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11-27-2015, 12:01 AM
...With the Panthers now being 11-0- and the Patriots unlikely to lose a game this season, is it fair to say that the NFL wants both Carolina and New England to go 18-0 and battle it out in what could likely be the biggest Superbowl (not to mention one of the biggest football games) ever? I mean, if this scenario takes place, it would be billed as "The Game of the Century", "Clash of the Unbeatens", "The unstoppable offense vs the immovable defense", etc. It would be the biggest game since USC vs Texas in the 2005 National Championship Game, and would easily shatter ratings records.
The storylines and ramifications for this game would be ginormous-Carolina would be billed as the young, up and coming team that would be looking to knock New England down off its throne as the preeminent dynasty in the NFL, you would have Tom Brady playing in his 7th Superbowl, and playing in the same area where he grew up as a kid idolizing Joe Montana and looking to break his record among QB's with 5 Superbowl wins. The winner of this game would be only the second team in NFL history since the AFL-NFL merger to finish a season undefeated, and the first team ever to finish 19-0. For these reasons, it is likely that the winner of this game would be regarded as one of the greatest, if not THE greatest team in NFL history. It is so remarkable that all of this could occur within the same season as Superbowl 50, that it is almost suspicious.
It is very difficult for any team (let alone two teams in the same season) to finish the regular season undefeated- and that is why I believe that the NFL is secretly pulling for Carolina and New England to go 18-0. Now I am not saying that the games are rigged in any way, but wouldn't it make sense from a business point of view to want this matchup to happen? the NFL could finally justify putting NFL games like the Superbowl on PPV, and they would make a crap load of money from it. Take for example the recent game that Carolina played against the Redskins and the Patriots against the Giants:
Greg Olsen on first glance fumbled a football in a 14-14 game against the Redskins that would have been returned for a touchdown and swing the momentum of the game in Washington's favor but it was ruled as an incompletion. Then you had Odell Beckham and that controversial incompletion against the Patriots at the end of the game; if that catch is ruled a touchdown, New York in all likelihood wins that game. These are probably just coincidences, but they are worth noting.
I don't mean to sound like a "conspiracy theorist", but at the end of the day the NFL is a business-and I can't think of a bigger business opportunity than this.
The storylines and ramifications for this game would be ginormous-Carolina would be billed as the young, up and coming team that would be looking to knock New England down off its throne as the preeminent dynasty in the NFL, you would have Tom Brady playing in his 7th Superbowl, and playing in the same area where he grew up as a kid idolizing Joe Montana and looking to break his record among QB's with 5 Superbowl wins. The winner of this game would be only the second team in NFL history since the AFL-NFL merger to finish a season undefeated, and the first team ever to finish 19-0. For these reasons, it is likely that the winner of this game would be regarded as one of the greatest, if not THE greatest team in NFL history. It is so remarkable that all of this could occur within the same season as Superbowl 50, that it is almost suspicious.
It is very difficult for any team (let alone two teams in the same season) to finish the regular season undefeated- and that is why I believe that the NFL is secretly pulling for Carolina and New England to go 18-0. Now I am not saying that the games are rigged in any way, but wouldn't it make sense from a business point of view to want this matchup to happen? the NFL could finally justify putting NFL games like the Superbowl on PPV, and they would make a crap load of money from it. Take for example the recent game that Carolina played against the Redskins and the Patriots against the Giants:
Greg Olsen on first glance fumbled a football in a 14-14 game against the Redskins that would have been returned for a touchdown and swing the momentum of the game in Washington's favor but it was ruled as an incompletion. Then you had Odell Beckham and that controversial incompletion against the Patriots at the end of the game; if that catch is ruled a touchdown, New York in all likelihood wins that game. These are probably just coincidences, but they are worth noting.
I don't mean to sound like a "conspiracy theorist", but at the end of the day the NFL is a business-and I can't think of a bigger business opportunity than this.