The Carolina Panthers are the favorites to win the Super Bowl next season. (Getty)
Super Bowl 50 is in the books.
Defense, clearly, wins championships. At least this year. But despite holding the Carolina Panthers to just 10 points on Sunday night, the Denver Broncos aren’t favored to repeat as Super Bowl champions.
In fact, it’s the Panthers who are favored to be lifting the Lombardi Trophy next season. According to OddsShark, Carolina is +800 to win next year’s title game. Meanwhile, the Broncos, who may or may be looking at a brand-new quarterback, are listed as +1400 to notch back-to-back Super Bowl victories.
Sitting behind the Panthers in the odds-breakdown are the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks (despite Marshawn Lynch’s retirement announcement) and the Arizona Cardinals.
Here’s the complete breakdown of early odds for next year’s Super Bowl chances for each team. Ready? Let’s go:
Carolina Panthers, +800
New England Patriots, +825
Seattle Seahawks, +1100
Arizona Cardinals, +1100
Green Bay Packers, +1200
Pittsburgh Steelers, +1200
Denver Broncos, +1400
Cincinnati Bengals, +1600
Indianapolis Colts, +1600
Dallas Cowboys, +2400
Kansas City Chiefs, +2500
Minnesota Vikings, +2500
Philadelphia Eagles, +3500
Baltimore Ravens, +3800
New York Jets, +4250
New York Giants, +4250
Houston Texans, +4500
Buffalo Bills, +4500
Atlanta Falcons, +5000
Washington Redskins, +5000
Los Angeles Rams, +5000
Detroit Lions, +5500
Miami Dolphins, +5500
Oakland Raiders, +5800
San Diego Chargers, +6000
Chicago Bears, +6500
New Orleans Saints, +6800
Jacksonville Jaguars, +8000
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, +1100
San Francisco 49ers, +11000
Cleveland Browns, +21000
Tennessee Titans, +22000