The Super Bowl has united American culture and fans together for over a half-century. There is nothing like watching the best of the AFC clash against the NFC’s best for the Super Bowl championship.
Hundreds of millions across the world tune in to the big game every year, where legacies are made and memories are enshrined.
But the Super Bowl is like every other major event to happen on this earth — a number of conspiracy theories arrive after something takes place. Some of these theories make absolutely no sense, but some tell it anyway. Some of the Super Bowl questions do actually make you think twice about the truth behind the things that took place on your television.
Today we present the 7 Crazy Super Bowl Questions That Had NFL Fans Convinced Something Fishy Is Going On.
7. Jerome Bettis’ “Perfect Sendoff”
Jerome ‘The Bus’ Bettis was a powerful running back with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but entered the 2005 season without a Super Bowl championship. The six-time Pro Bowler was born in Detroit, and wouldn’t you know that Super Bowl 40 took place in his hometown. And wouldn’t you also know it, his Steelers embarked on a miraculous run to face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 40.
Even though seeing sophomore quarterback Ben Roethlisberger win the Super Bowl and allow Bettis to retire a champion.
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But doesn’t anyone remember all the horrible officiating calls that just HAPPENED to benefit the Steelers? Roethlisberger’s QB sneak touchdown when replays showed it clearly wasn’t? Or how Seattle got called for penalties every time they touched a Steeler during a play? One can only wonder if the NFL was bent on giving Bettis the send off he deserved
6. Broncos Throw Interceptions and the Super Bowl to Seahawks
The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks met in Super Bowl 48. It was the NFL’s highest scoring offense of all-time vs. the Legion of Boom. Fans all across the world were excited to see this game.
But you all kind of know what happened. Denver played so bad, it looked like they didn’t want to win. The opening play saw the snap go over Peyton Manning’s head for a safety. He also threw two picks and the Broncos dropped a ton of easy passes.
Well, theorists started a…theory…that the Broncos threw the game. Though unconfirmed, someone said Manning went to Pete Carroll after the game and told him to pay up.
We tend to think the Broncos just sucked and Seattle won the game cleanly, but anyway.
5. Both Teams Threw Super Bowl III
Joe Namath’s New York Jets were heavy underdogs against the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 3. Broadway Joe guaranteed that his squad would defeat the 18-point defeats. I mean, he kind of seemed to sure that they would win…
Maybe because he knew ahead of time the Jets would win….
Namath had a mere 17 completions for 206 yards, while the legendary tandem of Johnny Unitas and Earl Morrall combined for 17 completions and 181 yards.
And so, the conspiracy theorists believe that both teams tried to throw the game, simply citing that both quarterbacks played terrible – that they didn’t seem to have the desire to win the game.
Though we try to brush off some of these theories, the fact the Jets actually won a Super Bowl does give this theory some food for thought.
4. Patriots Played James Bond on Carolina Panthers
Before we dive more into SpyGate and how it started, let’s go to Super Bowl 38, where the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers, 32 to 29.
Thing is, many Panthers players believed that the Patriots pulled off a 007 mission and obtained their gameplans for the game.
Panthers fullback Brad Hoover said he believed deep down that the Patriots did in fact cheat. He said they completely changed their gameplan in the second half, but the Patriots seemed well prepared for it.
Panthers sources said they felt the Patriots videotaped their practices and had to change up the gameplan because New England cheated to be a step ahead of them.
Do the Panthers have a case, or are they more sour than warheads mixed in lemons? Only the Patriots know the truth.
3. Roger Goodell: Mastermind behind the Super Bowl 47 Blackout
Super Bowl 47 is remembered for many reasons. Beyonce’s epic halftime show, Ray Lewis’ final ride and of course the power outage in the third quarter that delayed the game for 34 minutes.
Baltimore led San Francisco 28 to 6, but the 49ers cut the deficit to five points. But the Ravens wound up beating the 49ers, 34 to 31.
Well, Ravens star Terrell Suggs accused commissioner Roger Goodell of orchestrating the power outage. Here’s what he said, word for word:
‘“I was like Vegas, parlor tricks, you know what I mean? I was like, ahh, Roger Goodell, he never stops, he always has something up his sleeve. He just couldn’t let us have this one in a landslide huh?”
Well, one person believes the commish did it. Do you?
2. The “True” Origins of Spygate
The New England Patriots were caught illegally videotaping New York Jets signals on the sidelines during a 2007 regular season game.
But MANY believe the Patriots were doing that stuff back to the days of their dynasty – starting with their surprising Super Bowl 36 victory over the St. Louis Rams
The Boston Herald published a story, citing that the Patriots videotaped Rams practices leading up to the Super Bowl. A Patriots video assistant told Roger Goodell that they were present at the practices, too.
And like the Panthers, the Rams were rather surprised at how the Patriots were well-prepared for their crafty play-calling that hadn’t been seen before.
One former Patriots employee talked. Do you think his words are reliable?
1. Pete Carroll Loved Russell Wilson too much
When you think of the worst play-call in NFL history, you instantly think to Pete Carroll’s crazy play-call to have Russell Wilson throw it from the one-yard line in Super Bowl 49 against the NEw England Patriots. Everyone thought power running back Marshawn Lynch would be trusted to gain one yard in the final seconds.
But the theorists believe it was more than a questionable play-call. Some believe Carroll simply wanted Wilson to win the MVP, and having him throw the game-winning touchdown would ensure that.
Well, coaches like Carroll succeed because they coach 53 men and don’t build the big game around one player. This seems like nonsense, but it may also be the reason why Carroll didn’t hand the ball to Lynch.
