Is it too early to predict who’ll win the Super Bowl this season? Not according to well-known statistician Nate Silver. He’s already got it worked out.

According to his calculations, the Seattle Seahawks are the favorites to win, with a 15% chance. And we could see the same game two years in a row, because the New England Patriots are second at 14%.

The Green Bay Packers are third at 7% . . . then the Broncos, the Cowboys, and the Colts are all at 6%.

On the other end of the list, seven teams have less than a 1% chance. At the very bottom of the pile are the Tennessee Titans. They’re followed by the Jaguars, the Redskins, the Buccaneers, the Raiders, the Bears and the Browns.

This Sunday is National Grandparents’ Day, and according to a new survey, 64% of us say our grandparents have had a profound impact on our lives . . . and 56% pass on things we learn from them to our own kids. Here are the ten most common ‘words of wisdom’ we get from our grandparents . . .

1. “A leopard never changes its spots.” Meaning you can’t really change someone.

2. “A minute on the lips, a lifetime on the hips.” Which is about over-snacking.

3. “A watched pot never boils.”

4. “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”

5. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”

6. “An hour before midnight is worth two after.” In other words, don’t stay up too late.

7. “Be nice to people on the way up, because you’ll meet them on the way down.” Meaning be nice to people when things are going well, or they won’t be there for you when things aren’t going well.

8. “Cleanliness is next to godliness.”

9. “Don’t leave until tomorrow what you can do today.”

10. “Don’t let the sun go down on your anger.” Meaning don’t go to bed angry.

NFL football starts tonight when the Steelers take on the Patriots. And according to a new survey, most of us would prefer to watch it from our couch than actually go to the game.

70% of football fans said they’d rather have friends over to watch a game than actually go to a game with them. Here are five more random stats from the survey . . .

1. 25% of fans said they have friends over to tailgate before a game at least four times a year.

2. 30% said if they could upgrade one thing for football season, it would be their grill . . . because apparently everyone already has a huge TV at this point.

3. The celebrity we’d most like to invite over for football is Will Ferrell, who got 57% of the vote. It’s not clear who the other choices were though.

4. If we could talk football with anyone during a game, it would be our Dad, who got 34% of the vote. Followed by Mike Ditka with 24%.

5. One-third of fans say they go on social media during halftime, compared to 23% who claim they still go outside to throw a football around.

Match.com recently asked members to describe what they find most attractive about the opposite sex. Then they came up with what they call the ‘ideal’ man and woman.

Since it’s a weird composite, it doesn’t really make sense, but whatever. Here we go . . .

Guys want a woman with blue eyes . . . long, dark, brown hair . . . who’s a career driven doctor . . . with a strategically placed tattoo . . . and spends her free time swimming.

Women want a guy with short dark brown hair . . . blue eyes . . . a Dad bod . . . an executive job . . . and a dog.

But again, it’s a composite. Somehow we’re thinking a single guy with long dreamy hair and six-pack abs will do just fine?

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Have you ever come up with a crazy lie to get out of work? Apparently you should just keep it simple. An insurance company recently polled 1,000 business owners and CEOs to find what they consider good reasons for calling out sick. Here are the top nine . . .

1. You have the flu. 42% said it’s a good enough reason to miss work. Apparently the other 58% expect you to show up in a Snuggie and work from the bathroom?

2. Your back went out, 39%.

3. You had some sort of accident and hurt yourself, 38%.

4. You’re just really stressed out, 35%. Which is interesting. Can you imagine saying you’re just too stressed out to come in, and your boss being cool with it?

5. You had elective surgery, 35%. (???)

6. You’re depressed, 35%.

7. You’re having an anxiety attack, 25%.

8. You have a cold, 24%.

9. You have a migraine, 22%.

And 8% of employers said none of those excuses are a good enough reason to miss work.

