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Harmon Forcast - Super Bowl
The Harmon Football Forecast is one of the most highly regarded and widely read sports features in the country, published in over 200 newspapers.
It all began when Bob Harmon began predicting college and NFL games in 1957. He devised a mathematical formula that picked winners correctly between 72 and 78 percent of the time; most seasons getting almost 75 percent of his picks right.
Today, Jim Harmon and his staff are the only forecasters who predict exact scores and chart every college and pro team.
Sunday, January 26, 2003
Super Bowl XXXVII
Oakland 26 - Tampa Bay 21
A classic pairing, for two big reasons. We'll find out how well the Raiders' NFL-best, pass-happy offense works against the Buccaneers' league-best defense, which specializes in shutting down the pass. And we'll find out how much Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden's inside knowledge of the team he led last year is worth. The Bucs will fall short, but not by much: Oakland has won four of five in the series, but this won't look anything like these teams' last matchup, a 45-0 Raiders blowout in 1999 that was the worst loss in T.B. franchise history.
It all began when Bob Harmon began predicting college and NFL games in 1957. He devised a mathematical formula that picked winners correctly between 72 and 78 percent of the time; most seasons getting almost 75 percent of his picks right.
Today, Jim Harmon and his staff are the only forecasters who predict exact scores and chart every college and pro team.
Sunday, January 26, 2003
Super Bowl XXXVII
Oakland 26 - Tampa Bay 21
A classic pairing, for two big reasons. We'll find out how well the Raiders' NFL-best, pass-happy offense works against the Buccaneers' league-best defense, which specializes in shutting down the pass. And we'll find out how much Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden's inside knowledge of the team he led last year is worth. The Bucs will fall short, but not by much: Oakland has won four of five in the series, but this won't look anything like these teams' last matchup, a 45-0 Raiders blowout in 1999 that was the worst loss in T.B. franchise history.