# 12th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 29, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443 "2014-12-29T15:36:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/61 "2015-01-04T05:09:31Z")

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> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#):
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> See? Let me give you a Terrible Towel to dry your eyes with.

Looks like you will be needing it this time. That was pretty sad.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/62 "2015-01-04T08:23:08Z")

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Dammit, I missed this thread this year!

If I had made it in in time, my pick would have been Patriots over Packers, 28-21.

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/63 "2015-01-04T08:29:33Z")

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> [@eschereal](#):
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> Looks like you will be needing it this time. That was pretty sad.

Yes, it was. I’ll get over it. But I’ll still be hearing about Super Bowl XL 10 years from now.

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/64 "2015-01-04T08:32:38Z")

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> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#):
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> Yes, it was. I’ll get over it. But I’ll still be hearing about Super Bowl XL 10 years from now.

Only because you will keep bringing it up. Most 'Hawks fans have moved on.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/65 "2015-01-04T13:58:34Z")

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> [@Leaper](#):
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> There is one Cardinals pick to be found: dalej42.

Interesting – I did a [ctrl-f] search on my document for each of those, so I guess I misspelled “Cardinals” when I did that. Funny thing is that when I posted that, I thought to myself “I guess **dalej42** didn’t participate this year, since I _know_ he’d pick the Cards”. 🙂

Ok, here’s where we are after Wild Card Saturday:

Unscathed:  
**Hal Briston** - Packers 27, Patriots 17  
**Kiros** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21  
**borschevsky** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 20  
**AncientHumanoid** - Broncos 34, Cowboys 31  
**BigDadWolf** - Patriots 30, Seahawks 27  
**notfrommensa** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 24  
**Saint Cad** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 21  
**Procrustus** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 17  
**PSXer** - Panthers 24, Patriots 17  
**jtur88** - Cowboys 31, Broncos 13  
**Gray Ghost** - Patriots 30, Cowboys 16  
**picker** - Packers 35, Ravens 27  
**Fear the Turtle** - Seahawks 31, Patriots 24  
**Paintcharge** - Patriots 31, Packers 24  
**justmeetee** - Packers 41, Patriots 38  
**Sir T-Cups** - Seahawks 28, Patriots 10  
**Wargamer** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 10  
**eschereal** - Patriots 13, Lions 6  
**Kimble** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 22  
**It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** - I meant Cowboys 34, Patriots 27  
**MadTheSwine** - Seahawks 38, Patriots 11  
**Grits and Hard Toast** - Packers 31, Broncos 24  
**CAMJAY77** - Cowboys 37, Patriots 34  
**SenorBeef** - Patriots 33, Packers 27  
**Hamlet** - Broncos 31, Packers 34  
**Fleetwood** - Patriots 27, Packers 24  
**Intergalactic Gladiator** - Packers 30, Patriots 24  
**Enginerd** - Patriots 20, Seahawks 17  
**muldoonthief** - Patriots 34, Cowboys 17  
**Jahiegel** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 23  
**Larry Borgia** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21  
**Frosted Glass** - Patriots 27, Cowboys 14

One Down:  
**dalej42** - [del]Cardinals[/del] 17, Broncos 8  
**Zyanthia** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, Cowboys 23  
**Suburban Plankton** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, Lions 17  
**Airman Doors, USAF** - [del]Steelers[/del] 21, Seahawks 10  
**Slow Moving Vehicle** - Packers 31, [del]Steelers[/del] 24  
**racer72** - Seahawks 43, [del]Steelers[/del] 8  
**zoog** - Cowboys 27, [del]Steelers[/del] 23

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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/66 "2015-01-04T15:34:58Z")

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> [@Hal\_Briston](#):
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> Interesting – I did a [ctrl-f] search on my document for each of those, so I guess I misspelled “Cardinals” when I did that.

You may have misspelled “Panthers” (picked by **PSXer** ) and “Ravens” (picked by **picker** ) as well.

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/67 "2015-01-04T15:51:41Z")

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I picked two teams with byes because I wanted make it past week 1 without being eliminated!

