Oddsmakers Fear Super Bowl 2025 Boycott
The Infographic below compiled by BetOnline.ag is based on X data from Sunday evening (after the Conference Championships) to now, tracking tweets, hashtags, and direct keyword phrases from each fanbase about boycotting Super Bowl LIX. For example, any tweet that had a fan identifier such as #BillsMafia, #RavensFlock, #SteelersNation, etc. that also contained a phrase or hashtag such as "Boycott Super Bowl LIX, "Boycott the Super Bowl," "I'm boycotting the Super Bowl," #BoycottSuperBowlLIX, #BoycottTheSuperBowl, #SuperBowlBoycott, etc. Over 180,000 tweets were tracked.
Note that BetOnline is offering hundreds of prop bets for the 2025 Super Bowl.
So what is sparking this? It is mainly coming from fans upset that the Kansas City Chiefs are returning to the Super Bowl for the 5th time in 6 years, and those who are jumping on the narrative that the NFL is unfairly favoring them (including the referees) to ensure their success.
While this is a bit of a conspiracy theory, the fans cite a few explanations for this:
Patrick Mahomes is now the face of the league and the NFL wants to make sure its top star is successful.
Taylor Swift - Swift's relationship with Travis Kelce, and thereby attendance at the Super Bowl, will drive up ratings, giving the NFL incentive to make sure the Chiefs are in the big game.
Sports Betting somehow favors the Chiefs. Many fans are also claiming that Mahomes is now getting the "Michael Jordan" or "Tom Brady" treatment, in which it seems most calls go his way due to his superstar status.
Here are the top fanbases claiming they will be boycotting the Super Bowl (based on the number of boycott the Super Bowl tweets):
Bills - 24816
Ravens - 22489
Lions - 17862
Browns - 14637
Vikings - 11893
Saints - 9556
Dolphins - 8743
Bengals - 7563
Cowboys - 7248
Giants - 7145
Broncos - 6942
Bears - 6608
Commanders - 5964
Jets - 4236
Patriots - 2981
Raiders - 2877
Texans - 2533
49ers - 2332
Titans - 2179
Packers - 2154
Chargers - 2075
Steelers - 2039
Buccaneers - 1746
Rams - 1736
Jaguars - 1693
Panthers - 1485
Falcons - 1355
Seahawks - 1273
Cardinals - 1237
Colts - 1229
Eagles - 582
Chiefs - 347
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