Friday, January 30, 2015

Super Bowl XLIX analysis: why the Patriots will edge the Seahawks

The teams are incredibly evenly matched but Seattle have a poor record in higher-scoring games, and that could be crucial


Super Bowl XLIX is upon us, and on paper it looks like a doozy. Then again, we said something similar at this time last year.


For the second consecutive season we have a title game featuring the top seeds from either conference. It is a curious quirk of history that such match-ups have tended not to produce close games. The average margin of victory in Super Bowls contested by two No1 seeds stands at 21.5 points. Only once in 10 such encounters has the game been decided by one touchdown or less.


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