OT: ESPN predicts Lions to win Super Bowl in 2040

Submitted by natesezgoblue on

ESPN predicts the 25 SB winners. Some pretty funny ones in here.

 

 

Nearly a quarter-century after retiring in his prime, Hall of Fame wide receiver Calvin Johnson returns to Detroit for the opportunity to team up with quarterback Chosen Newton and head coach Jay Harbaugh. Newton and Johnson connect for two touchdowns, and Barry Sanders III adds two more scores to lift the Lions to their first championship in 82½ years. The HGH-fueled Rolling Stones receive a standing ovation after a spirited, three-hour halftime performance

 

 

Also to note- They predict Alabama wins a SB before the Lions.

 

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14747408/super-bowl-50-history-why-no…

Brian Griese

February 10th, 2016 at 11:47 AM ^

the analysis to say football was outlawed in 2039, but the NFL had athletes still under contract play other types of (non-violent) games for 2040, which led to the Lions winning the Super Bowl....playing a high-stakes game of Go Fish against the Browns.

PrimeChronic

February 10th, 2016 at 11:48 AM ^

What they don't note is that in 2039 the NFL renames the big game to the "Mega Bowl" and the winner of the first round wild card game is dubbed the "Super Bowl Champions"

OldDad67

February 10th, 2016 at 11:51 AM ^

Super Bowl LXI

Los Jaguares del Mundo 35, Las Vegas Scorpions 9
Feb. 14, 2027 - Facebook Field, Honolulu

Unfazed by a schedule that has them play two "home" games each in London, Barcelona, Rome and Jacksonville, the Jags ride the arm of wily veteran Blake Bortles to victory. All-Pro defensive tackle Rashan Gary records three sacks and an interception to complement Bortles, who throws for 343 yards and three touchdowns. League expansion to 40 teams and 20 playoff berths pushes the big game one week further on the calendar, finally allowing fans a respite for recovery on Presidents Day.

LSAClassOf2000

February 10th, 2016 at 11:53 AM ^

From the description of Detroit's impending loss to Indianapolis:

"Andrew Luck throws for 331 yards and three touchdowns, silencing critics who said the crafty veteran couldn't win the big one. Barry Sanders Jr. rushes for 152 yards and puts Detroit ahead midway through the fourth quarter on his second touchdown run of the game. But Indianapolis takes the lead for good on a 15-yard touchdown reception by tight end Tim Tebow with 3:16 remaining. "

Most Lions way to end a Super Bowl ever.....in the future. I'd still go, and you would hope that if nothing else, Tim Teow did indeed learn his place in the league if he wanted to be in the league at all by then, but I am now anticipating future disappointment in 2024 all the same.

The Mad Hatter

February 10th, 2016 at 11:56 AM ^

Decades of global warming culminate in a Super Bowl-record kickoff temperature of 125 degrees, prompting critics to insist the game can no longer be safely contested outdoors -- even along the temperate Great Lakes Riviera.

 

This would work out great for me.  I'll be close to retirement age, and I really hate Florida.

/also LSU wins one before the Lions 

Tuebor

February 10th, 2016 at 11:59 AM ^

I don't believe it.  If a Detroit franchise wins the Super Bowl it will be an expansion franchise replacing the Lions after they move to St. Louis/London/Mexico City.

abolden05

February 10th, 2016 at 12:01 PM ^

San Antonio Chupacabras 42, Cincinnati Bengals 30
Feb. 25, 2029 - Manning Passing Academy Dome, New Orleans

San Antonio compiles 545 yards of total offense behind quarterback Dylan McCaffrey and tailback Christian McCaffrey, who become the first brothers to win a Super Bowl as teammates. However, it comes at the expense of the other two McCaffrey brothers, Bengals quarterback Luke and wide receiver Max. After the game, proud father Ed McCaffrey tells his sons that his late-1990s Broncos would have crushed either of their teams. Newly elected President Russell Wilson performs the pregame coin flip, and first lady Ciara puts on a critically acclaimed halftime performance.

Don

February 10th, 2016 at 2:37 PM ^

football will be played by huge animatronic cyborg avatars controlled remotely by their handlers—tiny, pale, eyeless sluglike creatures with gigantic heads, floating in vats.