11-year-old Ravens superfan predicts Super Bowl championship
BALTIMORE - Hundreds of analysts, broadcasters and fans are predicting what will happen in the final weeks of this NFL season.
Sid Havens, an 11-year-old, has his own theory about how the season will all play out.
On Friday, when our prognosticators are laying out their numbers, Sid predicts a Super Bowl win for the Baltimore Ravens over the San Francisco 49ers, 38-35.
"I think this is our year," Sid said. "I think we're going to win the Super Bowl and I think it's going to come against the 49ers. It's going to be a rematch of Christmas night and I think it's going to be a tougher game."
"I think that (Brock) Purdy and (Christian) McCaffery will pull it together and it will be a tighter game, but I still think the Ravens will prevail and get a win."
Sid is not just guessing.
His prediction comes after hours of studying, analyzing, doing the math and watching the highlight reels.
He even writes a weekly sports newsletter for schoolmates at Beth Tifilloh, family and followers.
"I think Zay, Zay Flowers, is bursting on the scene as a rookie out of Boston College," Sid said. "Even though Lamar (Jackson) is a very run-on-his-own type of person, he's found a new target besides just (Mark) Andrews this year. Last year, he was either going to take off and run or find Andrews in a crazy pass situation when he was feeling pressure. But this year, he had Zay Flowers. He had Odell Beckham Jr."
Sid says that on Saturday, the Ravens will beat the Houston Texans at M&T Bank Stadium in downtown Baltimore.
As for the AFC Championship game…
"If the math works out, we'll end up playing the Chiefs, which is a very tough opponent," Sid said. "I don't think Lamar has ever won to Patrick Mahomes, but that's all going to change this year in my prediction."
