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Updated · Fox News · Aug 17

NFL Emerges as America’s Most Predictable League With 7 Super Bowl Winners Since 2013

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Updated · Fox News · Aug 17

NFL Emerges as America’s Most Predictable League With 7 Super Bowl Winners Since 2013

Q: Why do NFL players rank Lamar Jackson 69th while league executives still view him as a top-five elite quarterback?

Lamar Jackson’s No. 69 spot reflects how the player-voted Top 100 rewards recent availability and recency more than long-term quarterback value, while executives judge the position more through full-skill evaluation and team-building importance. Jackson’s 2025 season was interrupted by injuries, limiting him to 13 games and dragging down his raw totals. He threw for 2,549 yards with 21 passing touchdowns, ran for a career-low 349 yards, and missed four games. On a list built around the most recent season, that kind of interrupted year can cause a sharp fall, especially because players are voting across all positions and often reacting to who was most visible week to week. The Top 100 process itself also helps explain the gap. Players submit limited ballots, and critics inside and outside the league have long said participation is uneven and the method is vulnerable to reputation swings and off-year drops. That is why Jackson could fall 67 spots in one cycle despite still being one of the sport’s most feared players. Executives, coaches and scouts evaluate him differently. In ESPN’s survey, Jackson ranked No. 5 among quarterbacks because decision-makers still see elite traits that did not disappear: he finished fourth in passer rating, remained dangerous against the blitz and in play-action, and is still one of the NFL’s most unique dual-threat weapons. His two MVPs, proven ceiling and ability to distort defenses keep him in the elite tier even after a compromised season.

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Seven NFL franchises have won the Super Bowl since 2013, the analysis says, with only 11 of 32 teams even reaching the game over the past 13 seasons.
Fifteen of the last 26 Super Bowl participants had the NFL’s best regular-season record, 23 had top-five records, and the average participant ranked second in winning percentage.
MLB looked less concentrated over the same span: nine of 30 teams won the World Series and 17 reached it, while World Series participants averaged a 4.5 ranking in regular-season winning percentage.
Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady alone appeared on 10 of the 26 Super Bowl teams since 2013, underscoring how a small set of elite quarterbacks has reinforced the league’s repeatability.
The piece argues the NFL’s popularity masks that pattern through national scheduling, Red Zone highlights, fantasy play and point-spread betting, even as the Rams open as current title favorites.

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