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Super Bowl Prediction Thread

I'm told there's a football game on Sunday. It doesn't involve your Houston Texans, so forgive me for downplaying it. Consider this your official prediction thread for the Super Bowl. I'll get it going...my head says there's no way Peyton Manning allows the Colts to lose, but I'm rooting for the Saints. As you all know, I've never been accused of leading with my head. Saints 27, Colts 24.

Your turn: Let us know who you believe will emerge as champion of the universe on Sunday night via the poll, and then put your name on it (e.g., call the final score, MVP, and any other items of note) in the Comments below.

Poll
The winner of Super Bowl XLIV shall be:
Colts
168 votes
Saints
168 votes

336 votes | Poll has closed

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The Colts got lucky repeatedly this year. The Saints aren’t perfect, but they’ll find a way to win (man, I hope, anyways).

by killtacular on Feb 6, 2010 1:47 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

The Colts

Are apparently trying to injure every good player on their team. By Sunday Curtis Painter will be throwing bombs to Craphonso Thorpe in the big game.

by b0ng on Feb 6, 2010 2:07 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Maybe

that’s their strategy, trying to catch the Saints offguard.
Barring more injuries, I say Colts 43 Saints 37

by David V on Feb 6, 2010 3:13 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

arrrrgghhhhh

This Superbowl is the worst of the worst… Although my brother is a Tennessee Alum, and I’ve strolled down Peyton Ave every time I’ve been to Neyland to root for his alma mater, the Colts have owned us so its impossible to root for them … That being said, as a northern NY’er I’m fortunate enough to not be insulted on a daily basis by reading little Richard injustice, age unknown, but as an avid reader of the BRB I’m thinking that if Reggie K wins a Superbowl (although VY winning would be the worst case scenario), Mario might as well hang ’em up..
Put your name on it: Saints 34 Colts 31

by Mookazoid on Feb 6, 2010 3:10 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Like him or not

It’s hard to argue against Peyton being one of the best qb’s of all time in my opinion. He is amazingly good.

I’m not sure I’m rooting for him, but gotta give him credit where it’s due.

I'll eliminate you like I eliminate gluten from my diet.

by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 6, 2010 11:57 AM CST up reply actions   1 recs

Can't deny his talent but

If he never wins another title, it’ll at least be arguable.

by TexansDC on Feb 6, 2010 1:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Saints..

will sell out to stop the pass, therefore Indy will have a big run or two, but the Saints will stay put and hit Manning as much as they can. Expect multiple RTP, cuz P. Mann is a protected man.

GO SAINTS!

 I have to root for the Saints, they were part of my greatest sports day ever.

GO TEXANS!!!!

Our time will come...

by Texanmaniac on Feb 6, 2010 6:46 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Want the Saints to win ...

but Paytun is just too much.

Saints go down, and go down hard on final drive of the game.

Colts 38 Saints 34

by jagur12 on Feb 6, 2010 8:30 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Colts win big

This game won’t even be close. NO will score first then get fucked up!!

Indy 35. NO 21

by AllenOU on Feb 6, 2010 12:13 PM CST via mobile reply actions   1 recs

I'm going with the Madden simulation

But my scoreline is 34-21 Saints

and Fujita wins the MVP as an extreme darkhorse

In Canada our balls are bigger

by canadian texan on Feb 6, 2010 1:12 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Colts win 38-17

Co-MVPs: Manning/Garcon

Garcon will have single coverage all game and the Saints really don’t have a very good defense at all except for the forced turnovers.

by Bryan72076 on Feb 6, 2010 1:27 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

** zombie kill of the week **

On the saints D

boom goes the dynamite bitches!!!

by AllenOU on Feb 6, 2010 1:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

If your defense regularly forces turnovers like the Saints do I think it makes them pretty good personally.

www.manningface.com

by nolander on Feb 6, 2010 4:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Their defense ranked

20th in points scored against
25th in total yards against
22nd in first downs given up
20th in passing yards allowed
21st in rushing yards allowed
26th in rush avg. per attempt
2nd in turnovers

Honestly the turnovers makes them appear better than they really are, and tomorrow they’re playing against a team that doesn’t turn the ball over. If they can’t find a way to force Manning into turnovers, it’s going to get ugly fast as outside of turnever they’re not even mediocre defensively.

