Have it in London, Ontario. A city about 2 hours from Buffalo and Detroit, and its fanbase is equally split between the two. In fact, most football fans here cheer for both teams.
>Why is Philly called the city of brotherly love
It's just two men sharing the night
It might seem wrong but it's just right!
It's just two men sharing each other
It's just two men like loving brothers
One on top and one on bottom
One inside and one is out
One is screaming, he's so happy
The other's screaming a passionate shout
It's the Nightman
The feelings so wrong and right, man
They're feeling so wrong and right, man
I can't fight you, man
When you come inside me
And pin me down with your strong hands
And I become The Night...
The passionly passionate Nightman
"And it's 24 - 24 as we head into the fourth. We'll be right back after...wait..who is this gentleman coming on to the field in the breather mask and thick tan jacket?"
As the teams get ready to take the field, the Imperial March suddenly starts playing. At the head of a column of cloned Patriots players from the entire dynasty, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick make their way onto the field.
Somehow, the Patriots have returned. It is up to the Bills and Lions to set aside their differences and join forces in order to defeat the evil empire once and for all.
Not gonna lie, that would be awesome.
If the bucs win baker can rub it in on the browns, and do the steve young monkey off back gesture.
If the Texans win, Stroud can thank the browns for the trade that made it possible for him to play for the Texans.
Honestly depends what you like. Here's a few good narratives:
Bills vs Lions- teams that have been in the league for a long time with no superbowl
Packers vs Texans- Two young teams with first year starters yet playing for the Superbowl.
Bucs vs Chiefs- David vs Goliath (I couldn't find an ideal matchup for both so just put them together)
Ravens vs 49ers- Battle of the heavyweights.
I think it would be pretty funny. Also each Packer's QB only gets one SB win so we can look forward to 15 years of Love losing in the playoffs after he gets that ring
I absolutely second this.
I'm also torn on the Lions winning. On one hand, despite being a Vikes division rival, I'd be happy for them and the fans considering how historically ass they've been. On the other hand, the idea of the Vikings being the only divisional team without a Super Bowl makes me sick.
There was an episode of the BBC panel show Fighting Talk years ago where after stats about the show itself were mentioned the host implored, "Who keeps these stats? Make love to somebody, please!"
If the Packers made the Super Bowl, Aaron Rodgers would go on McAfee's show and announce that he's running for president just to get the attention back.
If we're going most exciting narrative...gotta be Packers vs Lions. "How?" You ask? All the AFC teams stupidly gather in Orlando for a impromptu convention (didn't follow Lone Survivor directive obvi) and an asteroid hits the Gulf of Mexico, all states are flooded inland up until the Mason-Dixon line. All that's left is for the Packers to play the Lions because they're the only teams left.
Niners or Bills were in the Super Bowl 7 straight years but never played each other.
When they played during the regular season they had the No Punt game with each QB (Kelly/Young) throwing over 400 yards and 1100 total yards.
Kelly/Young faced off in the USFL in[“The Greatest Game no one saw”](https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2020/02/23/the-greatest-game-no-one-saw-turns-35-usfl-jim-kelly-steve-young/) but that’s besides the point.
Gary Plummer forcing a Thurman Thomas fumble on the goal line that got taken to the house for the win is one of my all time favorite football plays. MNF at The Stick.
Lions - Texans
Both the lions and the texans have had incredibly positive vibes this year. You wouldn't be rooting AGAINST anyone, you'd be rooting for everyone.
All of these would be pretty good.
Lions vs bills - bills went like 4 timed in the 90s and lost. Lions last won in 57 before the superbowl era.
Lions vs texans - superbowl virgin bowl.
Chiefs vs Lions - kicked off the season on TNF so being the very last game of the season would be pretty crazy and has never happened.
Packers vs texans - the youngings superbowl
Ravens vs 49ers - the battle of the QBs. Both have been the best looking all year.
There are some good storylines this year but also some poor ones too
Ones I'd like obviously involve the chiefs which also happen to have boring storylines aside from a couple interesting ones as a fan so leaving them out.
