A rabbit who correctly predicted the winner of the Super Bowl last year is back to see if it can score again the second time around.
Last year, Denzel the Rabbit correctly predicted the Kansas City Chiefs as the champions last year when they were up against the Philadelphia Eagles. It was a spectacular game and even more emotional for some of the players as brothers Jason and Travis Kelce had to battle it out on their rival teams.
However, he’s back to choose who he thinks will win in Las Vegas on Sunday, (February 11).
The Super Bowl is just days away so the bunny has given fans ample time to place any bets if that’s what they’re hoping. This year, the Chiefs are back but instead are facing the San Francisco 49ers for their Super Bowl ring.
This year’s game is even more highly anticipated with more eyes on the game because fans are hoping Taylor Swift will be there to support her boyfriend Travis Kelce. The celebrity couple have been dating since September last year and it’s caused an extra level of mania no one could have predicted. Not only that, but the Super Bowl commercials are also on top form this year, with Jennifer Aniston pairing up with her Friends co-star for Uber Eats, to name one of the big adverts.
Now, this rabbit technically has a 100% prediction rate – based on one year – but it’s great odds so far.
His owner filmed a video, TheLexiBunch of the bunny choosing the winner and uploaded it onto TikTok.
We see Denzel’s mom make room in her living room for the set-up and place down a big rug that resembles the layout of the football field. Then she picks up the four-legged friend and sets him up in the end zone.
At the other end she places the two team logos, and whichever one he hops to first is his choice this year. To coax the bunny she places two pieces of cilantro on either logo to entice him to the end, but she makes sure she only has one on each to not affect the results.
The adorable clip shows Denzel had a bit of a tough time picking because at first he looks like he’s going to go straight to the Chiefs but he then swaps to pick the 49ers.
Followers loved seeing Denzel making his Super Bowl predictions again, and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy even commented, saying he’d “win it for him”.
His comment has already received almost 25,000 likes.
Other viewers joked they were ready to place their bets. One said: “Listen, he better win. Now all my bets are going to the 49ers.”
A second added: “Me putting $10k on his prediction”, and a third said: “If he picked Chiefs [again] I was convinced he’s just a Chiefs fan lol”.
And a fourth wrote: “I’ve seen two animals pick the 49ers today so start making some bets everyone lol”.
Denzel isn’t the first animal to pick Super Bowl winners, as each year, TV host Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show usually does a segment where two puppies pick their predictions. Each puppy wears a jersey of the final teams and whoever makes it to the bowl of kibble in the end zone is who will (likely) win the Super Bowl.
Although they haven’t got the 100% success rate like Denzel, they’re damn cute.
