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The Super Bowl will return to New Orleans next February 3 for the first time since Hurricane Katrina shredded parts of the Louisiana Superdome, home to the Saints. And Bovada’s NFL oddsmakers list the Green Bay Packers as the early 6/1 favorites to win Super Bowl XLVII.
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Of course the Pack were preseason favorites this year after winning the franchise’s fourth championship a season ago. Green Bay finished this season with the NFL’s best record at 15-1 but was upset at home in the divisional round by the New York Giants. All of the substantial Packers should be back next season, including reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, although tight endJermichael Finley is a free agent – the team at worst can slap the franchise tag on Finley. Backup QB Matt Flynn, who threw for a franchise-record six TDs in the regular-season finale is likely going to be gone.
The Giants finished off their surprising postseason run by beating the New England Patriots on Sunday night in Indianapolis for that franchises’ fourth Super Bowl title. New York is only the seventh-favorite to win it again next year at 15/1. But all the Giants’ key skill position players are likely back, led by Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning.
No team has repeated since the New England Patriots in 2005 – that was the last Super Bowl win for Tom Brady and Co. They are the second-favorites to win it all next year at 7/1. New England happened to win the last Super Bowl in New Orleans, upsetting the St. Louis Rams 20-17 on Feb. 3, 2002 to kick off the Brady/Bill Belichick dynasty. New England will have to re-sign WR Wes Welker, who had a crucial drop in Sunday’s loss.
Could the Saints become the first team to play in a Super Bowl in their home stadium? New Orleans is an 8/1 third-favorite to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl title. Drew Brees will need to be signed to a new contract this offseason but that’s considered a formality after Brees set the NFL single-season record for passing yards this season.
The longest shots on the board for next season are the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars at 100/1.
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