Super Bowl Prediction

Less than a week to go to the big game... and the hype is starting between the two teams. A lot of trash talk, a lot of commercials, a lot of food, a lot of money being spent. Only the Super Bowl can produce a game where one team is a two touchdown favorite, but the whole country will watch anyway. Of course, the underdog wins every now and then.

So who will win? I don't know. You don't know. Ms. Cleo doesn't. No one does. All we can do is pretend to be football commentators and piece together some analysis and make a semi-educated guess. So here goes. Giants win. There. I said it. And I'm one of the very few that will say it twice. Watch. Giants win. Told ya.

Why do I think the two touchdown underdog will win? Let's break this down. Yes, the Patriots have Tom "GQ" Brady. But the Giants have Eli Manning. Eli, the man who is on one of the biggest hot streaks in recent history. Eli, who is ready to get out of his brother's shadow. Eli, who has thrown more post-season passes with no interceptions in NFL history. He's due. And no one knew it until he shined in the last game of the regular season.

I believe that they are equal on most fronts. They are equal in the running backs, because Jacobs and Bradshaw have been as good of a 1-2 punch as the Patriots backfield. Both offensive lines have been excellent. Boss has overperformed with Shockey out and has been better than Watson has for the Pats. Receivers... okay... Pats have the edge with Moss and Welker and Stallworth... BUT... as a unit, the Giants showed that all of their offensive stars can put up Patriot-like statistics. The Giants defense has improved more than any defense this season from the beginning to the end. They have a better defensive line by far, and the sackmasters will put pressure on Brady. Pressure from the front four will make life much easier on the Giants linebackers and secondary. The G-Men linebackers are faster, but lack in the experience that the Pats use as an edge. The secondary groups are also about equal. The Giants D has shown that they can handle the Patriots offense (remember, the Patriots were held down for the majority of the game last time), and the Giants offense has enough firepower to put up points AND keep the Pats offense off the field (The Giants scored 35 points on the Pats, and I believe that is the highest total allowed of any team this season). The secondary groups are also about equal. Pats have the edge in special teams, especially in kicking, which will be extremely important (ask Tynes how lucky he is to still have a job). BUT... the G-Men have more to prove, have more momentum than an undefeated team, have a quarterback who is showing he is really elite, and almost beat them the first time. Both teams will come with different looks, but the Giants have improved more. This game will be a classic.

Final Score: Giants 31, Pats 30

Let's see on Sunday...