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Once again, we've got maps that break down the proportion of Facebook fans of each of Sunday's conference championship teams to a county level. Now you know if you'll have to give your fellow sports bar patrons the side-eye.
Above is 49ers-Seahawks, and Seahawks fandom is almost strictly geographic. Aside from scattered 49th parallel bastions, Seattle has the advantage only in the Pacific Northwest-and not even all of it. The Niners claim all of northern California, as well as the Oregon counties just across the border.
It's easy-and probably accurate-to chalk this up to the 49ers' historical success. If you grew up in the '80s, you're much more likely to be a Niners bandwagoner. The Seahawks, until recently, have given frontrunners no reason to hop aboard.
Here's the map for Patriots-Broncos:
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This one's more even, but it's just as geographically determined. The Patriots claim the more populous parts of the country: both coasts, Rust Belt, the Midwest, and the South. The Broncos get the Plains, the Rockies, the deserts, and-almost certainly because of Peyton Manning-Indiana.
There are oddities in both maps. Why do the Broncos win eastern Tennessee? What's with Seattle's noncontiguous support in Minnesota and Wisconsin. If you've got theories, share 'em. ( Update: College. Duh.)
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