Today, the Carolina Panthers defeated the Washington Redskins, 21-13. If the 'Redskins Rule' holds up, that means Mitt Romney will win the election on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
Since 1940, a phenom known as the 'Redskins Rule' has almost been 100% accurate in picking who will win an upcoming presidential election.
The rule goes as follows: If the Washington Redskins win their last home football game before an election, the incumbent will be re-elected. If the Redskins lose, the challenger will win the election.
The rule accurately predicted a winner in 17 out of 18 elections. The only year it didn't hold up was 2004 when George W. Bush was re-elected. However, since it's based off the popular vote in the previous election, it's 18 for 18 since President Bush did not win the popular vote in 2000.
Here is a look at it's history:
2012 Obama vs. Romney Redskins 13 Carolina Panthers 21
2008 Obama defeats McCain Redskins 6 Pittsburgh Steelers 23
2004 Bush defeats Kerry Redskins 14 Green Bay Packers 28 *
2000 Bush defeats Gore Redskins 21 Tennessee Titans 27
1996 Clinton defeats Dole Redskins 31 Indianapolis Colts 16
1992 Clinton defeats Bush Redskins 7 New York Giants 24
1988 Bush defeats Dukakis Redskins 27 New Orleans Saints 24
1984 Reagan defeats Mondale Redskins 27 Atlanta Falcons 14
1980 Reagan defeats Carter Redskins 14 Minnesota Vikings 39
1976 Carter defeats Ford Redskins 7 Dallas Cowboys 20
1972 Nixon defeats McGovern Redskins 24 Dallas Cowboys 20
1968 Nixon defeats Humphrey Redskins 10 New York Giants 13
1964 Johnson defeats Goldwater Redskins 27 Chicago Bears 20
1960 Kennedy defeats Nixon Redskins 10 Cleveland Browns 31
1956 Eisenhower defeats Stevenson Redskins 20 Cleveland Browns 9
1952 Eisenhower defeats Stevenson Redskins 23 Pittsburgh Steelers 24
1948 Truman defeats Dewey Redskins 59 Boston Yanks 21
1944 Roosevelt defeats Dewey Redskins 14 Cleveland Rams 10
1940 Roosevelt defeats Willkie Redskins 37 Pittsburgh Steelers 10