The Super Bowl 51 Rooting Guide

Okay, folks, on the eve of Super Bowl 51, you know who to root for. We must use our collective psychic will to prevent Tom Brady hoisting his fifth Lombardi Trophy.

The Patriots are obvious favorites in Super Bowl 51 because they match up well with Atlanta and, well, they’re the Patriots. In the six Super Bowl appearances the Pats have made under coach Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, they’ve won four. All of their appearances have made for good TV, particularly, in the eyes of the rest of the country, The Game That Will Not Be Named.

I predicted the Patriots to win Super Bowl 51 on this site because I like to appear smart. That doesn’t mean I won’t be rooting just as hard for the Falcons to upend Bradichick’s march to history tomorrow afternoon.

And you should, too.

How to Root

As hardcore 12s, you know how to root for the Seahawks. The last two seasons, we all said “Second half team,” and finished our alcoholic beverages (or sodas or juices) in preparation for another roller coaster ride many times. For Super Bowl 51, we need to step it up.

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As Seahawks fans, and fans of seeing another team win a championship for once, we have to root as hard for the Falcons as we do for our beloved team. And this has to start from the coin-flip, people. If you’re in the stadium, of course you would do this anyway, but watching on TV, we need to make our voices heard, even if we’re 2300 miles away.

We’re passionate fans in Seattle. I propose that for one day, we pour that passion into the Black and Red. I’ve never even been to Atlanta, but for one day, we are all Atlantaeans (Atlantians? Atlantans? Doesn’t matter).

So instead of watching and feeling out the early action of a game like so many of us do watching the Seahawks, finish those caffeinated sodas and screwdrivers before kick-off so our psychic forces and our throaty roars can will the Falcons to victory and maybe, just maybe, precipitate the downfall of the Evil Empire.

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Eat, drink, and be merry tomorrow. And let’s help give Super Bowl 51 to Atlanta.