Superbowl 50 Projection, Divisional Sunday

Carolina over New England

There are only 2 days of football left. Like I think I've written before, from a pure football perspective, the Conference Championship day is the best day of the year. The Superbowl has lots of accouterments, of course, such as the commercials, the 2 weeks of hype, and Superbowl parties.

Both teams I rooted for yesterday lost, Pittsburgh to Denver, and Seattle to Carolina. The first two weeks of playoffs have been effectively meaningless, as we'll now see the #1 vs #2 seeds in each conference championship.

Here's who I'm rooting for on Championship Sunday:

New England at Denver:
I've got New England favored almost 2 to 1, but I've got to root for the underdog in this one. Denver is actually the higher seed and will be hosting, so perhaps that will tip the scales in their favor a bit.

Arizona at Carolina:
I'm not sure which of these two I'd like to see in the Superbowl. Neither is my favorite team, but neither really rubs me the wrong way either. I'll say I'm officially rooting for Carolina, but that may change between now and then.

TEAM	Record	Strength	Div	Plyff	WC	Qtr	Semi	Champ
CAR	15-1	0.810	++	++	++	++	52.85	32.76
ARI	13-3	0.791	++	++	++	++	47.15	27.97
CIN	12-4	0.771	++	++	-	-	-	-
SEA	10-6	0.767	-	++	++	-	-	-
NE	12-4	0.762	++	++	++	++	65.04	28.80
KC	11-5	0.737	-	++	++	-	-	-
PIT	10-6	0.699	-	++	++	-	-	-
MIN	11-5	0.638	++	++	-	-	-	-
DEN	12-4	0.633	++	++	++	++	34.96	10.47
GB	10-6	0.596	-	++	++	-	-	-
HOU	9-7	0.559	++	++	-	-	-	-
WAS	9-7	0.518	++	++	-	-	-	-

First to 10% chance of Superbowl Win: Arizona (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 20% chance of Superbowl Win: New England (Week 9, Sunday)
First to 25% chance of Superbowl Win: Arizona (Week 16, Sunday)

First to 30% chance of Superbowl Win: Carolina (Divisional Sunday)

First to 80% chance of Playoffs: Arizona (Week 3, Sunday)
First to 90% chance of Playoffs: Green Bay (Week 4, Final)
First to 99% chance of Playoffs: New England (Week 8, Thursday)
First to 99.9% chance of Playoffs: Cincinnati (Week 9, Thursday)
First to 99.99% chance of Playoffs: Carolina (Week 11, Sunday)
First to 99.999% chance of Playoffs: New England (Week 11, Final)

First to 99.9999% chance of Playoffs: Carolina (Week 12, Thursday)
First to clinch Playoffs: Carolina (Week 13, Sunday)
First to clinch a First Round Bye: Carolina (Week 14, Sunday)

First to clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs: Carolina, Denver (Week 17, Final)

First team eliminated from winning a division: Miami (Week 11, Final)
First team eliminated from the playoffs: Cleveland (Week 13, Sunday)

[Week 1]
[Week 2, Thursday]
[Week 2, Sunday]
[Week 2, Final]
[Week 3, Thursday]
[Week 3, Sunday]
[Week 3, Final]
[Week 4, Thursday]
[Week 4, Sunday]
[Week 4, Final]
[Week 5, Thursday]
[Week 5, Sunday]
[Week 5, Final]
[Week 6, Thursday]
[Week 6, Sunday]
[Week 6, Final]
[Week 7, Thursday]
[Week 7, Sunday]
[Week 7, Final]
[Week 8, Thursday]
[Week 8, Sunday]
[Week 8, Final]
[Week 9, Thursday]
[Week 9, Sunday]
[Week 9, Final]
[Week 10, Thursday]
[Week 10, Sunday]
[Week 10, Final]
[Week 11, Thursday]
[Week 11, Sunday]
[Week 11, Final]
[Week 12, Thursday]
[Week 12, Sunday]
[Week 12, Final]
[Week 13, Thursday]
[Week 13, Sunday]
[Week 13, Final]
[Week 14, Thursday]
[Week 14, Sunday]
[Week 14, Final]
[Week 15, Thursday]
[Week 15, Saturday]
[Week 15, Sunday]
[Week 15, Final]
[Week 16, Thursday]
[Week 16, Saturday]
[Week 16, Sunday]
[Week 16, Final]
[Week 17, Final]
[Wildcard Saturday]
[Wildcard Sunday]
[Divisional Saturday]