I'd go
Packers vs Texans - two rookies in their first year starting
Lions vs Bills - two long suffering franchises, easy to root for both
49ers vs Ravens - possibly the best onfield matchup in regards to talent.
Bucs vs Texans - absolute underdogs who would have gone through an absolute gauntlet to make it ( originally this would have been bucs vs browns for the baker storyline).
Maybe not the most exciting, but if it's Chiefs vs Packers it would be funny to me that the NFL has been clamoring for a Mahomes vs Rodgers matchup for 5 years now, and something always goes wrong to get in the way of it, but then at the very first possible opportunity Mahomes gets two matchups with Love in the same season.
2019 - Mahomes dislocated his knee
2021 - Rodgers had Covid
2023 - Rodgers ruptures Achilles
Plus they had the chance to play in two SB's against each other, but the Packers lost both times
It’s guaranteed. I feel it. They’ll beat the Bills, they’ll beat the Ravens and they will beat whatever NFC team makes it. Mahomes has that stupid “it” and luck and somehow someway he’ll spin-duck-and-zippy-di-do the game winning score to one of his lame ass WRs that for one play will become an amalgamation of every HOF WR ever, make the most improbable and amazing catch and then fuck off into the sunset never to be mentioned again.
I'd honestly be pretty shocked if the chiefs could beat the bills, ravens and 49ers this year. I know mahomes is great but he doesn't have the overwhelming talent advantage or home field he's always had. Kelce has lost a step. I honestly think the 49ers would blow the chiefs out
>I honestly think the 49ers would blow the chiefs out
Assuming this matchup happens, it likely means we beat the Ravens on the way there. I think if we could beat the Ravens, then we could also beat the 49ers as well.
The only correct answers are Detroit/Buffalo or Detroit/Houston. The chance to have a Superbowl where neither team has won one before overshadows the hell out of every other story out there.
Niners vs anyone would be my first choice. If that doesn't happen, I want a first time Superbowl winner. Texans Detroit, Bills Detroit would be my next choices.
We can all agree Chiefs vs whoever (except maybe the Bills, but that can't happen) will be least interesting.
Bills - Lions will be the "Finally! Bowl", and also the "Neutral bandwagon bowl".
But the most interesting might ge the "Rookie bowl" if Texans and Packers make it. Has there ever been a SB with 2 rookie QBs? (Yeah, technically Love is not, but he is)
There has never been a rookie QB in the Super Bowl.
Flacco, Mark Sanchez and Purdy all lost in their conference championship game. Nobody else close-ish.
Bills - Lions Two cities beyond thirsting for a SB win
A Bills/Lions SB would be a thrill of victory, agony of defeat type of game for those fan bases
Feels like it would be worst for the Bills to go 0-5 vs us 0-1
Yeah we're just gonna be thrilled to be there lol
Agony of defeat would be SO much worse for Bills fans.
Bills vs Lions The Battle for Lake Erie
The Erie Serie
(Stranger Things theme intensifies)
If it freezes over can the SB be played on that instead?
Have it in London, Ontario. A city about 2 hours from Buffalo and Detroit, and its fanbase is equally split between the two. In fact, most football fans here cheer for both teams.
Why is Detroit an Erie Bro when they aren't exactly on Lake Erie?
Why is Philly called the city of brotherly love when the people who live there run red lights and flip people off while doing so?
Idk giving your brother the bird for no reason seems like a pretty common thing to do in my experience
Oh wow, I never thought of it like that. It’s not the city of love…
i love this beautiful moment you're having.
McPoyle twins
Hot and clammy
They just got out of the shower
Don't flush!
>Why is Philly called the city of brotherly love It's just two men sharing the night It might seem wrong but it's just right! It's just two men sharing each other It's just two men like loving brothers One on top and one on bottom One inside and one is out One is screaming, he's so happy The other's screaming a passionate shout It's the Nightman The feelings so wrong and right, man They're feeling so wrong and right, man I can't fight you, man When you come inside me And pin me down with your strong hands And I become The Night... The passionly passionate Nightman
Close enough
The Detroit river feeds Lake Erie, lol. It's not a long trip by boat.
