# Early Superbowl XLIX Talk **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 29, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444 "2014-12-29T15:39:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/21 "2015-01-03T20:55:06Z")
I wondered if this thread would morph into the general playoff thread, but it seems superbowl-centric, so I went ahead and made a [wildcard weekend thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18024302) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/22 "2015-01-03T21:26:24Z")
Cool. I predicted lots of threads in post #3. Post links here (like you did) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/23 "2015-01-04T01:04:43Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > Weekend weather may have an impact on a couple of the games. Or not [Basically, Pittsburgh should be able to run their offense, whatever that might look like.](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000453378/article/steelers-ravens-greeted-by-rain-at-heinz-field) ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/24 "2015-01-04T04:07:34Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > “Despite the league standardizing the Super Bowl logos beginning with Super Bowl XLV so that all would follow the same template, the graphic designers determined that using the template with only the letter “L” would not have been aesthetically pleasing enough.” > > Good heavens. What? These are marketing people. They have to assume their audience does care about aesthetics, even if their target demos are stereotypically apathetic or hostile to such things. It’ll be seen internationally by all, after all. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/25 "2015-01-04T04:30:16Z")
Mixed feelings re AFC Sat game. The 1970s me likes seeing the Steelers lose, but the 2010s me hates seeing Baltimore advance. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/26 "2015-01-04T23:31:34Z")
AFC Divisional Weekend set. Bal @ NE Indy @ Den I’m curious what a Det @ Sea playoff game would be like. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/27 "2015-01-04T23:46:31Z")
I’m just hoping the Packers get in this year. With the SB in town, I’ll never get a better chance to go to the game. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/28 "2015-01-05T00:52:16Z")
NFC Divisional Weekend: Dal @ GB Car @ Sea ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444/29 "2015-01-05T00:55:47Z")
> [@Enginerd](#): > > But those are betting odds, not probability-based simulations. Betting odds are set to try to spread the total bets placed over all the teams in the playoffs. As such they represent bettors’ confidence in the teams rather than the actual probability that any given team wins the game. A casino offering those odds would go bankrupt. To make money, they need to subtract a vig from the odds, which means the total odds should add up to LESS than a 100 percent chance of someone winning the Super Bowl. Not more. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-superbowl-xlix-talk/708444.md?page=1)