Casey Affleck· Jan 30, 2026
Affleck, a Patriots fan, predicts New England will win Super Bowl 60 as underdogs behind Drake Maye.
“I wanna I want to put energy into the underdogs, and the kid rising to the occasion. That's what I think is gonna happen.”
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- Super Bowl PicksNew England PatriotsJan 30, 2026
New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl
“I wanna predict with passion. I want him I wanna I want to put energy into the underdogs, and the kid rising to the occasion. That's what I think is gonna happen. Okay. Meaning a win. A win.”
Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 0+50 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 50
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 0
- champion:
- SEA
- runner up:
- NE
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
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