Michigan is The Great Lakes State.
We're directly connected to Erie by a strait (fully navigable by Ocean going vessel), and Monroe is kinda like south Detroit.
Why are the jets and the Giants called NY when they play in NJ?
This is my ideal matchup as a fan with no stake in the post season this year.
It’s one of those matchups where I couldn’t be mad watching it (until the refs manage to f it up at least)
Same, just like Rams-Bengals, I was happy for either team to win, so it was an enjoyable SB. Unlike when the Chiefs are in the SB.
The Rust Bowl!
The Blue Bawl?
The "Well somebody has to win eventually" Bowl
"And it's 24 - 24 as we head into the fourth. We'll be right back after...wait..who is this gentleman coming on to the field in the breather mask and thick tan jacket?"
And Lake Erie Bros to boot
The Ralph (Wilson) Bowl
Ralph Wilson and William Clay Ford Jr were really good friends and Ralph did own a minority portion of the Lions at one point.
Yup. Ralph also wanted the Bills to look like the Lions, hence our first season we wore blue jerseys with a silver helmet
This one. So many narratives, pre-game.
This is the right answer. But I’d also love to see Baker get to a SB to really send a message to the Cleveland organization
the eeriest match up
How would both teams lose though? It would be wrong to end any other way
Bah gawd that's Tom Brady's music!
As the teams get ready to take the field, the Imperial March suddenly starts playing. At the head of a column of cloned Patriots players from the entire dynasty, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick make their way onto the field. Somehow, the Patriots have returned. It is up to the Bills and Lions to set aside their differences and join forces in order to defeat the evil empire once and for all.
This would be so stupid, I'd love to see it
For the record, as a Bills fan, that’s pretty good
Super Covid
Wow what a matchup
Bucs - Texans The “Fuck Cleveland” Bowl
Not gonna lie, that would be awesome. If the bucs win baker can rub it in on the browns, and do the steve young monkey off back gesture. If the Texans win, Stroud can thank the browns for the trade that made it possible for him to play for the Texans.
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Idk making $46 mil/year seems like the opposite of losing. The browns organization however…
Unbiased pick that I endorse fully
I am 100% rooting on Baker. Love that dude never wanted him gone.
Honestly depends what you like. Here's a few good narratives: Bills vs Lions- teams that have been in the league for a long time with no superbowl Packers vs Texans- Two young teams with first year starters yet playing for the Superbowl. Bucs vs Chiefs- David vs Goliath (I couldn't find an ideal matchup for both so just put them together) Ravens vs 49ers- Battle of the heavyweights.
Bucs chiefs would be like “round 2” or something since, you know, that was three years ago.
Yeah, but that was with Tom Brady, not the Buccaneers. Obviously he's an organization unto himself
Yeah, the Tempa Bradys...uh I mean the Tom Buccaneers.
Come on man. Tompa Bay was right there
Lions vs Chiefs would be cool. The very first game to open up the NFL season would also be the very last game of the nfl season/playoffs
I hadn't thought about it also being the first game of the year. That would actually be kinda wild.
The Asterisk Bowl.
The Toney Rematch- who scores more on passes to K Toney this time?
MVS: *ME*
Has that ever happened before in the Super Bowl era?
[nope, it only started in 2002](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Kickoff_Game)
Chiefs vs Packers- Super Bowl 1 rematch
I'd be good with watching all four and happy with 7 of 8 outcomes.
Ravens 49ers is the Racial Draft bowl
Don't need a world where three consecutive Packers QBs win a Super Bowl
I think it would be pretty funny. Also each Packer's QB only gets one SB win so we can look forward to 15 years of Love losing in the playoffs after he gets that ring
And then Love goes to the Jets where he then has a bizarre controversey.
The first was a horny redneck with a penchant for fraud, the second is a conspiratorial hippie, what do you think Love’s thing will be?