2015 Country Music Association Awards Nominees

Entertainer of the Year:
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Eric Church
Miranda Lambert

Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producers):
Old Boots, New Dirt, Jason Aldean
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
Pain Killer, Little Big Town
The Big Revival, Kenny Chesney
Traveller, Chris Stapleton

Female Vocalist of the Year:
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Lee Ann Womack
Kelsea Ballerini

Male Vocalist of the Year:
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
Eric Church
Blake Shelton
Chris Stapleton

Vocal Group of the Year:
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Rascal Flatts
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band

Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriters):
“American Kids”, Kenny Chesney (Written by Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird and Shane McAnally)
“Girl Crush”, Little Big Town (Written by Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey and Liz Rose)
“Like a Cowboy”, Randy Houser (Written by Randy Houser and Brice Long)
“Like a Wrecking Ball”, Eric Church (Written by Eric Church and Casey Beathard)
“Take Your Time”, Sam Hunt (Written by Sam Hunt, Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally)

Vocal Duo of the Year:
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Thompson Square

New Artist of the Year:
Sam Hunt
Maddie & Tae
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Kelsea Ballerini

Single of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Producer):
“American Kids,” Kenny Chesney (Produced by Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney)
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town (Produced by Jay Joyce)
“I Don’t Dance,” Lee Brice (Produced by Lee Brice)
“Take Your Time,” Sam Hunt (Produced by Zach Crowell and Shane McAnally)
“Talladega,” Eric Church (Produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora Jr.)

Musical Event of the Year:
Django and Jimmie, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
“Lonely Tonight,” Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe
“Raise ‘Em Up,” Keith Urban feat. Eric Church
“Smokin’ and Drinkin’,” Miranda Lambert feat. Little Big Town
“Wild Child,” Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter

Music Video of the Year (Awarded to Artist and Director):
“Biscuits,” Kacey Musgraves (Directed by Marc Klasfeld)
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town (Directed by Karla Welch and Matthew Welch)
“Girl in a Country Song,” Maddie & Tae (Directed by TK McKamy)
“Little Red Wagon,” Miranda Lambert (Directed by Trey Fanjoy)
“Something in the Water,” Carrie Underwood (Directed by Raj Kapoor)

Musician of the Year:
Sam Bush, mandolin
Jerry Douglas, dobro
Paul Franklin, steel guitar
Dann Huff, guitar
Mac McAnally, guitar

It’s tailgate season, so here’s a list that might help you on the grill. It’s four ways you might be cooking burgers wrong . . .

1. Don’t use burgers with too much fat. Ground beef with a higher percentage of fat is usually cheaper. That’s okay if you’re cooking burgers on the stove, but when fat drips on the grill, you get flare-ups. And you might burn the outside of the burgers while they’re still raw inside.

2. Don’t season them too soon. Putting salt on ground beef draws out the moisture, so you end up with dry burgers. Especially if you use too much, or do it too soon. So don’t season the meat until RIGHT before you put it on the grill.

3. Don’t cut into them to see how well they’re done. If you need to get a general idea of how well they’re cooked, do it with ONE of them. But then YOU should eat that burger, because it’ll be drier than the rest of them are.

If you need to cut into more than one burger to make sure they’re not raw . . . someone else should probably be working the grill.

4. Don’t let the buns get soggy. It happens if you make a bunch of burgers at the same time, and immediately put them on buns for people. If you want to do it that way, the trick is to put the slice of cheese under the burger, so it protects the bun from all the juices.

Slate.com just released the results of an informal study that asked, “If every state had one official word, what would it be?”

The results include a ton of regional slang, most of which you’ve never heard of. I’d even bet the people IN most of these states have never heard Slate’s pick for their “official” word.

Tennessees word is:
whirlygust (noun): a strong wind
Just as we were about to complete the house of cards on the back porch a whirlygust rolled through and ruined everything.

I have never heard that before… And I was born and raised here.

Some are spot on, though. Hawaii’s official word is “aloha” . . . Indiana’s is “Hoosier” . . . and Massachusetts’ is “wicked.” Those are all slam dunks.

For California and Pennsylvania, one region of the state won over another. California’s word is “hella,” which might be more of a Northern California thing . . . and Pennsylvania’s is “yinz,” which is a Western Pennsylvania term for “you guys.”

A few of the weirder ones are: “Glawackus” in Connecticut, which is the name of a mythical local monster . . . “kybo” in Iowa, which is what they call a port-a-potty . . . and “shucky darn” in Kansas, which is a way of saying “wow!”

I am a Dad that tells terrible jokes and have a Dad that tells terrible jokes…. I turned out okay… My kids turned out okay…. Or did they??? Check out this video if you have ever had to deal with Dad Jokes.