WATCH: NFL fans go crazy as The Simpsons appear to predict Bengals winning Super Bowl in old video

The Cincinnati Bengals last went to the Super Bowl in 1989. The Simpsons have been on the air since 1989. The animated TV sitcom has been around long enough to predict numerous events (e.g., Disney eventually buying and acquiring 20th Century Fox, the studio that produced The Simpsons). Now Homer Simpson being a Cincinnati fan can be included as one of those tenuous predictions that has a topical application to current events.

Fans make leap in predicting Bengals Super Bowl win from an old Simpsons episode

An episode that aired on February 6, 2005 titled “Homer and Ned’s Hail Mary Pass” depicted Homer Simpson as a Cincinnati fan, complete with a tattoo on his belly. Fans took this as a surefire omen that Cincinnati will be taking home the Lombardi trophy this Sunday.

With more states legalizing sports gambling, sports bets are seeping into the mainstream social consciousness.

The episode did not predict that Cincinnati will win the Super Bowl, but that did not stop NFL Twitter from making its own predictions.

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According to Betonline and geotagged data mining, Cincinnati have captured America’s heart.

NFL squares is another popular gambling pastime, and if the real Super Bowl ends up in the score of 34-31, a lot of observant and faithful Simpsons fans may be cashing in.

Win or lose, Joe Burrow’s stock will remain red hot after the Super Bowl.

The Cincinnati Bengals take on the Los Angeles Rams in the Big Game on Sunday, February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The Rams are 4-point favorites, and the over/under total is set at 48.5. The Simpsons are currently in their 33rd season on Fox, totaling 717 episodes in that span.