Tonight will be the 8th Super Bowl rematch.
There is an interesting pattern that may be a predictor of tonight’s winner.
I call it the 10-year rematch rule, which shows that when the two franchises meet again, at least 10 years later, the loser of the first meeting wins the second meeting.
There are 3 precedents: Washington lost to Miami after the 1972 season, but won after the 1982 season. Pittsburgh beat Dallas after the 1978 season, but lost to the Cowboys after the 1995 season. Philly lost to New England after the 2004 season, but won last year.
When the rematch is inside 10 years, the same team wins both: Steelers over Cowboys after the 1975 and 1978 seasons, Niners over Bengals after the 1981 and 1988 seasons, Cowboys over Bills after the 1992 and 1993 seasons, and the Giants over the Patriots after the 2007 and 2011 seasons.
SB XXXVI (Getty Images/Ringer Illustration)
So, according to this pattern, the Rams will win tonight.
Yes, I’m grasping at straws. It’s been a tough year for #SteelerNation and I have no interest in it being topped off by the Patriots joining us on top of the Super Bowl ring mountain.
