Super Bowl XXXIX Predictions

Alrighty sports fans, it is the middle of January which means that America’s biggest sporting event is rapidly approaching where we all herd together in our favorite restaurants or homes, eat like a pig and scream at the top of our lungs in front of the idiot box. Yeah that’s right, it’s time once again to view the funniest and most expensive TV commercials…oh yeah, I forgot, there will also be a football game. So, let’s hear some Super Bowl predictions, and we’re not talking about whether or not Janet Jackson will share the results of her breast exam with the entire population of the United States. Who’s gonna win this thing? Who will be in the final? Right now we got 8 teams left (including the defending chumps), 4 blue states, 3 red states and my team ---- the LAMBS! — who are still in this thing despite having sucked all year and being gifted with a real looney bin coach.

Here is the schedule this weekend:

Saturday January 15 — NY JETS at PITTSBURGH and ST. LOUIS at ATLANTA
Sunday January 16 — MINNESOTA at PHILADELPHIA and INDIANAPOLIS at NEW ENGLAND (Booooo!)

My prediction: Super Bowl XXXIX Champions — St. Louis Rams :loco: Runners up — Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC

Colts over the Patriots

Steelers over the Jets

Steelers over the Colts (I hope)

NFC

Vikings over the Eagles

Falcons over the Rams

Vikings over the Falcons

Super Bowl

Steelers over the Vikings (I hope)

Call me crazy too but I have predicted the exact same as you for the Super Bowl. Except I predict the boys from Pittsburgh to win.

I don’t like Atlanta much and Philly is much the lesser team without TO. If they both lose and we see a Vikings/Rams NFC matchup, then I see the Rams as coming out on top. Mainly because the Rams have a less shitty defence than the Vikings.

That Pitt running game is outstanding (I know, I had Bettis and Staley ON MY BENCH in the kaohsiung Fantasy League). I think that is going to be the key.

I predict that it’ll be won by a group of large men with no necks and man-titties, most of whom will die young on account of their size.
What’s the prize?

AFC

Patriots OVER Colts: They are Manning’s kryptonite. I hope I’m wrong but I think even if Bill Belichick has to play DB, he’ll find a way to beat Manning, again.

Steelers OVER Jets: I think it’s great that Roethlisberger will donate his game check to the tsunami victims but considering he might not even be called upon to throw a pass with that powerful running game, he might have it as easy as the Indy punter did last year.

Steelers OVER Patriots: Cowher won’t let his team lose 2 AFC Championships to the Pats, at home, in 4 years.

NFC

Eagles OVER Vikings: The Iggles won’t need TO in this one. They just have to wait for Randy Moss to decide he doesn’t really feel like trying and let the Vikes collapse. I would like the Vikes’ chances a lot more if I didn’t remember that the last time I really liked their chances in the playoffs, Kerry Collins (???) threw for about 700 yards on them.

Falcons OVER Rams: The Rams’ last 3 wins haven’t been that impressive…over Philly, at home, against Philly’s 6th stringers…over the Jets, at home, after the Jets missed a FG in OT…in Seattle where the Seahawks receivers must have got their stick’em mixed up with their margarine, for the 89th straight game. As Vick’s milking the clock at the end, bleeding first downs out of nothing, Martz will wish he hadn’t used all of his time outs during the half time show.

Eagles OVER Falcons: Without TO, the Eagles will beat the only other team with as little playmaking ability, outside of their QB, as their’s. I don’t care if the Over/Under is 3.5, GO UNDER!!! It’ll be a safety for a 2-0 Eagles win.

Super Bowl

Steelers OVER Eagles in the Battle of Pennsylvania: TO bitches about not getting the ball in his tracksuit and not enough Eagles signing his cast. Nicolette Sheridan has mercy sex with him and TO hands out the illicit DVD to students as a reward for staying in school and can’t figure out what all the fuss is about.

Glad we didn’t have to post this last week…I had the Chargers wreaking havoc on the AFC until the Championship Game :blush:

If Manning can find a way to put up a two-touchdown lead over the Steelers early (and make them use Bettis as a pass-blocker rather than a pile-driver runner who stretches defenses by opening up their passing game), then I’ll take the Colts over the Steelers. I think this is very likely.

Colts win the AFC, over the Steelers.

Eagles in the NFC, over the Falcons.

Colts over the Eagles.

Actually, I think the Super Bowl is a joke. Regular Joe Schmoe fans can’t afford to be there in person because it’s nearly always held on neutral turf. That in turn means the Super Bowl has turned into a big ugly corporate schmooze-fest. “Corporate” as in, the venue is filled with CEOs or marketing VP’s and their guests, usually clients or merger targets (I like the halftime advertising show, though). I guess Hollywood types fill out the joint, plus maybe some locals.

