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2022 NFL season · February 12, 2023

Super Bowl 2022: who deserved to win

Every winner of Super Bowl earned it. The closest call: the Chiefs won 38–35 and take 82% of replays.

The line on each card fills with how often the loser wins the replay: the fuller, the more luck decided it. Outlined: the winner was outplayed.

Super Bowl 2022 upsets

Games the betting underdog won, biggest upset first, and whether the way both teams played backs it up. 1 of 1 were deserved: the underdog wins 60% or more of the replays with the same day’s form.

WinnerGameBefore kickoffReplay with same day’s formVerdict
Chiefs 38–35 @ Eagles 47% 82% Deserved

Luck ranking, super bowl

Every team’s luck index this round: 100 × (the result − how often they win the replay). A loss in a game a team wins 9 times in 10 scores −90.

#TeamGameWins the replayLuck index
1 Chiefs W 38–35 @ Eagles 82% +18
2 Eagles L 35–38 vs Chiefs 18% −18