Playboy's Pro Football Forecast
September, 1997
Nothing succeeds like success. The Packers won the Super Bowl, but they were heavy favorites. They were from the National Football Conference, which stopped losing Super Bowls 13 years ago, and everyone expected them to pound the Patriots. New England showed some heart, however, and lost by only 14 points, which was the point spread on the game (see page 147). As a result, only a fraction of the billions bet on the Super Bowl actually changed hands. In Green Bay, all those Titletown, USA signs t...