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**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2015, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/68 "2015-01-05T11:46:39Z")

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I really should’ve thought about the injury to Bell before picking Pittsburgh. Live and learn :D.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/69 "2015-01-06T00:57:58Z")

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After Wild Card Weekend, here’s how we’re looking:

Unscathed:  
**Hal Briston** - Packers 27, Patriots 17  
**Kiros** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21  
**borschevsky** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 20  
**AncientHumanoid** - Broncos 34, Cowboys 31  
**BigDadWolf** - Patriots 30, Seahawks 27  
**notfrommensa** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 24  
**Saint Cad** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 21  
**Procrustus** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 17  
**PSXer** - Panthers 24, Patriots 17  
**jtur88** - Cowboys 31, Broncos 13  
**Gray Ghost** - Patriots 30, Cowboys 16  
**picker** - Packers 35, Ravens 27  
**Fear the Turtle** - Seahawks 31, Patriots 24  
**Paintcharge** - Patriots 31, Packers 24  
**justmeetee** - Packers 41, Patriots 38  
**Sir T-Cups** - Seahawks 28, Patriots 10  
**Wargamer** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 10  
**Kimble** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 22  
**It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** - Cowboys 34, Patriots 27  
**MadTheSwine** - Seahawks 38, Patriots 11  
**Grits and Hard Toast** - Packers 31, Broncos 24  
**CAMJAY77** - Cowboys 37, Patriots 34  
**SenorBeef** - Patriots 33, Packers 27  
**Hamlet** - Broncos 31, Packers 34  
**Fleetwood** - Patriots 27, Packers 24  
**Intergalactic Gladiator** - Packers 30, Patriots 24  
**Enginerd** - Patriots 20, Seahawks 17  
**muldoonthief** - Patriots 34, Cowboys 17  
**Jahiegel** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 23  
**Larry Borgia** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21  
**Frosted Glass** - Patriots 27, Cowboys 14

One Down:  
**eschereal** - Patriots 13, [del]Lions[/del] 6  
**Slow Moving Vehicle** - Packers 31, [del]Steelers[/del] 24  
**racer72** - Seahawks 43, [del]Steelers[/del] 8  
**zoog** - Cowboys 27, [del]Steelers[/del] 23  
**dalej42** - [del]Cardinals[/del] 17, Broncos 8  
**Zyanthia** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, Cowboys 23  
**Airman Doors, USAF** - [del]Steelers[/del] 21, Seahawks 10

Dead In The Water:  
**Suburban Plankton** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, [del]Lions[/del] 17

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/70 "2015-01-11T04:21:00Z")

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After Divisional Saturday, two more players go down into the “One Gone” area:

Unscathed:  
**Hal Briston** - Packers 27, Patriots 17  
**Kiros** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21  
**borschevsky** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 20  
**AncientHumanoid** - Broncos 34, Cowboys 31  
**BigDadWolf** - Patriots 30, Seahawks 27  
**notfrommensa** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 24  
**Saint Cad** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 21  
**Procrustus** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 17  
**jtur88** - Cowboys 31, Broncos 13  
**Gray Ghost** - Patriots 30, Cowboys 16  
**Fear the Turtle** - Seahawks 31, Patriots 24  
**Paintcharge** - Patriots 31, Packers 24  
**justmeetee** - Packers 41, Patriots 38  
**Sir T-Cups** - Seahawks 28, Patriots 10  
**Wargamer** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 10  
**Kimble** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 22  
**It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** - Cowboys 34, Patriots 27  
**MadTheSwine** - Seahawks 38, Patriots 11  
**Grits and Hard Toast** - Packers 31, Broncos 24  
**CAMJAY77** - Cowboys 37, Patriots 34  
**SenorBeef** - Patriots 33, Packers 27  
**Hamlet** - Broncos 31, Packers 34  
**Fleetwood** - Patriots 27, Packers 24  
**Intergalactic Gladiator** - Packers 30, Patriots 24  
**Enginerd** - Patriots 20, Seahawks 17  
**muldoonthief** - Patriots 34, Cowboys 17  
**Jahiegel** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 23  
**Larry Borgia** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21  
**Frosted Glass** - Patriots 27, Cowboys 14

