7 of 8 NFL playoff teams are from blue states

[jimmy the one]

I don't believe I've ever seen it so lopsided before.
I look at it as a premonition of gooder things to come in 2026.

Saturday January 17
Buffalo vs Denver - New York, Colorado for novice fans
San Francisco vs Seattle - California, Washington state, ditto

Sunday January 18
Houston vs New England - Texas, New England duh
Los Angeles (rams) vs Chicago - California, Illinois

Just thought of something. New England comprises 6 states which all vote blue, so it's more like 12 states represented in the playoffs to just, uh, hahaha, the LONE star state.

Houston Texas the only chance maga world has this year, and California gots two shots at it.
Texas and California just like the redistricting wars. QB Gavin Newsome vs the fumbling Trump eh?
I'm for San Fran, tho any but Houston.

PS Houston Texas had 20% higher violent crime rate than Chicago in 2024, and 40% higher property crime rate. Why no national guard and thugs of ICE in Houston, Trump?

[riversedge]

1. and the GB Packers Almost made it!!

[Prairie Gates]

8. To characterize a historic fourth quarter collapse to your arch-nemesis as "almost making it"

is really the essence of positive spin!

[riversedge]

9. that whole last second half was downright sickening. I try to keep my

spirits up--each year is 'almost' for Pack!!

[Celerity]

17. Wisconsin isn't Blue. Rethugs control both chambers of their state legislature, the US House delegation, 1 US Senator,

and Wisconsin went for Trump in 2016 and 2024.

It is a purple to light pink swing state, which hopefully changes to Blue ASAP.

In terms of Green Bay itself, only one Democratic presidential candidate has won Brown County (where Green Bay is) this century: Barack Obama in 2008.

[Traildogbob]

2. Damn!!! I love that.

Now I will pull for all of em.

[AZJonnie]

3. This week is the 2nd round of the playoffs though

Counting blue vs. red by means of 2024 POTUS election results:

Blue‑state teams (13):
Bills (NY)
Giants (NJ)
Jets (NJ)
Patriots (MA)
Ravens (MD)
Commanders (DC)
Bears (IL)
Vikings (MN)
Broncos (CO)
Seahawks (WA)
49ers (CA)
Rams (CA)
Chargers (CA)

Red‑state teams (19):
Cardinals (AZ)
Falcons (GA)
Panthers (NC)
Saints (LA)
Cowboys (TX)
Texans (TX)
Jaguars (FL)
Dolphins (FL)
Buccaneers (FL)
Colts (IN)
Titans (TN)
Chiefs (MO)
Raiders (NV)
Lions (MI)
Packers (WI)
Steelers (PA)
Eagles (PA)
Browns (OH)
Bengals (OH)

Assuming each playoff team is like a random draw from the league with a 13/32 chance of being from a blue state, the chance that 7 or 8 of 8 remaining teams are blue‑state teams is about 0.94% (~1 in 106) in a given year.

IOW, this has about a once-per-century statistical likelihood, if the teams and their states voting patterns had 100% consistency over that 100 years.

Sounds like an omen to me!

[Rebl2]

12. Chiefs are

in a red state, but a blue city, until they move to another red state in five years, to another blue city.

[onenote]

4. Houston is mostly blue.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. The City of Houston is a very blue city

[anciano]

6. FYI, there has been significant recent ICE activity in Houston.

Personally, I am cheering for the Houston Texans simply because they have been one of my favorite "NFL football teams" for years.

[jimmy the one]

14. You are right about ICE activity in Houston, but....

But is recent ICE activity in Houston Texas a result of Renee Good's death? I googled and there were anti ICE demonstrations in Houston in past week on this issue; as well 50 immigrants were arrested recently there by ICE.
I admit I was a bit too harsh on large cities in red states. Yes Houston Texas votes democratic, about 55% for Hillary, Biden, and Kamala, to ~45 republican, at least for president. Dallas the same. That's a supreme court majority, 5 - 4.
Almost all our big cities (if not all) vote democratic, that's the urban advantage democrats hold.
My dig was really at red states, not really cities within. Nonetheless, a red state city is part of a red state's voting bloc.

[Aristus]

7. Pity the poor last-round draft picks who end up having to live in Redneckistan.

Being rich in a red state must suck. Because there's nothing to do with your money. I'm sure tractor pulls and monster truck rallies lose their allure after a while...

[EdmondDantes_]

18. Not like most teams are in major cities which are largely Democratic

Not like these cities don't have great museums, volunteer opportunities, business opportunities, etc.

[oasis]

10. New England Patriots need to kick ass.

[EarthFirst]

13. Bills Mafia agrees...

[SWBTATTReg]

11. No surprise here I suspect. Blue states have an overwhelming economic advantage in the incomes its residents make, and

building, maintaining infrastructure. Poorer states, unfortunately don't.

[Starbeach]

15. The Blue Bowl!

Once Houston loses, lets rename it.

[Initech]

16. Go Rams!!!!!