Based on pre-season Vegas odds to win the Super Bowl, the biggest surprise contestants in this year’s post-season tournament are (pre-season rankings in parenthesis): San Diego Chargers (25), Philadelphia Eagles (22), Kansas City Chiefs (21), Carolina Panthers (19), Indianapolis Colts (16), and Cincinnati Bengals (14).
Will any of them win the Super Bowl? In this wacky season of shirtless, veteran handicappers, who knows?
Let’s wax, for a moment, on the remaining teams that won us money:
- Seattle (12 – 4) bet on them 11 times won 9, bet against 5 times won 3.
- Green Bay (9 – 6 – 1) bet on them 4 times won 2, bet against 10 times won 7, 1 push.
- San Francisco (8 – 6 – 2) bet on them 9 times won 6, bet against 5 times won 2, 2 pushes.
- Denver (9 – 7) bet on them 9 times won 7, bet against 7 times won 3.
- Cincinnati Bengals (9 – 7) bet on them 11 times won 8, bet against 5 times won 1.
- Indianapolis (9 – 7) bet on them 10 times won 6, bet against 6 times won 3.
- San Diego (9 – 7) bet on them 11 times won 6, bet against 5 times won 3.
- Philadelphia (8 – 7 – 1) bet on them 7 times won 4, bet against 8 times won 4, 1 push.
Teams that lost us money:
- New Orleans (8 – 8 ) bet on them 8 times won 4, bet against 7 times won 3, 1 push.
- New England (7 – 9) bet on them 9 times won 4, bet against 7 times won 3.
- Kansas City (7 – 9) bet on them 10 times won 5, bet against 6 times won 2.
- Carolina (5 – 11) bet on them 6 times won 2, bet against 10 times won 3.
TCh World Famous NFL Playoff Power Rankings–
1. (1. 1.) Denver Broncos (13 – 3) (10 – 6) +l+++ -w – l++wlwl+
2. (2. 3.) Seattle Seahawks (13 – 3) (11 – 5) +ll+ -w+ w -+++++w+
3. (3. 2.) San Francisco 49ers (12 – 4) (9 – 5 – 2) + – – ++p+l -pllw+w+
4. (4. 4.) New England Patriots (12 – 4) (8 – 8 ) – – ll -+w++ – +ww – ll
5. (5. 19.) Carolina Panthers (12 – 4) (8 – 8 ) w- l – +lllllw+ – wl –
6. (6. 21.) Kansas City Chiefs (11 – 5) (9 – 7) +w ll +l – – +w – – ++ – l
7. (7. 8.) New Orleans Saints (11 – 5) (9 – 6 – 1) l- +++w+ – lp+wlw -l
8. (8. 14.) Cincinnati Bengals (11 – 5) (11 – 5) ++ l – ll++w-+l+ – ++
9. (9. 16.) Indianapolis Colts (11 – 5) (10 – 6) – – – + lwl+ -+w+w+l+
10. (11. 22.) Philadelphia Eagles (10 – 6) (8 – 7 – 1) lw – w llw -+++p+ –lw
11. (16. 25.) San Diego Chargers (9 – 7) (9 – 7) l+ – – – + +wwwl – +++ –
12. (17. 5.) Green Bay Packers (8 – 7 – 1) (6 – 9 – 1) wl – lwll -www+pww+
TCh Power Rankings ™ utilize Lefty Rosenthal’s Plus/Minus system reflecting a combination of record and perception.
legend:
(previous week ranking. pre-season ranking) (record) (record vs. spread)
+ (plus): bet on & won
– (minus) : bet on & lost
w (w): bet against & won
l (l): bet against & lost
p (p): push