But to respond to your point, I really don’t agree. Even if you want to take a bottom line approach, it would be the points against stat that really mattered, getting the 2nd most turnovers in the league didn’t stop them from giving up more points than 19 other teams.

by Bryan72076 on Feb 6, 2010 7:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

The Colts on the other hand who are seen to not have a great defense were

8th in points against
27th in first downs given up
14th in passing yards allowed
24th in rushing yards allowed
19th in rushing avg. per attempt
18th in turnovers

Neither team has a great defense, though if I had to count on one to stop someone, it would be the Colts over the Saints. The Colts have the ability to force the Saints to beat them on the ground, while the Saints’ best defense is their offense matching what their D gives up. They’re a one dimensional team playing against one of the best offenses in the game…, I don’t think it’ll even be close.

by Bryan72076 on Feb 6, 2010 7:21 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

What those numbers don’t take into account are the number of points scored by their offense off of those turnovers, or by their defense off of those turnovers. It seemed to me throughout the year that their strategy of forcing turnovers helped them win games. You can rip their defense for not playing well against the vikings based on yardage etc, but when you manage to cuase as many turnovers as they did it didn’t matter.

I’m not saying they are great, but I think they are a more impactful defense then their 20th in points allowed would indicate.

www.manningface.com

by nolander on Feb 6, 2010 7:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

At the end of the game

The only thing that really matters is the score. The defense’s ultimate goal is to stop the other team from scoring, and the Saints ranked 20th in the league at doing that. I don’t think any defensive coordinator is going to be happy with a defense that’s 20th in points against and 25th in yards allowed, regardless of how many turnovers they’ve forced.

And again, they’re now playing against a team known to protect the football very well. Their defense might not look like the 20th best defense in the league when they’re getting 2 1/2 turnovers a game going their way, but if they aren’t able to force Manning to make mistakes that’s exactly what they’re going to be. I don’t know about you, but i’m not going to bank on Manning and the Colts turning the ball over often enough to make up for the fact that they’re scoring on every other possession.

by Bryan72076 on Feb 7, 2010 1:26 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I never made a prediction that they were going to beat the Colts. I simply made the point that their defense forces a lot of turnovers and I believe that makes them pretty good.

You also didn’t disprove or even address my point about how all those turnovers have more then likely led to a lot of points scored by that offense of theirs.

www.manningface.com

by nolander on Feb 7, 2010 11:01 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Im going for the saints.

Because I hate peitun mannung and the colts that much

by Jordann on Feb 6, 2010 2:42 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Help me out!

I started a fanpost: funny super bowl prop bets.

number of times they show Kim Kard-ass-ian

total score vs. age of roger daltrey
etc.

got any other ideas? hit that fanpost.

by jagur12 on Feb 6, 2010 4:44 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Honestly

I pick IND to take it 34-21 and Peyton grabs MVP… Mr Reggie Kardashian pulls a hammy


Go Texans!

by Taco Joe on Feb 6, 2010 6:28 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I really don't know about this game

As much as I hate the Colts, I can’t go with the Saints cause Obama is backing them, & just like Kansas’ basketball team showed us, anything Obama backs is sure to fail.

I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but you appear to be unarmed.

by The Night Owl on Feb 6, 2010 7:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Really?

I must have missed where TNO called someone a nappy-headed ho.

If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?

by Shake on Feb 7, 2010 7:51 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Saints 21, Colts 17

In a turnover fest.

MVP: Pierre Thomas with 150 yards rushing and 2 TD’s.

