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See which team each state is rooting for in Super Bowl LII

The Checkdown's daily collection of football culture stories for January 24, 2018. This is The Extra Point.

1. A lot of states are rooting for the underdog this year.

Fun fact: Eagles QB Carson Wentz was raised in North Dakota.

2. These two MVP candidates kept NFL Twitter buzzing this season.

3. This Massachusetts bakery heard about a Philly donut shop banning Boston creme donuts, so they responded by exiling all Philadelphia cream cheese.

4. Here's some valuable insight from Bill Belichick the G.O.A.T.