Everyone's a Winner!

Now we all enjoy supporting our favorite NFL teams, and somehow find ways to talk ourselves in how the team we root for each and every Sunday can pull off a victory on that hallowed first day of the week, regardless of the opponent. Hell, even I convinced myself that the 3-10 Jets could beat the then 13-0 juggernaut New England Patriots in 2007 (it didn't happen, although the Jets covered the 22-point spread). Anyway, for fans of the Rams, Lions, and Buccaneers, do not fear that the draft is the only thing you have to look forward to. In fact, had a few bounces gone your way earlier this year, you might still have a game left to play this year!

Let us all think back to our pre-algebra days when we learned about a little something called the transitive property, which so nicely states that if A=B, and B=C, then A=C. We also learned that this applies to inequalities as well, so if A>B, and B>C, then A>C. This is key to remember as we move forward, because I am going to tell you why your teams were but a few bounces away from being participants in Super Bowl XLIV (I cannot tell you how excited I am for Super Bowl L, because it will look paltry in comparison to the previous thirty-nine Super Bowls due to a single roman numeral representing its number). Without further ado, let me tell you why the Rams are better than the Colts (some of the time):

The Rams beat the Lions, who beat the Redskins, who beat the Buccaneers, who beat the Seahawks, who beat the Jaguars, who beat the Chiefs, who beat the Raiders, who beat the Broncos, who beat the Chargers, who beat the Titans, who beat the Texans, who beat the Bills, who beat the Panthers, who beat the Cardinals, who beat the Giants, who beat the Cowboys, who beat the Saints, who beat the Eagles, who beat the Falcons, who beat the 49ers, who beat the Bears, who beat the Vikings, who beat the Bengals, who beat the Packers, who beat the Ravens, who beat the Browns, who beat the Steelers, who beat the Dolphins, who beat the Patriots, who beat the Jets, who beat the Colts, who beat the Rams.

So see, it really is true that any team can win it all. You can start this metric with any team you'd like and end it, meaning that your team would go 31-0 if it played every other team. So everyone's team is best, and everyone is a winner.