Can Sports Cards Determine The Super Bowl Winner?

With just about an hour left before the Super Bowl everyone is trying to get their final predictions as to who will win the big game. Personally, even though I hate the Steelers I still think they will come out victorious. I see that Las Vegas does have the Packers as a 2 ½ point favorite with the Over/Under set at 45 total points scored.

But as I was finishing up my last minute game day food shopping I noticed a stack of re-pack boxes sitting with the other impulse items on the shelf. There was a stack of baseball and a stack of football boxes and what caught my eye was the “Championship Collection” logo on the box. Was this a sign? Can we rely on the fortune telling of 16 random packs of football cards to pick the winner of the Super Bowl? Why not, sounds as logical as some of the other ways that people pick a winner.

So with 16 packs of football cards ranging from 1990 through 2009 I figured I would try to come up with a guess as to who will win and what the final score will be based on what Packer and Steelers cards I end up pulling.

Here is the scoring system I will use:

Extra Point (1 pt)- For random cards that could be a sign or superstitious

Safety (2 pts)- For any rookie from the Packers or Steelers

Field Goal (3 pts)- For each non-rookie player from either the Packers or Steelers

Touch Down (7 pts)- For any Hall of Fame players (or if they are a HOF lock)

TD w/ 2pt Conversion (8 pts)- For any autos or relics (NFC hits go to Packers, AFC hits go to Steelers).



The packs:

1990 Score

Steelers- 9 pts
#53 Gary Anderson
#111 Carnell Lake
#249 Louis Lipps



Packers- 3 pts
#245 Sterling Sharpe



2007 Topps
Steelers- 0
Packers- 0



2008 Upper Deck
 
Steelers- 3#152 Heath Miller


Packers- 0



2008 UD Draft
Steelers-0

 
Packers-5
#72 Matt Flynn RC
#140 Charles Woodson



2008 UD Icons
Steelers-0
Packers-0



2008 UD Masterpieces
Steelers-0



Packers- 7
#6 Bart Starr
#86 Vince Lombardi (Is this a sign for the Packers???) +1 point for possibly being a sign



2008 SP Rookie Edition
Steelers-0



Packers-3
#71 Ryan Grant



2009 Topps Magic
Steelers-0
Packers- 0



2009 Topps Mayo
Steelers-0
Packers-0


2009 Upper Deck


Steelers-4
#153 James Harrison +1 point for being the hardest hitting M&Fer in the game today



Packers-3
#74 Aaron Kampman



2009 UD Draft
Steelers-0
Packers-0


2009 UD Football Heroes
Steelers-0
Packers- 0



2009 UD Icons
Steelers-0
Packers- 0



2009 UD Philadelphia
Steelers-0


Packers-3
#72 Ryan Grant



2009 UD SP
Steelers-0
Packers-0


2009 UD SP Threads
Steelers-0
Packers- 0



Final Score:

Pittsburgh Steelers- 16
Green Bay Packers- 24

You read that right, the Green Bay Packers are going to overcome an early deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers.