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NFL Week 9 · 2026

2020 NFL season · February 7, 2021

Super Bowl LV (2021): who deserved to win

The winner wasn’t outplayed. The closest call: the Buccaneers won 31–9 and take 86% of replays.

The line on each card fills with how often the loser wins the replay: the fuller, the more luck decided it. Outlined: the winner was behind in the replays.

Super Bowl LV (2021) upsets

Games the betting underdog won, biggest upset first, and whether the way both teams played backs it up. 1 of 1 were deserved: the underdog wins 60% or more of the replays with the same day’s form.

WinnerGameBefore kickoffReplay with same day’s formVerdict
Buccaneers 31–9 vs Chiefs 41% 86% Deserved

Luck ranking, super bowl

Every team’s luck index this round: 100 × (the result − how often they win the replay). A loss in a game a team wins 9 times in 10 scores −90.

#TeamGameWins the replayLuck index
1 Buccaneers W 31–9 vs Chiefs 86% +14
2 Chiefs L 9–31 @ Buccaneers 14% −14