The NFL has already determined the home field and jerseys that will be used in this year’s Super Bowl. Learn about the curious statistic of the “curse” suffered by the team that does not wear white in the final.
Days before the Super Bowl LVIIIthe bets are at their fullest to know who will win among Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ersbut superstitions are also the order of the day.
In the NFL There is a belief, or “curse”, that the color worn by the teams that are the protagonists of the superbowl will determine the winner.
Is white the color of the winners?
In 57 editions of the NFL, 37 were won by the team that played in white clothing. That is to say, 64% of the teams that played with an “away” jersey have won the Super Bowl. While Of the last 25 champions, 19 won wearing white.
And in the last 10 superbowl8 teams have won with the white jersey and only two have broken that “curse”: Eagles in 2018 when they defeated the Patriots and the Chiefs in 2020 by defeating San Francisco.
In the past superbowl, Philadelphia Eagles decided to play with his green jersey and they lost 35-38 to the Chiefswho were crowned with their white uniform.
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How is the team color determined in the Super Bowl?
Unlike the regular season of the NFLand even the playoff stage, the superbowl It is played on a neutral court, so there is no home court.
However, due to administrative issues, the NFL determines that in even years, the local team is the champion of the American Conferencewhile in odd years the local is the champion of the National Conferenceso the home team has the right to play in its star uniform.
In 2024 the teams that arrive at superbowl are Chiefs and 49ers and both teams wear red. As it is an even year, the home field falls to the champion of the American Conferencethat is, it will be Kansas. This means that the 49ers will wear white. Will he be the new champion according to the “white tradition”?
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