{"id":2655,"date":"2018-08-23T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2018-08-19T21:49:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T21:49:08","slug":"falcons-odds-of-making-it-to-super-bowl-53-and-the-history-of-super-bowl-home-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fanhospitality.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/23\/falcons-odds-of-making-it-to-super-bowl-53-and-the-history-of-super-bowl-home-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Falcons Odds of Making It to Super Bowl 53 and the History of Super Bowl Home Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everybody knows that no team has ever played a Super Bowl at their home stadium. (Everybody <em>does<\/em> know that, right?) We got pretty close last year in the Bold North with the Minnesota Vikings, but they fell a bit short in the NFC Championship when they were beaten by the soon-to-be Super Bowl champs, the Philadelphia Eagles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But why does this keep happening? Is there an actual curse that befalls the host city&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">team? And what chance do the Atlanta Falcons have of making it to the 2019 Super Bowl?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bdu8KAXjyjk\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bdu8KAXjyjk\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">This is our turf. #BringItHome<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vikings\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Minnesota Vikings<\/a> (@vikings) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-01-09T15:17:24+00:00\">Jan 9, 2018 at 7:17am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The History of Home Teams (Not) Playing in the Super Bowl<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s a thing, all right. The historical stats show that from 1966 through 2011, the Super Bowl host team has performed terribly in the regular season. Only 11 of them had winning seasons, 4 had split seasons, and a whopping 25 teams had losing seasons the year they hosted a Super Bowl. (FYI, the mathematical odds of that happening are only about 7.69%.) <\/span>Only eight host city teams have ever even made it to playoffs! It\u2019s known as a sort of curse in the NFL\u2026 the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Super_Bowl_curse#The_Home_Field_Advantage_Curse\">Home Field Advantage Curse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s why the Vikings\u2019 run last season was so impressive. They came the closest any team has ever come to playing a Super Bowl game in their home stadium. Any host team that&#8217;s made the playoffs has ended up losing at or before the divisional round&#8230; until the Vikings. They actually got a first-round bye and won the divisional game against the Saints. We waited with bated breath along with thousands of other Vikings fans, but alas, the curse remains unbroken.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bd-dWQJj1s-\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bd-dWQJj1s-\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">@stefondiggs doesn\u2019t repeat history. He makes it. #BringItHome #Skol<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vikings\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Minnesota Vikings<\/a> (@vikings) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-01-15T15:56:02+00:00\">Jan 15, 2018 at 7:56am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There were a couple of times that teams technically played a Super Bowl in their \u201chome\u201d region, but the big game wasn\u2019t scheduled for their home stadium that year. Unfortunately for the 49ers and the Rams, they made it all the way to the Super Bowl, but then had to play in a nearby stadium. The 49ers played <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Super Bowl XIX<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at Stanford Stadium, 30 miles away from their home Candlestick Park. The Rams had to play at the Rose Bowl, 14 miles away from their own LA Coliseum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But even in recent years, we\u2019ve seen more effects of this curse, er, phenomenon. When Indianapolis was set to host the 2012 Super Bowl, the Colts were supposed to be excellent\u2026 until Peyton Manning missed the whole season with a neck injury. Then in 2013, the Saints were fresh off a 13-3 season and ready to host in New Orleans\u2026 then the bounty scandal broke and they failed to make the playoffs that year. Weird stuff like this happened to the Bucs, Cowboys, and Dolphins too. They all had solid records the season before their city hosted the Super Bowl, only to miss the playoffs when it actually rolled into town.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bl0Yf76g8BM\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:37.5% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bl0Yf76g8BM\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">@atlantafalcons football is back in the ATL!! Comment if you\u2019re hyped for Fan Day 2018 \ud83d\ude4c #MBStadium #RiseUp #inbrotherhood<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mercedesbenzstadium\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Mercedes-Benz Stadium<\/a> (@mercedesbenzstadium) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-07-29T14:12:25+00:00\">Jul 29, 2018 at 7:12am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Odds of the Falcons Making the Super Bowl in Atlanta<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Falcons have that shiny new stadium and, well, a decent team this season. What are the odds that they can make it to the main event on February 3rd next year? Could they be the ones to break the curse? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to some, the Falcons are expected to be a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/blog\/atlanta-falcons\/post\/_\/id\/32334\/why-the-falcons-expect-to-be-a-top-5-defense-in-2018\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">top-five defense this year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Although they <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">did<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> just lose a preseason game to the Jets (but that doesn\u2019t mean the curse has already started&#8230; does it?).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Just after Super Bowl 52 last year, the oddsmakers were happy to release the new odds on which teams would make next year\u2019s big game. As you can see, the Falcons did not rank <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">super<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> high on that list, but they did tie for tenth place:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 391px\" width=\"277\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Team<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Odds<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New England Patriots<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+350<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+800<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+850<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota Vikings<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1200<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles Rams<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1750<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">San Francisco 49ers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1800<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Houston Texans<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1850<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Orleans Saints<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1850<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Atlanta Falcons<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>+2000<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dallas Cowboys<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bly3C9WBctW\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" data-instgrm-version=\"9\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bly3C9WBctW\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Double-tap if you&#39;re excited to see our WRs ball out this year \ud83d\ude24<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A post shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/atlantafalcons\/?utm_source=ig_embed\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px;\" target=\"_blank\"> Atlanta Falcons<\/a> (@atlantafalcons) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2018-07-29T00:00:51+00:00\">Jul 28, 2018 at 5:00pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It certainly depends who you ask though, as the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em> released a super optimistic article just a couple of days later entitled, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/sports\/patriots-open-early-favorites-for-super-bowl-liii\/Bn11oH2GdYrOklAXX41ovI\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFalcons among early favorites for 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta.\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> They claimed that the 20 to 1 odds (contemplated by OddsShark just before the Eagles and Patriots played in February) were pretty damn good. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since then, these Super Bowl odds have been updated &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oddsshark.com\/super-bowl\/futures\">on August 17th, to be specific<\/a> &#8211; but while a few other teams have moved around in the rankings, the Falcons remain in the same spot, tied for tenth.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 335px\" width=\"283\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Team<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Odds<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New England Patriots<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+650<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Angeles Rams <\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+850<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Green Bay Packers<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minnesota Vikings<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1200<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Orleans Saints<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1600<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+1800<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Houston Texans<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">+2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Atlanta Falcons<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>+2000<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, according to some recent articles and oddsmakers, the Falcons\u2019 odds for not just making it, but <em>winning<\/em>\u00a0Super Bowl 53 are now at 16 to 1\u2026 which isn&#8217;t bad, ya know, if you\u2019re the gambling type.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What do you think? Is the curse real? Or do the Falcons have a shot at a home Super Bowl?<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everybody knows that no team has ever played a Super Bowl at their home stadium. (Everybody does know that, right?) 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