I’ve made a decision: I am rooting for the Falcons.
In the past 30 years, every Super Bowl except for one has featured two teams not called the Chicago Bears. And every year, I have to decide if I have a rooting interest in the game beyond my own viewing satisfaction.
Sometimes there’s an obvious choice, like John Elway against the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. Sometimes I like both teams about the same (Rams-Titans, XXXIV), sometimes I have beef with both teams (Packers-Steelers, XLV), and sometimes I’m indifferent and just rooting for a good game (Giants-Patriots, the second one).