eli manning

Bovada lists the New England Patriots as 4.5 favorites to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII Sunday in Minnesota, and on the surface, that doesn't seem like a lot of points to give - at least it doesn't until you do your homework and realize that twice previously in Super Bowl history, a team has been favored by 4.5 points, and neither team covered the spread.

During the NFL's 14-game season era from 1961-77, just one team, the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, managed to go 0-14. Since the league went to a 16-game campaign in 1978, just one team, the 2008 Detroit Lions, managed to go 0-16. But this season, both the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers, are flirting with 0-16. Could 2017 be remembered as the double nothing season?

It’s second and goal on New England’s one yard line. There’s less than a minute to play and Seattle has one timeout left in Super Bowl XLIX. The clock is ticking. Instead of handing the ball off, the Seahawks try to catch the Patriots off guard and throw for a touchdown. It’s picked off. Seattle loses the championship. The play will now be remembered as one of the biggest interceptions in NFL history.