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As of this writing, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a slight favorite to beat the Seattle Seahawks in this year’s Super Bowl. Attention to the potency of brand names in Super Bowl history suggests the Steelers should be heavy favorites. In an exclusive AdFreak analysis, we looked for previous Super Bowls in which a team with an animal nickname played a team with a profession-related nickname. In the dozen such contests, the profession-related team won nine times.

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