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AP-NORC poll: On game day, some see prayer as a Hail Mary

FILE - Rev. Burke Masters conducts an outdoor Mass in the Wrigley Field stands prior to Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, in Chicago. A poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted Sept. 9-12, 2022, finds that about 3 in 10 Americans say they feel God plays a role in determining which team goes home the victor. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

FILE - Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field by Steve McMichael, left, and William Perry after the team won Super Bowl XX against the New England Patriots in New Orleans on Jan. 26, 1986. A poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted Sept. 9-12, 2022, finds that about 3 in 10 Americans say they feel God plays a role in determining which team goes home the victor. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)

FILE - Permian linebacker Israel Martinez, left, and defensive lineman Tyler Tomlinson pray before a high school football game against Abilene on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene, Texas. Abilene won 30-13. A poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted Sept. 9-12, 2022, finds that about 3 in 10 Americans say they feel God plays a role in determining which team goes home the victor. (Edyta Blaszczyk/Odessa American via AP, File)

AP-NORC poll: On game day, some see prayer as a Hail Mary