Denver Broncos
1) Like rooting for the underdog? Odds will be stacked against Denver with their quarterback’s participation nixed going forward and an untested sub replacing him;
2) Like to think history repeats? Broncos claimed last Santa Clara Super Bowl in 2016, 24-10 over the Carolina Panthers;
3) Broncos mascot Miles [High] would welcome some George Lucas movie magic to win team’s 4th Super Bowl (in nine tries), maybe financed by fellow Denver fan Warren Buffett;
4) Spared Buffalo fans their usual playoff angst with early elimination of the Bills, who followed suit by eliminating their coach;
5) Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Don Cheadle, Kate Hudson, Tim Allen, Trey Parker and Amy Adams root for the orange and navy;
6) Think of the fun asking fellow partygoers if they’re members of the Mile High Club at your Super Bowl party;
7) Condoleezza Rice has stated she loves Colorado’s team;
8) Would an apt celebration for claiming the Lombardi Trophy be popping an Orange Crush?
Los Angeles Rams
1) Captivated by Tinseltown glamor? If you show up late for a playoff or Super Bowl party and leave early to avoid traffic, this fan base has your name written all over it;
2) Hollywood script? Born in Cleveland, the Rams, who played in L.A. before a divorce took them to Saint Louis and Anaheim, remarried long-time civic partner with lure of a new house;
3) Give it up for LA mascot Rampage, classic horned helmets, and the oh-so-Cali team color listing, “Rams Royal and Sol”;
4) Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, DJ Lethal, DJ Yella, Big Boi, The Game, Dr. Dre, and YG rap the beat for this team, talented enough not to get beat;
5) Rams didn’t blink while spoiling prayers and hopes of Pope Leo and Barack Obama, both with Super Bowl dreams about their vanquished Chicago Bears;
6) For movie lovers, will the Rams give opponents The Big Sleep, sparking Super Bowl celebrations in Chinatown, along Mulholland Drive, and all throughout La La Land?
7) After surviving an ice bowl game in Chicago, L.A.’s 1.8 million Latinos might be looking forward to a Ram Super Bowl win punctuated by a Bad Bunny halftime blow-out;
8) Do “Ram Mob Squad” actor-fans Rebel Wilson, Ty Burrell, Danny Trejo, Rob Lowe, Bryan Cranston, James Corden, and Macauley Culkin make up for fair-weather film celeb fans?
New England Patriots
1) Jealous? Critics who called the Patriots the Cheatriots, the Deflatriots, or Evil Empire over the years just coveted New England’s 11 Super Bowl appearances and six victories;
2) Fitting? The Patriots eliminated the only team of the final eight still standing last weekend representing a red state;
3) Pat Patriot would love to attend games in Gillette Stadium (or Levi’s Stadium for the
Super Bowl) with fans the likes of the Wahlbergs, Afflecks, Damons, and Conan O’Briens;
4) Great political matchup: New England once boasted a unit called “Homeland Defense” and prospective Super Bowl LX opponent Seattle had a D named “Blue Wave”;
5) Jon Bon Jovi, even once a Patriot training camp attendee, also owned the Arena Football League Philadelphia Soul;
6) Before your Super Bowl party, stream Good Will Hunting, Mystic River, Gone Baby Gone, Manchester by the Sea, The Town, and Ted to put on an accent like SNL’s “Boston Teens”;
7) “They could go all the way”: Pretty much the home-town team of ESPN, New England finished first in the AFC East, above network icon Chris Berman’s Buffalo Bills;
8) Enough, at least commercially, just to name drop Tom Brady, Gronk, and Bill Belichick?
Seattle Seahawks
1) Feel grungy? Macklemore, Sir-Mix-a-Lot, Dave Mathews, and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready can carry on the Jimi Hendrix/Kurt Cobain Seattle Seahawk background sound;
2) Seattle’s Legion of Boom, 12th Man fan base invites bandwagon newbies for this year’s Super Bowl favorite;
3) Got to love team colors described as College Navy, Action Green, and Wolf Grey repping the Emerald City;
4) Mina Kines, Bill Gates, Chris Pratt, Ariana Grande, and Will Ferrell among celebs who root for team once derided as Chickenhawks;
5) The team that boat-raced the SF Whiners last weekend, leaving them Gratefully Dead, would love to capture Super Bowl LX on its division rival’s home field;
6) No needle, space or otherwise, here, but Frazier’s hometown team has left many pigskin foes Sleepless in Seattle;
7) If seeking a likely-to-win bandwagon, the Seahawks promise a good ride since they were close to perfect this season, losing only three games by a TOTAL of nine points;
8) Wouldn’t it be fun embracing “Beast Mode” at your Super Bowl party?
