Journal pudge's Journal: My Super Bowl Pick 13
When last I made a Super Bowl Pick, I nailed it exactly.
My rationale at the time was basically that every Tom Brady playoff game to that point had been won, and by three points, except games against Indy and Pittsburgh; that the Pats had won every NFL game ever held in February; and that it wouldn't be very high scoring, but each team would get their knocks in.
A lot has changed since then. Brady has still never lost a Super Bowl, but he has since lost both a divisional playoff and conference championship game. They've won games against non-Colts and non-Steelers teams by more than 3 points. And they haven't lost in over a year, while racking up the most points ever scored in a season.
The first two Patriots games this season were won 38-14. Their average points for/against is 37/17 (36/17 including playoffs). While they have not been doing as well lately, having more problems than at the beginning of the season, I think the team is poised to break out the stomping boots. They'll generally control the Giants, who will have a few successful drives, but the day will belong to the Pats, 34-17.
Cross-posted on <pudge/*>.
OK, I'll take the Giants at 21-17 (Score:2)
Nor am I keen on betting.
Or even football. Somehow I just burned out on it, likely due to the money involved.
My Pick (Score:2)
Giants have been playing extremely well as of late, and the Patriots haven't looked as good.
Had Eli not cracked up in the regular season game, the Giants might have won that one.
Reason #2: Tom Brady is a former Michigan Quarterback, and like a fat Michigan co-ed, he's going down.
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New York Giants, 28-24.
Giants have been playing extremely well as of late, and the Patriots haven't looked as good.
First, you're deluded.
... including the win against the Giants. And let's not forget that in the second of those three games, Tom Brady put up the best performance ever for any QB in any game in NFL history. The Pats didn't look great toward the end of the season in general, but Week 17 and the divisional playoffs, they were great. Sure, they made a lot of mistakes in the AFC title game, but how often do the Patriots have subpar games twice in a row?
Second, the Patriots have looked mostly good recently
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Where are the '72 Dolphins right now?
So I am going to go out on a limb here... (Score:2)
Let's go Giants! (Score:2)
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That is probably the most retarded thing I have ever heard.
The Giants defense played their asses off and held the Patriots under 20 points for the first time since December of 2006, and Peyton "Well Let Me Just Throw This Into Triple Coverage And Maybe I'll Get Damned Lucky" Manning gets the MVP?
No justice, man. No justice.
I am not begrudging them the win. They played a great game. But that was one damned lucky play, and Eli doesn't deserve the MVP at all.
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Eli played well - not MVP well. Strahan was in Tom Brady's face all night though - and it seemed apparent to me that it was rattling Brady's cage.
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Congratulations, Eli Manning, you are precisely average! THAT MAKES YOU THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER EVAR!!1!!
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For the record, I'm a Steelers fan, so this is an unb
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Who would you have picked?? Seriously. You can't pick the entire Giants D-line.
First, yes, you can. Super Bowl XII had two MVPs, both defensive linemen. No reason you can't have four. Second, however, I'd make two picks, just as they did in XII: Tuck, and Strahan. Strahan was the leader of that line, and Tuck, led the D-line in tackles with six, plus two sacks and a forced fumble. Plus, they are the ends, and it was they who really pushed that Pats line to collapse on the corners time after time. Granted, the other linemen did well too, especially with that sack up the middle a
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Just didn't want to come across as a Giants fan out to trounce the haters or anything
Tuck as MVP of the Patriots? If only there was a standout with the last name "Karma" would it have been better
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