z")
No one else is feeling the Jacksonville magic in the air? Ok, cool by me. **Jaguars 23, Seahawks 13** ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/47 "2026-01-08T14:46:17Z")
**Jaguars 27, Rams 20** ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/48 "2026-01-08T15:00:19Z")
Eagles 17 Patriots 10 ---
**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 8, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/49 "2026-01-08T17:46:37Z")
Current entries. Please let me know of any errors or omissions **AlsoNamedBort** Bears 46, Patriots 10 **iianndyiiii** Broncos 27, Seahawks 21 **Munch** Seahawks 31, Patriots 10 **Pork\_Rind** Seahawks 27, Broncos 21 **muldoonthief** Eagles 26, Broncos 17 **Jasmine** Seahawks 16, Broncos 10 **Procrustus** Seahawks 24, Texans 20 **Frosted\_Glass** Broncos 28, Bears 14 **Jack\_Batty** Patriots 35, Rams 24 **Atamasama** Seahawks 27, Broncos 24 **Mighty\_Mouse** Patriots 24, Rams 16 **LoneRhino** Bills 27, Rams 23 **Stratocaster** Eagles 24, Bills 17 **peccavi** Patriots 31, Seahawks 27 **Troutman** Texans 28, 49ers 13 **Telemark** Patriots 24, Seahawks 10 **zimaane** Patriots 38, Bears 20 **eschereal** Bills 21, Seahawks 19 **Chisquirrel** Packers 31, Steelers 25 **FrostyKmart** Rams 35, Jaguars 31 **hajario** Chargers 24, Seahawks 20 **Hamley** Rams 24, Texans 18 **stopnonstop** Bills 24, Rams 17 **Railer13** 49ers 26, Broncos 20 **dirtball** Bills 27, Seahawks 24 **Pheoinix** Broncos 27, Seahawks 24 **borschevsky** Chargers 31, Rams 27 **Jegpeg** Seahawks 20, Patriots 13 **ShadowFacts** Seahawks 31, Bills 27 **Hal\_Briston** Jaguars 23, Seahawks 13 **Baal\_Houtham** Jaguars 27, Rams 20 **peedin** Eagles 17, Patriots 10 ---
**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 8, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/50 "2026-01-08T19:20:51Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > **AlsoNamedBort** Bears 46, Patriots 10 That was your actual prediction? I thought it was just an example. Will Refrigerator Perry score another TD? ---
**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 8, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/51 "2026-01-08T20:07:52Z")
The Bears _did_ score 47 points on the Bengals this year. (Though the Bengals scored 42 points in return; it was just a high-scoring game overall.) ---
**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 8, 2026, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/52 "2026-01-08T20:36:04Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > That was your actual prediction? I thought it was just an example. Will Refrigerator Perry score another TD? A man can dream. ---
**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 8, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/53 "2026-01-08T21:30:45Z")
46-10 was the final score of Super Bowl 20 between the Bears and Pats, I assumed his pick was a reference to that. ---
**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 8, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/54 "2026-01-08T22:14:37Z")
Ah, that went above my head. 😆 (I watched that game but I 8 years old at the time and remember few details aside from the hype around it.) ---
**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 8, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/55 "2026-01-08T22:28:22Z")
The Bears did have some great hype that season. The Super Bowl shuffle, the Ditka craze, Refrigerator Perry, Jim McMahon & his illegal sweatband. I watched it in a room full of Pats fans, the atmosphere was not good. ---
**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 8, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/56 "2026-01-08T22:35:48Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > The Super Bowl shuffle, the Ditka craze, Refrigerator Perry, Jim McMahon & his illegal sweatband. EVERY single thing you mentioned, I remember. I think I even had a Refrigerator Perry GI Joe action figure from back then. 😃 I also remember getting pizza while I watched the game. I remember nothing about the game itself. But again, I was 8, so the game was probably the least important thing to me at the time. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/57 "2026-01-08T22:50:49Z")
Bills 38. 49ers 34 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/58 "2026-01-09T19:48:26Z")
Texans 17 Rams 10 ---
**Author:** ![Tierce](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tierce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tierce)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/59 "2026-01-10T01:58:30Z")
Seahawks 31, Broncos 30 Preferably on a 2-point conversion in overtime… ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/23rd-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/1026369/60 "2026-01-10T02:52:44Z")
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