Saturday, February 4, 2012

Super Bowl XLVI - Prediction

New England PatriotsNY Giants

New England (-3) vs. NY Giants

The time has finally come to play Super Bowl XLVI. The New England Patriots and New York Giants are meeting on the biggest stage in football for the 2nd time in 5 years. New England enters the game as a 3-point favorite. This seems fair given the Patriots 13-3 record in the regular season versus the Giants 9-7 record, but the Giants have been playing lights out since Christmas. New England has won 10 straight games and New York has won 5 straight all while facing elimination. This should be an outstanding matchup and could provide just as much drama as we saw in Super Bowl XLII.

New England enters this game on a 10-game winning streak. The last time they lost was November 6, against guess who? The Giants. But this is nothing new for the Patriots. This is the 5th time they have played in the Super Bowl in the past 11 seasons. Tom Brady is leading another high scoring offense, and the defense has played better in the postseason. This team is looking to add on to the dynasty developed last decade. Tom Brady can join Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana as the only men to ever be the starting QB on 4 Super Bowl championship teams. Brady will need to get the ball out quickly and into the hands of his playmakers for the Patriots to win. They must also get a solid performance out of their defense, particularly their porous secondary.

The Giants enter the game playing outstanding football. They have faced 5 straight elimination games and won them all. Do they have one more in them? Eli Manning is one win away from outdoing older brother Peyton and winning his 2nd Super Bowl title. He will need to spread the ball around to the likes of Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks to etch his name as possibly the greatest Giants QB ever. If the Giants are going to win this game, Eli will most likely need to be the MVP. He is eager to break out of Peyton's shadow and become an elite QB of his own. He has the chance to further his own legacy on Sunday. Manning will also need to get a strong showing from his defense. The D-Line can be dominant. They will need to hit Tom Brady in the mouth a a few times. If they don't, then Eli will need to have some awfully broad shoulders to carry his team to victory.

This game seriously could go either way. Everyone seems to have jumped on the Giants bandwagon because they are the hot team. But New England has won 10 in a row so I'm not sure why the G-Men are considered the hot team. If you underestimate the Patriots you are bound to get burned. The Giants are the cocky team much like New England was back in Super Bowl XLII. Giving Belechick 2 weeks to prepare means he is sure to come up with something to give his team the advantage. Belechick and Brady will want to avenge their only Super Bowl loss together. The Giants dream run to end the season finishes with a loss. Tom Brady and Bill Belechick add one more Super Bowl title to their legacy.

Prediction - New England 27 NY Giants 23

Ringer's Record
ATS: 5-5
SU: 5-5

No comments:

Post a Comment