Saturday, February 02, 2008

Super Bowl Pick


Championship Sunday: 1-1
Playoffs: 5-5
Overall: 175-83 (.755 average)

The success of picks on this blog has come way down to earth during the playoffs. In spite of the parity in the National Football League, or thanks to some dominant teams, this blog has correctly picked three-fourths of the games in the National Football League this season. Granted, this is straight up. I won't even pretend to pick against the spread. Nonetheless, it's been a good year for picks.

Sunday is the Really Big Game. If you're a company out there, and you're not an official sponsor, you can't even use the word Super Bowl in your advertising. You simply have to say you're giving away a trip to the Big Game in Glendale, Arizona in February. The Super Bowl is the mother of all American cultural events. It is where sports meets pop culture which meets American capitalism which meets overexposure which meets..well, you get the picture.

This year, the New England Patriots enter Super Bowl XLII with a perfect record. The Pats have won 18 games in a row, and are attempting to become the first perfect team in the era of the 16 game season. They are the most respected, but also the most hated team in America, due to their alleged cheating and the way they have pounded opponents this season. However, not even the FBI can stop the Patriots this season.

The New York Giants are the NFC representative in this year's game. The Giants built on a near-upset of the Patriots in Week 17 to go on a three-game tear through the NFC playoffs, winning at Tampa Bay, Dallas, and Green Bay. The Giants have made a run for the ages.

The Patriots have struggled in the last part of the season, relatively speaking. They aren't drilling teams any longer. Teams are at least staying on the field with them. However, the Pats can smell something special. The bye week will hurt the Giants by killing their momentum. The bye week will, conversely, help the Patriots, as will the controlled environment of University of Phoenix Stadium, where the game will be played indoors.

I'm hoping for a good game. I don't expect one. Patriots win by a score of 38-16.

2 comments:

Zee said...

I think I'm still bitter that Green Bay is not in this game. I'll have the game on, but I don't know how much attention I'll pay to the game. I'd like at least a close game so it's interesting, but I don't remember many superbowls being close or interesting lately.

John said...

I have a hard time getting geeked up for this one, too. I fear a beatdown by the Patriots, which is what I expect to happen.