{"id":136554,"date":"2026-01-26T11:59:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/did-the-nfl-predict-it\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:05:51","slug":"did-the-nfl-predict-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/en\/did-the-nfl-predict-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the NFL predict it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Super Bowl already has its protagonists: New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks, a duel that will be played on Sunday, February 8 at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (Eastern Time). And although the game is already generating expectations in terms of sports, another conversation has exploded on social networks: an old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/international\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> publication that today many interpret as an unexpected &#8220;sign&#8221; or &#8220;prediction&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy was born because several users recalled an image that the NFL shared at the beginning of the season, where many quarterbacks appear, but two of them were positioned in front: Drake Maye (Patriots) and Sam Darnold (Seahawks). For fans, seeing them in the front row and now finding them in the Super Bowl feels like too &#8220;perfect&#8221; to be a fluke. In a matter of hours, the debate became a trend: some took it as an amusing coincidence, others as an &#8220;omen,&#8221; and there were also those who used it to fuel conspiracy theories, insinuating that the NFL &#8220;already knew&#8221; what would happen. <!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>So&#8230;did the NFL really &#8220;unveil&#8221; the Super Bowl as early as September?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136543\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136543\" src=\"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nfl-2-6.jpg\" alt=\"Super Bowl\" width=\"1200\" height=\"522\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: NFL X Account<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The honest answer is: there is no real evidence that the NFL can predict or manipulate who makes it to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>What does exist is a very common phenomenon on the Internet:<\/p>\n<p>When something big happens, people go back to the past, find a striking image and give it new meaning.<\/p>\n<p>This is called &#8220;pareidolia&#8221; or &#8220;confirmation bias&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>Our brain connects patterns that &#8220;seem&#8221; to make sense after the event has already happened.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put: the image goes viral because it fits the outcome, not because it is proof of anything.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p style=\"color: #fd9737;\">Another conversation blew up on social media<\/p><cite>Qu\u00e9Onnda.com<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<h2>What is useful for the U.S. Hispanic fan?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_136544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136544\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-136544\" src=\"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/nfl-3-6.jpg\" alt=\"Levi's Stadium\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-136544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beyond the controversy, the most important thing for those living in the United States is to know that this Super Bowl will be played in California.<\/p>\n<p>Because of this, there will be heavy movement of tourists, events, traffic and special logistics during the week of the game, especially in the Bay Area and on routes to Santa Clara.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the September image will remain a perfect anecdote for networks&#8230; but the title will be decided where it always is: on the gridiron.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/nuevaonda.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qu\u00e9Onnda.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Super Bowl already has its protagonists: New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks, a duel that will be played on Sunday, February 8 at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with kickoff scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (Eastern Time). 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