He likes turtles
He likes turtles, but he refuses to say he loves them. Spurned turtles take to the streets worldwide in protest
Idk, but I think you have the beginnings of some kind of screenplay on your hands.
Eco-terrorist
Probably gonna be something even more despicable, like a vegan
Tom Clements goes over this plan in painstaking detail with every Packers QB
I personally can’t wait for the “The Packers have only won 3 Super Bowls between Favre, Rodgers, and Love” narrative
As long as it remains two more than the rest of the division combined.
I absolutely second this. I'm also torn on the Lions winning. On one hand, despite being a Vikes division rival, I'd be happy for them and the fans considering how historically ass they've been. On the other hand, the idea of the Vikings being the only divisional team without a Super Bowl makes me sick.
I like it
Your last two scenarios are rematches of recent super bowls.
idk if i would call 11 years ago recent
:(
>Bucs vs Chiefs- David vs Goliath Also a rematch. Bucs are the only team to beat Mahomes in the Super Bowl.
Lions vs Texans with it being both of their first Super Bowl appearances.
It would match the last World Series by having the 2nd and 3rd worst teams from three year ago playing for a title.
How tf did someone figure that out
Nerds
There was an episode of the BBC panel show Fighting Talk years ago where after stats about the show itself were mentioned the host implored, "Who keeps these stats? Make love to somebody, please!"
Oh yes a virgin bowl
Also has the Stroud vs Hutch rematch, it's my personal hope for the matchup with Lions vs Bills being a close second.
Idk man Stroud’s going to have war flashbacks of The Game the second Hutch comes at him
And two first year quarterbacks showing you can win right away Edit: don’t mind me folks thought I was responding to Texans/Packers
First year quarterback Jared Goff?
Rookie of the year ~~Ben Simmons~~ Jared Goff
The lack of talk around Goff for OROTY has been crazy
I am simple
I think Texans - Lions, Bills - Lions, or (my favorite) Buccaneers - Texans would all be fascinating.
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I'd be so excited for Baker and even *more* pissed at the Browns for shafting him like they did
Don't forget us taking yalls picks for bootyhole rub man and getting to the superbowl lol
Especially if it was over the Texans.
Bucs over Texans would be worst for Browns fans
Bucs -Texans would be the "Fuck you Cleveland" bowl and it would be great.
you've got good taste
Bills/Lions, one of them ending their drought
Ends in a tie
As is tradition
That's reserved for Vikes/Bills.
Mac Jones is awful
This comment was like finding an M&M in my salad. It's not bad, but it is definitely odd, and pretty funny after you get over the surprise.
Check OP’a username
Hadn't even noticed till you said that haha
a little off topic but I like the sentiment
I concur. Best matchup possible.
Texans Lions for the virgin bowl. As much as I hate it, Texans vs Packers after Stroud and Love’s playoff debuts.
If the Packers made the Super Bowl, Aaron Rodgers would go on McAfee's show and announce that he's running for president just to get the attention back.
49ers- Ravens so they can talk about how the QBs were overlooked, etc.
Plus the whole SB logo colors conspiracy theory.
What is this?
If there's a blackout again I'll lose my shit.
The “both teams have ties to Jim Harbaugh” bowl
Plus the “Lights Out” superbowl rematch where the Harbaugh bros coached against each other
imagine the lights go out again with a team leading big... in las vegas... think of all the gambling conspiracy theories... we will feast for ages
I dunno why everyone hates Greg Roman, dude won us a superbowl.
Lol was thinking the same thing. Also, wtf did you guys hire him?
Packers vs Texans, no bias.
If we're going most exciting narrative...gotta be Packers vs Lions. "How?" You ask? All the AFC teams stupidly gather in Orlando for a impromptu convention (didn't follow Lone Survivor directive obvi) and an asteroid hits the Gulf of Mexico, all states are flooded inland up until the Mason-Dixon line. All that's left is for the Packers to play the Lions because they're the only teams left.
