Official Super Bowl XLVI Game Day Thread

[Joemailman]

Unlike some of our more emotionally distraught 'rats, I'm looking forward to this game. There should be more scoring than the game 4 years ago. I like the Patriots in this one. I think the Giants defense has gotten a little too much credit for their win over the Packers. The Packers self-destructed in some ways that had little to do with what the Giants were doing to them defensively.

Call it Patriots 27 Giants 23

[MadtownPacker]

You must have dipped into a package with a powdery white substance. NE played Tebow after he shot his load vs the Steelers and was not the better team vs the Ravens IMO. The giants ripped up the Pack in GB and withstood the Niners sick defense. They had the tougher road and survived. I say NY wins and we all talk about how it should have been the Pack for the next 6 months.

[pbmax]

I am hoping for a tie and that somehow the playoff OT rules blow up in the league's face. Not that I am bitter or anything ...

[Bretsky]

Hoody Genius will have to pull one out of his @ss to defeat the Giants IMO; on paper the Giants are superior.
How the Pats will cover the Giants WR's in beyond me. Nicks was not there for the last game; he makes their WR core as good as any. This year Hoody Genius did as good of a coaching job as anybody in the NFL. NE is really not that good and Green Bay would blow that secondary up for unlimited points. Unfortunately our defense also sucked so bad it might have been the first Super Bowl with over 100 combined pts.

I gotta think Talent outdues the Genius today.


Giants 20
Pats 27

Tynes hits the game winner with with under 60 seconds left....heck....maybe as time expires

[esoxx]

Giants 20
Pats 27

Tynes hits the game winner with with under 60 seconds left....heck....maybe as time expires

Why is Tynes kicking a FG down 27-17?

[Brando19]

I think Bretsky meant Giants 30-27. I like the Giants in this one. The Pats defense sucks and Gronkowski's hurt...I doubt he plays the entire game. Giants 34 Patriots 21

[Bretsky]

Why is Tynes kicking a FG down 27-17?

Crap...

Giants 30
Pats 27

[Bretsky]

The Pats and Packers, as I noted long ago, have a ton of similarities

Explosing offense
A OL that you hope hangs on but is grossly overmatched by the NYG DL
Horseshit Defense that needs turnovers to be successful
Minimal Pass Rush

Hoody will have to bring a genius game plan to win this one; I don't know how he stops all those weapons w/o a pass rush and below average secondary

[ThunderDan]

Pats by 17. Back to a yawner Super Bowl where the commercials will be the talk at work on Monday.

[Bretsky]

I'd be surprised if it isn't close

Brady > Manning
Giants RB > NE Running Backs
Giants WR >NE WR's
Pats TE > Giants TE
OL vs OL.....unsure

Giants DL > Pats DL
Giants DB > Pats DB

Hoody must devise a scheme that confuses Eli with a mixture of zone coverages and blitzes
Brady must have a great game

I expect the above two things to occur so I'm thinking this one is close

[Fosco33]

Giants 27
Pats 24

Pats go up early and lead at half. Giants pressure finally gets to Brady and Gronk is useless in 2nd half. Manning goes and gets it in the 4th.

[pbmax]

The Pats and Packers, as I noted long ago, have a ton of similarities

Explosing offense
A OL that you hope hangs on but is grossly overmatched by the NYG DL
Horseshit Defense that needs turnovers to be successful
Minimal Pass Rush

Hoody will have to bring a genius game plan to win this one; I don't know how he stops all those weapons w/o a pass rush and below average secondary

Pat's D, like the GI Ants has gotten better as they got healthier. Hoody got two starters back in the last month and it made a difference (on LB and one DB).

[pbmax]

A compilation of cliches from ESPN Sportscenter that must include the NFL Live crew, because this compilation reads exactly like one of their programs.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/02/04/sports/football/a-compilation-of-sportscenter-cliches.html?src=dayp

[Pugger]

If the Pats do what we couldn't - not drop passes or fumble the ball - they can win this. I don't really care. It is hard for me to get excited about this game because I have no real regard for either franchise.

[pbmax]

Bill Belichick writeup from a beat writer during his Cleveland days in the Official Bretsky Errata thread, good read:

http://packerrats.com/showthread.php?23625-Official-Bretsky-Errata-thread-for-pbmax&p=652886&viewfull=1#post652886