Hanger Pack Prophets

Ten years ago... the Seattle Seahawks were one yard and twenty-six seconds away from a Super Bowl victory when Russell Wilson threw an interception to Malcolm Butler to hand the New England Patriots their 4th Super Bowl title in franchise history.  That was the last time I was super excited about the Super Bowl.

Ever since then... I'll either root for a team because I have a friend who roots for them... or root against a team I really dislike.  This year... I'm faced with a conundrum in the sense that I don't really hate either of the Super Bowl participants... nor do I have any friends who are Chiefs or Eagles fans.

Ultimately... I decided to root for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, because I'd love to see them become the first team in NFL history to win three Super Bowls in a row.  Plus there's a part of me that wants to see Mahomes match Joe Montana's four Super Bowl wins.

My gut tells me Saquon Barkley and the Eagles are going to end Kansas City's run, but honestly I only watched eight to ten games this season and most of them involved the 49ers, Seahawks, or Packers.

That's why I decided to let these two 2022 Mosaic hanger packs predict the next Super Bowl champion:

The scoring will be based on the 36 (there were actually 21 cards in the first hanger pack) cards.  Each card will be worth at least one point using the following scoring system:

AFC or NFC Base Cards = 1 Point

AFC or NFC HOF Base Cards = 2 Points

Kansas City Chiefs or Philadelphia Eagles Base Cards = 3 Points

Mahomes, Kelce, Hurts, or Barkley = 2x Multiplier

Unnumbered Inserts or Parallels = 2x Multiplier

Numbered Inserts or Parallels = 3x Multiplier

Autograph or Relic = 5x Multiplier

Let's get it started...

First Quarter:

 

Jalen Hurts scores six points to give the Eagles a comfortable lead.

Second Quarter:

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs bounce back in the second quarter with help from Antonio Gates who just received the call to Canton this week.  They enter halftime with a slim two point lead.


Third Quarter:

Patrick Mahomes and some help from random AFC inserts/parallels help the Chiefs pad their lead in the 3rd Quarter.  Let's see if they can hold onto it.

Fourth Quarter:

The Philadelphia Eagles fight until the final card... but end up falling two points short as the Kansas City Chiefs become the first team to win back to back to back Super Bowls.

Unfortunately for Mahomes fans, he doesn't win his 4th Super Bowl MVP Award.  According to the cards, that honor is going to go to Taylor's boyfriend:

2022 Mosaic Reactive Orange Prizm #97

I'm 100% okay with this outcome.  But honestly... whether or not this hanger pack prophecy comes true or not... today is all about the food and company.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!  Stay safe and sayonara!