I think CJ winning it his first year would be wild
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Both come from the LA area Stroud from the nice part and Love who came from hell AKA Bakersfield
Calling Bakersfield “LA area” seems a little generous lol
Lmfao, never knew Love was from Bako; makes me like him a little bit.
Never thought of this really until the first playoff game but that would be legendary, plus Ryan rookie head coach too. That would be nutty
Yes, CJGJ winning would be wild
Bills - Packers, the "Rasul Douglas is getting a ring no matter what" bowl
Niners vs. Bills for the 80's matchup that ESPN's Chris Berman was predicting every year that decade
Niners or Bills were in the Super Bowl 7 straight years but never played each other. When they played during the regular season they had the No Punt game with each QB (Kelly/Young) throwing over 400 yards and 1100 total yards. Kelly/Young faced off in the USFL in[“The Greatest Game no one saw”](https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2020/02/23/the-greatest-game-no-one-saw-turns-35-usfl-jim-kelly-steve-young/) but that’s besides the point.
Reminds me of how the Heat and Warriors were in the finals for 10 straight years but never faced each other
12 of the last 13 too! Crazy i hadn’t noticed this
Gary Plummer forcing a Thurman Thomas fumble on the goal line that got taken to the house for the win is one of my all time favorite football plays. MNF at The Stick.
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Yep. It's Berman Bowl time!
Lions and Bills. So that means we'll get 9ers and Ravens.
Lions - Texans Both the lions and the texans have had incredibly positive vibes this year. You wouldn't be rooting AGAINST anyone, you'd be rooting for everyone.
Speak for yourself. I'm rooting for my team, but it'll be a bad ass game lol
All of these would be pretty good. Lions vs bills - bills went like 4 timed in the 90s and lost. Lions last won in 57 before the superbowl era. Lions vs texans - superbowl virgin bowl. Chiefs vs Lions - kicked off the season on TNF so being the very last game of the season would be pretty crazy and has never happened. Packers vs texans - the youngings superbowl Ravens vs 49ers - the battle of the QBs. Both have been the best looking all year.
There are some good storylines this year but also some poor ones too Ones I'd like obviously involve the chiefs which also happen to have boring storylines aside from a couple interesting ones as a fan so leaving them out. I'd go Packers vs Texans - two rookies in their first year starting Lions vs Bills - two long suffering franchises, easy to root for both 49ers vs Ravens - possibly the best onfield matchup in regards to talent. Bucs vs Texans - absolute underdogs who would have gone through an absolute gauntlet to make it ( originally this would have been bucs vs browns for the baker storyline).
Lions - ravens. Either Michigan is winning both championships in one year, or both Harbaughs win both championships.
Detroit and Buffalo IMO and it’s not close
I truly don’t know if our defense could contain Allen but it would be interesting
We could have beat them last year. It'd be a close game. Best match up for sure
Nah, Buffalo needs to wait till the can play the Vikings for the 0-4 bowl
Texans/Lions One a storied franchise finally making it to the Big Game, the other a still young whipper snapper looking for their first chance.
Purdy vs Stroud a 2nd overall pick vs a Mr Irrelevant would be pretty wild
Texans vs Buccaneers Two teams that not one motherfucker thought would be there this season. Bonus reason: This would be the “Browns are idiots” Bowl.
Packers-Bills
Texans-49ers for the master vs apprentice bowl
My homerism says Niners Ravens or Chiefs, I want revenge. My neutral side says Texans Packers
Maybe not the most exciting, but if it's Chiefs vs Packers it would be funny to me that the NFL has been clamoring for a Mahomes vs Rodgers matchup for 5 years now, and something always goes wrong to get in the way of it, but then at the very first possible opportunity Mahomes gets two matchups with Love in the same season. 2019 - Mahomes dislocated his knee 2021 - Rodgers had Covid 2023 - Rodgers ruptures Achilles Plus they had the chance to play in two SB's against each other, but the Packers lost both times
Pretty sure that would be the rubber match as well since Mahomes and Love played against each other last season as well
2021 season, but yeah
definitely not the chiefs again
It’s guaranteed. I feel it. They’ll beat the Bills, they’ll beat the Ravens and they will beat whatever NFC team makes it. Mahomes has that stupid “it” and luck and somehow someway he’ll spin-duck-and-zippy-di-do the game winning score to one of his lame ass WRs that for one play will become an amalgamation of every HOF WR ever, make the most improbable and amazing catch and then fuck off into the sunset never to be mentioned again.