- Rivers McCown, From Mom's Basement | Twitter

by riversmccown on Feb 6, 2010 9:14 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Colts 34, Saints 20

Fivehead will be too much for the saints D and pick them apart

by DanK TexaS on Feb 6, 2010 10:39 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I Picked The Saints

I assumed Freeney & Wayne would be out or hobbled. If they both play, and it looks like Wayne is definitely a go, I don’t think the Saints can pull this off.

by kozanack on Feb 7, 2010 1:36 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

What a wonderful night. Just fucking awesome

I think I’m gonna go frolic in the streets…

Life is good

by AllenOU on Feb 7, 2010 2:09 AM CST via mobile reply actions   0 recs

Turnovers will be the key to the game (how many times have you heard that?)

As discussed above by Bryan72076, the Saints do not have a great defense…….they do not even have a good defense. The Vikes moved the ball up and down the field all game long, nearly doubling the Saints in total yardage. They put up 4 TD’s but they did not win because of TO’s. They put the ball on the turf 6 times, but other than the Farve-Peterson handoff fumble just before halftime, the Saints actively forced the rest of those fumbles. The Farve brain fart INT at the end of regulation of course was also a major factor. The way the Vikes were moving the ball on that last drive it seemed a certainty that the game would end with a FG by the Vikes, not the Saints.

So the $64K question is can the Saints force enough TO’s to keep the score close? Manning does not make bad throws. He does not take hits in the pocket. Both he and Farve bit the turf in the conference championship games when they saw unavoidable pressure coming. I see that as a smart, but very pussified move, and it denies the fans seeing one of the best parts of the game, a crunching QB sack. The Saints will not get multiple INT’s.

Can the Saints strip the ball away from the Colts receivers and RB’s? To me that is THE key to the game. Without the TO’s the Saints forced in the conference championship game we would be watching Farve-Manning. Thank god that did not happen. I am cheering for the Saints and hope they can deny Manning being deified as “one of the all time greatest QB’s”. Saints win a shootout 41-38.

It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!

by oiler-texan diehard on Feb 7, 2010 9:43 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

No way did I see the Saints winning with a +1 TO margin

BUT the 1 TO was huge. Correction, it was HUGE. The only turnover was THE key play in the game.

Congrats to the Saints. They earned this win big time.

It took the Astros 44 years to get to the Series, the Oilers-Texans are due to get to the big dance...Go Texans!!!!!

by oiler-texan diehard on Feb 7, 2010 8:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Colts 34, Saints 28

Clark wins the MVP, if only because of his awesome name. And his number is Obama’s presidency number.

by clarky1661 on Feb 7, 2010 12:33 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Saints win 31-28...

Back-and-forth scoring with the Saints kickin a FG to win it. So far in the playoffs, the Colts have faced defenses as good as the Saints, but not an offense anywhere close. The Saints on the other hand have played as good of offenses and defenses as the Colts. Again, no one pulls ahead for good and it turns out to be a nailbiter.

"I've never gone into a game trying to win the Heisman Trophy; I go into a game trying to win." - Colt McCoy

by Robertpz on Feb 7, 2010 12:52 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Eff the Colts

Rooting for the Saints

A Texans fan. Really. No, I'm not kidding.
http://www.battleredblog.com

by bigfatdrunk on Feb 7, 2010 2:44 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd

For reading my effen mind.

"380 pounds of pure pirogi" ~ Cush

by LoneSpot on Feb 8, 2010 10:36 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I might get some flack for this but.....

….I do not dislike the Colts, even though I’m a Texans fan. What’s not to like about Peyton Manning? He’s got game gifted by God, not to mention Daddy Arch, and he seems to be a humble guy. Every time somebody mentions his recods he says something to the effect of “I just feel humbled to be mentioned in the same breath as those players”.

So, BRB, don’t hate me, but I don’t hate the Colts. I think New Orleans will surprise people.

The Holy Ones 31
The Baby Horses 28

SL

"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL

by Southern Lion on Feb 7, 2010 4:37 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

^^^^^^This

If the Treasury Secretary doesn't have to pay taxes, then why do I?

by Shake on Feb 8, 2010 9:42 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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