The Vegas Dave Super Bowl Curse

[VegasDave]

Just wanted to let you superstitious types know...

The team that I have been rooting for in the Super Bowl has lost 11 of the last 12 Super Bowls.

This year I will be rooting for the Arizona Cardinals.

*The one positive for you Zona ML'ers is the fact that the one Super Bowl the team I was rooting for that happened to win was the Colts; and I had publicly picked the Bears. This year, I'll be on the Steelers, so perhaps my public Super Bowl picks will move to 0 - 4 instead of the team I'm rooting for moving to 1 - 12.

Or, most likely, Arizona will lose by less then 7 so I lose on both fronts.

[gm2022]

Well I hope this year you and Mr. Lang are on opposite ends this year because I wanna see u win and him Burn! GL Dave!

[VegasDave]

Well even if I had money I wouldn't bet the SB... it is my Achilles Heel for sure.

[jayc88]

[VegasDave]

Just trying to help

[VegasDave]

Or, most likely, Arizona will lose by less then 7 so I lose on both fronts.

Make it 12 of last 13 Super Bowls the team I've rooted for has lost.

So damn sick.

[Chi_archie]

God Bless you

[diogee]

Interesting VD...please bump next year. J/K...no idea how I have done overall. Probably 50/50...I know my first ever actual wager was in the 99/00 season when I bet my step dad $20 even halfway through the season that Tenn would win the SB. Talk about -ev

[RogueJuror]

davey we still love you

[InTheHole]

Did you root for the Patriots last year? Bum!

[VegasDave]

SUPER BOWL XXXI: Green Bay VS. New England
The first Super Bowl I remember. Others before it are just a blur, and I certainly didn't have any preferences before this one. I was only 11 years old, and the family was in Las Vegas. I wasn't a big Brett Favre fan, and I liked the idea of pulling for the underdog. So I rooted for New England.
Final Score: Green Bay 35, New England 21.

SUPER BOWL XXXII: Green Bay VS. Denver
As a Raider fan all my life, this one was pretty easy. I despised the Broncos and despised John Elway even more. Green Bay was the heavy favorite, and I remember vividly how much I wanted to see the Broncos fail.
Final Score: Denver 31, Green Bay 24.

SUPER BOWL XXXIII: Atlanta VS. Denver
Think I stopped hating the Broncos over a one year span? No way. Besides, the Falcons were a fun team to watch that year.
Final Score: Denver 34, Atlanta 19

SUPER BOWL XXXIV: St. Louis VS. Tennessee
In 1999, I still remember thinking that as a football fan in Los Angeles, you were either a RAIDER fan or a RAMS fan. I was a RAIDER fan, I had nothing against the Titans, and I'll be damned if I was going to root for the Rams.
Final Score: St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16

SUPER BOWL XXXV: New York Giants VS. Baltimore
Baltimore made it to the big game by injuring Rich Gannon in the playoffs, thanks to a big ol' fat guy by the name of Tony Siragusa. Some people like to root for the team that beat theirs, so they can say "we got beat by the best". Not me. I hated the damn Ravens, and jumped on board the Kerry Collins bandwagon.
Final Score: Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7

SUPER BOWL XXXVI: St. Louis VS. New England
The year of the tuck rule, which cheated the Raiders out of a trip to the Super Bowl. I swore my hatred to Tom Brady and the Patriots that very day. I gave up my rule on rooting against the Rams and pulled for them, expecting the heavy favorites to get me some redemption.
Final Score: New England 20, St. Louis 17

SUPER BOWL XXXVII: Tampa Bay VS. Oakland
The first time I actually had two teams that I liked in the Super Bowl. The problem? The wrong team won.
Final Score: Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21

SUPER BOWL XXXVIII: Carolina VS. New England
Two years removed, I'm still sour over the tuck rule, so I root for the underdog Panthers to get me some justice.
Final Score: New England 32, Carolina 29

SUPER BOWL XXXIX: Philadelphia VS. New England
Coupled with my Patriots hate (which now many others shared, as they were sick of them winning), I actually like the Eagles. It was over before it began.
Final Score: New England 24, Philadelphia 21

SUPER BOWL XL: Seattle VS. Pittsburgh
Have never been a fan of Pittsburgh, and have liked the Seahawks ever since they left the AFC West. I couldn't possibly lose 10 straight super bowls, could I?
Final Score: Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10

SUPER BOWL XLI: Indianapolis VS. Chicago
Peyton and I broke this curse together... or so I thought at the time.
Final Score: Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17

SUPER BOWL XLII: New England VS. New York Giants
As much as I hate the Patriots, a perfect season was just too damn cool/historic. I really wanted to see it happen, just so I could tell my kids someday of the "perfect team"
Final Score: New York Giants 17, New England 14

SUPER BOWL XLIII: Pittsburgh VS. Arizona
Nothing vested in either team, Cardinals fans after years of floundering deserved it more, and they were a fun team all year and a great story, had to root for the Cards.
Final Score: Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23

I'm pretty sure no one in the world has had a sicker run than this.