US EditionIf You Think There Was A Script For The Super Bowl Matchup Before The Season Started, This NFL Tweet From September Sure Points In That Direction
The NFL called the illustration a coincidence despite fans noting the 0.39% odds of correctly guessing Super Bowl teams months in advance.
- After the Super Bowl matchup was announced, an NFL social post from opening night resurfaced, showing Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold and New England quarterback Drake Maye, who will meet in Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8.
- On opening night of the 2025 regular season, the league posted an illustration showing a featured player from each of the NFL's 32 teams marching toward the Lombardi Trophy.
- Closer inspection reveals that players Baker Mayfield and Malik Nabers appear as close to the trophy as the finalists despite missing playoff outcomes, complicating the rigging narrative despite 0.39 percent odds.
- NFL vice president Brian McCarthy replied on X Monday, quoting `Re: the 'controversy' over this image- no.`, while the NFL has joked about 'script' theories despite some fans' persistence.
- Fans have revived longstanding 'script' memes, as logo-color hypotheses and the 2024 Chiefs/Taylor Swift conspiracy illustrate recurring social media meme cycles.
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Super Bowl conspiracy theorists point to old graphic as 'evidence'
It sucks to have your favorite NFL team get bounced before the Super Bowl — but it's an unfortunate fact of life for 30 fanbases. (Editor's note: Go Bills.) But in the vacuum that inevitably follows defeat, certain sects of NFL fans love to gin up a conspiracy theory that proves, actually, their favorite team was wronged rather than fairly beaten. Such fans this week have latched onto a new version of the "script" meme — the idea that the NFL is…
If You Think There Was A Script For The Super Bowl Matchup Before The Season Started, This NFL Tweet From September Sure Points In That Direction
The "that shit is scripted" crowd is the worst of the worst. I feel like people get cast under a spell in their sleep one night straight out of Weapons, wake up and decide they become a "sports is scr...
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Super Bowl LX conspiracy? NFL's social media post from September sparks doozy of debate
Everyone likes a good conspiracy theory and the NFL is currently steeped in a doozy thanks to an illustration it sent on social media back in September.
Did The NFL X Account Predict The Super Bowl Matchup Back In September?
The Super Bowl matchup has been set, with the NFC's Seattle Seahawks taking on the AFC's New England Patriots for the rights to hoist the Lombardi Trophy.As is usually the case with the two weeks leading up to The Big Game, the media (which I guess I'm included in now) will try to attack the upcoming showdown from every angle, at least from a narrative perspective.The big one that we will all hear about ad nauseam until we are ready to grip our …
NFL Responds to Viral Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Super Bowl Matchup
The NFL is once again reminding fans that sometimes a coincidence is just a coincidence — even if the internet really wants it to be more. In the days leading up to Super Bowl LX, a viral conspiracy theory began making the rounds online, claiming the league had “predicted” the championship matchup months in advance. The theory centers on a league-produced graphic shared back on September 4, the opening day of the regular season. The Graphic That…
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