I figured out Super Bowl 49

The answer to who will win lies not in the players or coaches. The answer doesn't begin with these teams at all. It begins on January 4th. The Dallas Cowboys were hosting the Detroit Lions. But you might remember it as...

The Picked Up Flag game.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) January 5, 2015

Whenever any decision or action is made, it creates multiple timelines. Throughout a single football game, this happens thousands of times. Over the course of a season, a million different timelines are created and only one is lived out as reality.

When the officials threw the flag for pass interference late in the Cowboys-Lions game, two timelines were available. One was to be expected. They would announce pass interference and the Lions would be in an excellent position to win the game. But that is not the timeline that became reality. In the timeline that we know, the officials picked up the flag without explanation. The Lions punted. The Cowboys had the ball, scored and won the game.

This moment was the catalyst for everything that has followed since. Picking up the flag cause a karmic chain reaction. The Cowboys beat the Lions, but they really shouldn't have.

A week later, the Cowboys played the Packers. Tony Romo threw a deep pass on 4th and 2 that was caught by Dez Bryant. He took three steps and reached the ball out for the goal line. The ball never moved or wobbled until he was down by contact. It was ruled a catch. Upon further video review, they officials reversed the call. This was karmic payback. The Packers beat the Cowboys, but they really shouldn't have.

A week later, the Packers played the Seahawks. Green Bay dominated the entire game. Russell Wilson played terribly. And then one of the strangest, most I can't believe what I'm seeing sequences of all times happened. The Seahawks beat the Packers, but they really shouldn't have.

Which brings us to Super Bowl 49.

I expect the Seahawks to have a double-digit lead in the 2nd or 3rd quarter. But either through a combination of a questionable call, fluke turnover, or trick play, the Patriots will end the season as Champions. The chain reaction will be complete.