Which Pundits Predicted A Ravens-49ers Super Bowl? Grading ESPN And Sports Illustrated

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1/23/13 12:30PM

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.

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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.

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