Super Bowl XLVI: Who Ya Got?

by Christopher Gates on Feb 5, 2012 11:36 AM CST in NFL

We're about six hours away from kickoff time in Indianapolis. . .yes, the pre-game stuff has started already and, yes, I probably should have had this up a lot sooner than now. . .but it's time to put it on the table and let us know who you think is going to be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy at the end of this evening's game.

I've made my official prediction in the Super Bowl Stream we have going over at SB Nation Minnesota, and I see no reason to change it at this point. Both of these teams are, obviously, great. . .the New York Giants have won five straight elimination games, including knocking off the top two seeds in the NFC playoffs on the road. The New England Patriots haven't been beaten since Week 9, when they lost to. . .the Giants.

The Patriots are three-point favorites in this one, and they should be. . .and I think they'll cover that, but not by much. I just have a hard time seeing Tom Brady having two bad games in a row (by his own admission, he was bad in the AFC Championship Game), and I think that he's going to be supremely motivated by the loss earlier this season to the Giants. Oh, and if you think he isn't still pissed off about Super Bowl XLII, then you're apparently unfamiliar with Tom Brady.

Eli Manning has been playing great football, and this is not so much a pick against him as it is a pick for Brady, in all honesty. At the end of the night, though, I think Brady finds his way on to the short list of NFL quarterbacks with four Super Bowl rings and put himself firmly into the "Greatest of All Time" discussion, if he isn't there already.

The Pick: Patriots 31, Giants 27

So, ladies and gentlemen. . .who do you have this evening?

Poll

When the confetti has fallen tonight, the team that leaves Indianapolis with the 2011-12 NFL Championship will be. . .

The New England Patriots

147 votes

The New York Giants

172 votes

319 votes | Poll has closed

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Not to mention, not sure if this is true

But Belichick wrote a defensive plan for the Giants back in the day that is now featured in the NFL Hall of Fame. He knows defense, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXV

Didn’t know they included that stuff in the HOF…

NE 35, NY 20

by liveforadrenaline on Feb 5, 2012 12:17 PM CST reply actions

Giants

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." -Mark Twain

by Landonio on Feb 5, 2012 12:53 PM CST reply actions

Pats 27-23

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by Eric J. Thompson on Feb 5, 2012 1:31 PM CST reply actions

I like that score also.

With the Giants having the ball at the end and needing a TD because a FG won’t tie. Would make for a great game.

by Caretaker QB on Feb 5, 2012 1:37 PM CST up reply actions

I have 27-20 giants

Gronk and Brady are playing bum. Honestly don’t know why the pats are the favorite in this one…I think the Giants might stomp to be honest.

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear." -Mark Twain

by Landonio on Feb 5, 2012 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

pats 36 giants 24

with the last 10 giants points coming in garbage time

by statue_left on Feb 5, 2012 2:00 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions

All week I was saying NE

But, after I looked at the spread, and studied some of the regular season stats of both teams, I’ve changed my mind.

Giants: 24
Patriots: 20

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by CCNorsemen on Feb 5, 2012 3:00 PM CST reply actions

I agree.

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by Landonio on Feb 5, 2012 4:00 PM CST up reply actions

Not a bad call after all.

Giants win by 4!

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by CCNorsemen on Feb 5, 2012 10:26 PM CST up reply actions

Patriots

27-24

by Curtis2012 on Feb 5, 2012 4:17 PM CST reply actions

If a lot of Colts fans attend the game, just because it's convenient,

there might be a heavy Manning vibe going on.
Still, if Gronkowski plays, I say New England 34 New York 28.

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by JethroBoViking on Feb 5, 2012 4:26 PM CST reply actions

Is this going to be a Super Bowl game thread?

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by JethroBoViking on Feb 5, 2012 4:28 PM CST reply actions

NE wins

Either it’s a close one or a record setting blow out. Giants already have their SB win from 4 yrs ago. If Pats run up the score, there’s no holding back!!

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by VikesFanSince1967 on Feb 5, 2012 4:39 PM CST via mobile reply actions

Pats win this one

28-24, ending with Eli throwing an interception in the endzone

by mattnmics on Feb 5, 2012 5:09 PM CST reply actions

Giants 35 Pats 31

Giants Wide Receivers are just too good against New England’s bad secondary. Other than at QB the Giants are a better team across the board. It’s hard to bet against Brady but I don’t see them winning unless an injured Gronkowski goes off. For some reason I also think Ochocinco is going to make a big play or two despite doing nothing all season.

by CanadianViking on Feb 5, 2012 5:12 PM CST reply actions