The Super Bowl itself always seems anti-climactic to the point of coma, to me. One reason is that the corporate types never have any kind of real, fan-based stake in the outcome. I mean, they never cheer at the right time, or sustain their cheers, and if they do it’s, like wan at best. Usually pitiful in its ability to sap the flow out of NFL football. You damn sure aren’t going to see any fat Chris Farley-types in body paint, coughing up lungs and beer. It’s just weak, imho. The playoffs, otoh, are usually spectacular no matter what.

However, this year just may be different. I mean, you have McNabb or Vick, hopefully, (Bolger less likely, I think) for the NFC and Brady, Roethlisberger, or Manning for the AFC: in short, a lot of outs point to a fireworks show no matter what. Hopefully these qb’s can make things exciting enough to overcome the white-wine seat-fillers who’ll provide the lung power.

IMHO, America’s biggest sporting event - at least the best one - is the NCAA basketball championships. Unfortunately, this seems to be moving inexorably to the Super Bowl model, where early rounds always involve real fans of the game but the finals are decapitated and handed to the CEO’s and their minions to schmooze during; everybody else is stuck with television.

The crap we Americans will put up with to fill the time between commercials, sheesh. :laughing:

Maybe the NCAA’s are only better than the Super Bowl as long as they manage to hold off what seems to be the inevitable 100%-corporate-types takeover.

(Rock chalk Jayhawks, go KU!)

rams.

No offense, but what is with these Rams picks? Sniffing glue lately? :loco:

NFC

Falcons over Rams

Eagles over Vikings

NFC Champ: Falcons

AFC

Steelers over Jets

Pats over Colts

AFC Champ: Pats

Super Bowl Winner:

Pats, because I love America!! :braveheart: :America: :beer:

I predict that we won’t see any of Janet Jackson.

Janet who?

Janet dammit (planet schmanet).

The game(Eags/Vikes) starts 2am Monday morning and it’s not on local television. I need to find a place to watch it…The Tavern, as of right now, closes at 2.

This game is massive for me, I have to see it…if you have any suggestions or know of some place else with satelite TV…please let me know.

The Eags all the way, Andy Reid will have them ready to roll, even minus T.O. their offence is upgraded from last year because of Westbrook…and their D is a million times better with Trot in the middle…they gave up the second fewest points for a reason…and 3/4 of the starting NFC Pro Bowl are Eags! Defence wins championships and the only other team close is the Steelers…but thet’ll be knocked out by the Colts…and sorry Pats fans no secondary = no win Sunday!!!

i’m rambling…i get excited…if you have any suggestions for tomorrow it would be greatly appreciated…i’ll even shell out to keep a place open.

may the best team win…they wear green and white!

Paul

Hey Posmond

The Tavern might stay open if you get a few people and buy some beer. Count me in as one but you’ll prob need another 3 - 8 people. If you can get the people, Tell Michel and ask if he’ll stay open. Then reply back to this forum so others wil know. As long as people are drinking he usually will.

If you find another place let us know.

Thanks for the reply…I think the tavern is going to be open for Sunday nights games…I should have about 8 people including myself…Go Eags

Did you ask the tavern already??

I asked the Tavern and they said we could get the game…i’m going to call back early in the evening to confirm…anyone out there that wants to see the game leave a post here so I can give them a solid number when I call back

Pats from the AFC…Colts defence sucks and Pats offence is underrated. Steelers looked awful today against Jets and Pats will be looking for payback. Dont forget they were minus Dillon first meeting with Steelers. I dont care how patchwork that secondary is, its tough to bet against Belichek.

Eagles from the NFC. Even without TO, their defence alone easily makes them class of NFC and McNabb & Westbook will create enough havoc to put up points to win.

Pats win Superbowl…AGAIN!!

Final: Pats 20, Colts 3

You ever notice that it’s always the single mom, the one who doesn’t know a football from gumball, who wins the slightly illegal office pool each week of the NFL season? I quit playing those things when I noticed, and now I remember why. (because I’m no good at predictions)

Good call, “the biggestnose,” “smerf,” and “bruin8” one and all!

:homer:

I am out of the game since I ran out of glue but it looks like quite a few of you are going to be banging heads this Sunday. Bring on some smack! Break it down. And somebody beat New England!

Rams for Super Bowl XXXX :thumbsup:

I’ll give you 20-1 nobody outside of the US gives a flying f**k!