Much has been made of "Deflategate." Will Bill Belichick get his comeuppance? Will Gisele Bundchen leave Tom Brady over deflated footballs? Will Aaron Hernandez spill the beans to make a deal to save himself from a life sentence (Massachusetts has no death penalty)? Did Bill Belichick put LeGarrette Blount up to walking off the field when he was with the Steelers so he could be picked up at a bargain basement price.
Seattle may be the sentimental favorite now but their coach Pete Carroll did, after leading USC to a national championship, abandon them for Seattle right before the program was put on probation by the NCAA for recruiting violations. If Seattle wins there will be talk of a dynasty and the possibility of a three peat. They have the 7th youngest team in the league in average age at 25.65 years while the Patriots have the 11th youngest at 25.76 years (the Raiders have the oldest at 27 years while the Rams have the youngest at 25.09). The Patriots may be a waning dynasty with six Super Bowl appearances in the last 13 years and winning 3 in four years from 2001-2004. The Patriots missed their bid for a three peat with a loss to the Broncos in the divisional playoffs in 2005 which is the last team to have a three peat chance. There have been other teams that have come close to a three peat in the Super Bowl but none have made it.
Denver would become the next team to win the super bowl two years (ending a 13 year drought by the AFC) in a row but John Elway would retire after the second and the Broncos did not make the playoffs. The difficulty in three peating may be a reflection of the parity in the NFL. Over the same period (1966-2015) two teams have won the Stanley Cup four years in a row (Montreal and the New York Islanders), the Chicago Bulls and the LA Lakers have won the NBA title three years in a row on two occasions and one respectively all under coach Phil Jackson, and the Oakland A's and New York Yankees have won the World Series three years in a row over this period. This suggests less parity in these leagues than the NFL. Does more parity lead to a greater desire to cheat to get ahead of the competition?
**Update**
Bill Nye the science guy has his funny take on deflategate, global warming, and who he would like to see win.
The Patriots won on a thrilling last second interception so the Seahawks hopes of a dynasty are deflated, for now at least. Cheer up Bill Nye you still have science.
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