Kay Adams has put her Super Bowl 61 pick out there, and she’s not exactly playing it safe.
The FanDuel TV host said she’s calling for the Denver Broncos to meet the Chicago Bears in the big game, which will air on ESPN for the first time in history and be played at SoFi Stadium in Southern California.
“I’m getting killed for my Super Bowl teams,” she told Rob Gronkowski. “I said Bears vs.
Broncos. But I’m getting crushed and it’s not about the Broncos, which obviously, best defense, maybe Bo Nix can pull it out.
Sean Payton. People are really killing me on the Bears.”
She followed that up with, “How bad is my Super Bowl pick?”
The reaction online came fast. Some fans took issue with the idea that both teams could make that leap again, while others pushed back hard on the criticism of Chicago.
“Magical seasons don’t happen two years in a row coming from ex-Patriot dynasty key contributor, Rob Gronkowski is wild talk 😂,” one fan wrote.
Another fan argued that the Bears are more than a fluke, saying, “The Bears are going to show all y’all that it wasn’t all some mysterious apparition happening last season. They have a top-notch coach with a quarterback that has that clutch gene everyone talks about.
Even when that happens and they pull off another winning season, there will still be doubters. But, when it’s all said and done, Caleb’s going to make you believe in witchcraft, sorcery, enchantments, divination, hoodoo & maybe even necromancy; whatever it takes to get y’all to come to grips that this team is for real.
🐻⬇️”
A third fan pointed to what Caleb did in his first season, writing, “I mean year one with caleb he led a lot of drives late in game that were foiled by terrible coaching decisions. Cough cough eberflus Thanksgiving debacle. 16 points to tie Vikings last year to lose in overtime all kinds of games where he very well put us in position to win as a rookie,”
And one more fan pushed back on the idea that last season should be dismissed, adding, “Saying last year was magical without even making the Super Bowl and then saying it doesn’t happen 2years in a row is almost hater type talk,”
Adams’ prediction has definitely stirred people up. The only question now is whether the Bears and Broncos can make her look smart.
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