Which Pundits Predicted A Ravens-49ers Super Bowl? Grading ESPN And Sports Illustrated
Republished with permission from PunditTracker.com
Let's revisit the pre-season Super Bowl predictions from the 25 pundits we tracked from ESPN and Sports Illustrated.
Five pundits had the Ravens making the Super Bowl, while three had the 49ers making it. Only two, however, had them both: Dennis Dillon and Jim Trotter of Sports Illustrated, both of whom picked the Ravens to win it all.
| Pundit | AFC | NFC | Super Bowl |
| Dennis Dillon (SI) | Ravens | 49ers | Ravens |
| Jim Trotter (SI) | Ravens | 49ers | Ravens |
| Kevin Seifert (ESPN) | Ravens | Packers | Packers |
| Bill Williamson (ESPN) | Ravens | Eagles | Eagles |
| Dan Graziano (ESPN) | Ravens | Packers | Packers |
| Kerry J. Byrne (SI) | Texans | 49ers | Texans |
| Adam Schefter (ESPN) | Texans | Packers | Packers |
| Andrew Brandt (ESPN) | Ravens | Packers | Packers |
| Andrew Perloff (SI) | Patriots | Packers | Patriots |
| Ashley Fox (ESPN) | Patriots | Packers | Patriots |
| Bill Barnwell (ESPN) | Texans | Packers | Packers |
| Chris Burke (SI) | Patriots | Packers | Patriots |
| Don Banks (SI) | Texans | Packers | Packers |
| James Walker (ESPN) | Patriots | Packers | Patriots |
| Jamison Hensley (ESPN) | Texans | Cowboys | Cowboys |
| Jeff Diamond (SI) | Texans | Giants | Giants |
| Jeffri Chadiha (ESPN) | Texans | Packers | Packers |
| John Clayton (ESPN) | Patriots | Packers | Packers |
| KC Joyner (ESPN) | Patriots | Packers | Packers |
| Matt Williamson (ESPN) | Patriots | Packers | Patriots |
| Mike Sando (ESPN) | Patriots | Packers | Packers |
| Pat Yasinskas (ESPN) | Patriots | Packers | Patriots |
| Paul Kuharsky (ESPN) | Patriots | Falcons | Falcons |
| Peter King (SI) | Broncos | Packers | Packers |
| Tom Mantzouranis (SI) | Texans | Cowboys | Texans |
For context, Vegas pegged Baltimore to have a 12% chance of winning the AFC and San Francisco to have a 14% chance of winning the NFC.
Once the Super Bowl is complete, we will update our NFL Pundit Rankings. To see all the individual picks and to make your Super Bowl prediction, visit our Sports section.
PunditTracker's mission is to bring accountability to the prediction industry by cataloging and scoring the predictions of pundits.
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