A Patriots/Cowboys Super Bowl Would be the Most-Watched Ever
Things change in a heartbeat in the NFL. A few bad breaks, and a team can go from looking like a Super Bowl favorite to out of contention.
That being said, two of the hottest teams in the NFL this season are the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys. Some have already predicted that they’ll meet up in the Super Bowl.
That same prediction from Fortune had one curious twist, though: It also predicted that the amount of people who watch the Super Bowl would be slightly lower than it was for Super Bowl 50. That game, between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos, had about 110 million people tuning in. The drop won’t be far, but Fortune thinks it will fall this time around.
It could be true. Certainly, the NFL has seen declining viewership all year.
However, what Fortune is somehow ignoring is that these are the two teams with the best fan bases in the NFL. The Cowboys are the biggest and have been for years. Texas is a huge state, the Cowboys are an iconic team — there is a reason they’re called “America’s Team” — and they have a huge fan base even when they’re going 8-8. Fan support always swells when a team is good. With a rookie QB, they’re now one of the best in the NFL, and the fans are loud and proud. If that rookie — Dak Prescott — leads them all the way to the Super Bowl, it will be incredible.
Tied for second, according to CBS Sports, are the Patriots. Most of it just has to do with winning. The Patriots have won four Super Bowls with QB Tom Brady in the last decade and a half. They almost always win the AFC East. When you’re that good for that long, you create a ton of stalwart fans.
Of course, both teams are also hated, as is so often the case in the NFL. People despise the Cowboys for remaining so popular when they haven’t won in years. They hate the Patriots because they win and because many fans feel they cheat to do it.
However, that’s still going to create an epic matchup. People are going to want to watch every second — from here on out, really, not just in the playoffs and the Super Bowl — just to see if the teams lose.
Again, things can change in two seconds. Injuries happen, teams lose games they should win, and a new challenger could rise up. But, if the trajectory holds steady and those two teams do meet in the Super Bowl, as has been predicted, it’s going to be insane.
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