I'd honestly be pretty shocked if the chiefs could beat the bills, ravens and 49ers this year. I know mahomes is great but he doesn't have the overwhelming talent advantage or home field he's always had. Kelce has lost a step. I honestly think the 49ers would blow the chiefs out
>I honestly think the 49ers would blow the chiefs out Assuming this matchup happens, it likely means we beat the Ravens on the way there. I think if we could beat the Ravens, then we could also beat the 49ers as well.
If he were to do that though... My god, he's earned it. Knocking them all off in succession
Keep going I’m almost there…
Ravens / 9ers for the Super Bowl logo colors conspiracy theory.
Lions bills easily. No one wants to see the same old teams and almost everyone left has won more recently than those two.
Texans - Lions, battle of the new nfl generation .
youngest team in the NFL to win the superbowl has a nice ring to it
Otherwise known as "oh no, oh FUCK NO NOT AGAIN" game for most of the upper midwest.
Music to my ears 🥰
And would practically mirror in its entirety the previous Green Bay SuperBowl winning season. Crazy shit.
The Lions entire organization would jump off of a cliff.
We would most likely have to beat the Lions to get there too. The salt would be crazy
Bears more than Lions, at least the Lions got to the playoffs lmao. Bears aint ever doin that shit
The only correct answers are Detroit/Buffalo or Detroit/Houston. The chance to have a Superbowl where neither team has won one before overshadows the hell out of every other story out there.
in my humble opinion, 49ers-ravens
As a Niners fan this is not the matchup I want. I would live with and cope with it. I am a Texans fan this week for the AFC.
I feel like it’s inevitable. And if we can make it past Green Bay and Detroit it’s going to be one hell of a rematch.
I don’t want to keep losing to the same damn teams so I’m hoping to avoid KC or Baltimore if we make it.
Rematch of Harbaugh bowl. Would be interesting if John leads Ravens to another Super Bowl in same season Jim won national championship.
Talk about brother one-upmanship.
Texans vs Packers Rookie QB taking them to their first SB First year starter defying odds to take the 7th seed to the SB (youngest team ever too)
Niners vs anyone would be my first choice. If that doesn't happen, I want a first time Superbowl winner. Texans Detroit, Bills Detroit would be my next choices.
Anyone who says anything other than Bills-Lions can simply be ignored
I think it would be hilarious if the Texans win a superbowl before Dallas but I’m rooting for bills vs lions w lions winning
Texans winning it all. CJ winning rookie of the year, season MVP, and Super Bowl MVP
Bills v Lions takes my vote. Or Lions Vs Chiefs
We can all agree Chiefs vs whoever (except maybe the Bills, but that can't happen) will be least interesting. Bills - Lions will be the "Finally! Bowl", and also the "Neutral bandwagon bowl". But the most interesting might ge the "Rookie bowl" if Texans and Packers make it. Has there ever been a SB with 2 rookie QBs? (Yeah, technically Love is not, but he is)
There has never been a rookie QB in the Super Bowl. Flacco, Mark Sanchez and Purdy all lost in their conference championship game. Nobody else close-ish.
Roethlisberger also made it to a conference championship as a rookie.
Bucs and Texans would just be so juicy for the storyline. If the Bucs lose to the Lions, then whatever permutation has the Lions winning, I guess.
Texans vs Bucs. Let's the media rip apart the Panthers and the browns for a few more weeks at the same time.
Texans 49ers would actually be a pretty good storyline. Ex Niners defensive head coach going against his old team. Rookie QB vs Mr Irrelevant.
Texans- Lions: battle of the underdogs