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Of 42 ESPN commentators, 11 predicted the Seattle Seahawks will win Super Bowl LI. The Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots follow with nine and six votes, respectively. The Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers earned five votes apiece.
As for Conference Championships, the Patriots (17 votes) and the Steelers (15) are favored to win the AFC, while the Packers (16) and the Seahawks (15) are favored in the NFC. Quarterbacks Russell Wilson (12), Aaron Rodgers (11) and Ben Roethlisberger (7) earned the most votes for league MVP.
Commentator | AFC Champ | NFC Champ | Super Bowl Champ | League MVP |
Josina Anderson | Broncos | Cardinals | Cardinals | Carson Palmer |
Annie Apple | Patriots | Giants | Giants | Eli Manning |
Joe Banner | Chiefs | Packers | Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
Michelle Beisner | Steelers | Packers | Steelers | Ben Roethlisberger |
Jarrett Bell | Steelers | Seahawks | Steelers | Russell Wilson |
Stephania Bell | Patriots | Panthers | Panthers | Cam Newton |
Chris Berman | Chiefs | Seahawks | Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
Matthew Berry | Patriots | Packers | Patriots | Aaron Rodgers |
Andrew Brandt | Steelers | Packers | Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
Tedy Bruschi | Steelers | Seahawks | Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
Adam Caplan | Patriots | Seahawks | Seahawks | Todd Gurley |
Ryan Clark | Steelers | Packers | Packers | Ben Roethlisberger |
John Clayton | Steelers | Seahawks | Seahawks | Ben Roethlisberger |
Jeff Darlington | Patriots | Packers | Patriots | Tom Brady |
Trent Dilfer | Steelers | Panthers | Panthers | Ben Roethlisberger |
Mark Dominik | Bengals | Seahawks | Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
Dan Graziano | Bengals | Cardinals | Cardinals | Russell Wilson |
Jon Gruden | Steelers | Packers | Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
Matt Hasselbeck | Steelers | Seahawks | Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
Tim Hasselbeck | Patriots | Seahawks | Patriots | Cam Newton |
Merril Hoge | Steelers | Packers | Steelers | Ben Roethlisberger |
Ron Jaworski | Bengals | Seahawks | Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
Keyshawn Johnson | Steelers | Packers | Steelers | Aaron Rodgers |
Suzy Kolber | Patriots | Cardinals | Cardinals | Tom Brady |
Randy Moss | Patriots | Seahawks | Patriots | Aaron Rodgers |
Wendi Nix | Patriots | Packers | Patriots | Tom Brady |
Sal Paolantonio | Patriots | Seahawks | Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
Antonio Pierce | Colts | Packers | Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
Louis Riddick | Patriots | Seahawks | Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
Jeff Saturday | Patriots | Panthers | Panthers | Ben Roethlisberger |
Phil Savage | Steelers | Seahawks | Seahawks | Cam Newton |
Adam Schefter | Chiefs | Packers | Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
Mark Schlereth | Patriots | Packers | Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
Michael Smith | Jets | Packers | Packers | Antonio Brown |
Jim Trotter | Steelers | Cardinals | Steelers | Russell Wilson |
Ed Werder | Steelers | Seahawks | Seahawks | Russell Wilson |
Trey Wingo | Patriots | Cardinals | Cardinals | Russell Wilson |
Charles Woodson | Raiders | Packers | Raiders | Khalil Mack |
Darren Woodson | Patriots | Panthers | Panthers | Aaron Rodgers |
Damien Woody | Patriots | Seahawks | Patriots | Ben Roethlisberger |
Field Yates | Patriots | Cardinals | Cardinals | Cam Newton |
Steve Young | Steelers | Packers | Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
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