Anyone who bet on the AFC championship game winner solely based on the colors of the Super Bowl 58 logo got a rude awakening Sunday when the Kansas City Chiefs upset the Baltimore Ravens as 4.5-point road underdogs.
For those unfamiliar with why the logo might have swayed people to bet on the Ravens, it all had to do with a trend of teams reaching the Super Bowl whose colors matched the colors of the logo. It happened in each of the last two seasons, and a Ravens versus San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl would have extended the streak with this year’s logo being purple and red.
Considering how good both teams were, it seemed very likely to happen. Unfortunately for anyone who bet on it, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs had other plans.
Anyone else notice this? 🤔 pic.com/edOCyKqEET
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) November 8, 2023
NFL fans mocked the theory on social media after Baltimore’s loss.
Well, that’s the last time I’ll ever trust the colors of the Super Bowl logo.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) January 28, 2024
Shoutout to all the bums that bet solely based on some Super Bowl logo color conspiracy
— Bobby Rinaldi (@bobborinaldo) January 28, 2024
The conspiracy theorists looking for something to grasp on after seeing the Super Bowl logo conspiracy theory being disproven pic.com/vJlaeBu7us
— Laura Eismont (@laura_eismont) January 28, 2024
So now that the purple team is out. Where are all the conspiracy theorists using the Super Bowl logo as proof of “the fix” with the logo being purple and red?
— Edward Bell (@raiderbell83) January 28, 2024
Whoever thought of the Super Bowl logo color conspiracy theory is a damn moron 😂
— Jess Magdefrau (@JessMagdefrau) January 28, 2024
All kinds of talk about the NFL championship games being scripted/ pre-decided because of Super Bowl logo colors. Chirp . . . Chirp. Pretty quiet from those folks now. pic.com/mkGkiU1Pjo
— Greg Wills (@GKegsW84) January 28, 2024
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