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Which of the following teams is most likely next year’s surprise Super Bowl contender? (Last year’s choice: Tampa Bay)
32.0% Atlanta
26.5% New York Giants
20.9% St. Louis
8.0% Chicago
4.5% Oakland 3.1% Tampa Bay
2.3% New York Jets
1.2% Washington
1.1% Jacksonville
0.4% Tennessee
You guys were really, really wrong about Tampa Bay last year. The funny thing is, we didn’t list Atlanta as an option because they seemed like an obvious choice to get back in the playoffs (remember, they went 13-3 in 2012, then 4-12 the next year), and instead they won just six games. So now? Of course, Atlanta seems like a pretty obvious choice to get back to the playoffs.
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The “John Mellencamp Must Die” Award for most annoying commercial during NFL games this year goes to:
(Last year’s choice: State Farm Discount Double Check)
22.8% NFL Shop “Vikings/Bengals/Eagles/Cowboys/Steelers family”
12.6% Papa John’s Peyton Manning ads
12.3% Game of War with Kate Upton
11.9% Direct TV Rob Lowe ads
10.7% State Farm “Aaron Rodgers/Hans and Franz” 8.8% Nationwide with Peyton Manning
7.6% Microsoft Surface Pro 3 “Winder Wonderland”
7.4% McDonald’s “disaster signs”
5.9% Pizza Hut Blake Shelton “Cheese and bacon in the crust”
Because if there’s one thing devoted football maniacs love, it’s disloyal bandwagon fans.
That does it for the 2014 Football Outsiders Awards. Once again, thanks to all the readers for voting. Next stop: The offseason!
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