One Down:  
**eschereal** - Patriots 13, [del]Lions[/del] 6  
**Slow Moving Vehicle** - Packers 31, [del]Steelers[/del] 24  
**racer72** - Seahawks 43, [del]Steelers[/del] 8  
**zoog** - Cowboys 27, [del]Steelers[/del] 23  
**picker** - Packers 35, [del]Ravens[/del] 27  
**dalej42** - [del]Cardinals[/del] 17, Broncos 8  
**Zyanthia** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, Cowboys 23  
**Airman Doors, USAF** - [del]Steelers[/del] 21, Seahawks 10  
**PSXer** - [del]Panthers[/del] 24, Patriots 17

Dead In The Water:  
**Suburban Plankton** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, [del]Lions[/del] 17

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/71 "2015-01-12T00:52:59Z")

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With the Divisional weekend over, we still have a much larger-than-usual pool of Unscatheds left…

Unscathed:  
**Hal Briston** - Packers 27, Patriots 17  
**Kiros** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21  
**borschevsky** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 20  
**BigDadWolf** - Patriots 30, Seahawks 27  
**notfrommensa** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 24  
**Saint Cad** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 21  
**Procrustus** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 17  
**Fear the Turtle** - Seahawks 31, Patriots 24  
**Paintcharge** - Patriots 31, Packers 24  
**justmeetee** - Packers 41, Patriots 38  
**Sir T-Cups** - Seahawks 28, Patriots 10  
**Wargamer** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 10  
**Kimble** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 22  
**MadTheSwine** - Seahawks 38, Patriots 11  
**SenorBeef** - Patriots 33, Packers 27  
**Hamlet** - [del]Broncos[/del] 31, Packers 34  
**Fleetwood** - Patriots 27, Packers 24  
**Intergalactic Gladiator** - Packers 30, Patriots 24  
**Enginerd** - Patriots 20, Seahawks 17  
**Jahiegel** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 23  
**Larry Borgia** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21

One Down:  
**eschereal** - Patriots 13, [del]Lions[/del] 6  
**Slow Moving Vehicle** - Packers 31, [del]Steelers[/del] 24  
**racer72** - Seahawks 43, [del]Steelers[/del] 8  
**Gray Ghost** - Patriots 30, [del]Cowboys[/del] 16  
**muldoonthief** - Patriots 34, [del]Cowboys[/del] 17  
**Frosted Glass** - Patriots 27, [del]Cowboys[/del] 14  
**picker** - Packers 35, [del]Ravens[/del] 27  
**Grits and Hard Toast** - Packers 31, [del]Broncos[/del] 24  
**Airman Doors, USAF** - [del]Steelers[/del] 21, Seahawks 10  
**PSXer** - [del]Panthers[/del] 24, Patriots 17  
**It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 34, Patriots 27  
**CAMJAY77** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 37, Patriots 34

Dead In The Water:  
**Suburban Plankton** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, [del]Lions[/del] 17  
**zoog** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 27, [del]Steelers[/del] 23  
**Zyanthia** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, [del]Cowboys[/del] 23  
**AncientHumanoid** - [del]Broncos[/del] 34, [del]Cowboys[/del] 31  
**dalej42** - [del]Cardinals[/del] 17, [del]Broncos[/del] 8  
**jtur88** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 31, [del]Broncos[/del] 13

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**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/72 "2015-01-12T01:18:32Z")

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If the Seahawk and Patriots go to the SB, you’ve got 14 still left in the pool. To win might require picking something close to the exact score.

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**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/73 "2015-01-12T02:41:26Z")

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Well, if the Colts were to pull it off next week, we would be in a rather worse situation, as there are 8 for the Packers, 16 for the Seahawks, and no one for the Colts.

(btw, it looks like **Hamlet** is in the wrong spot)

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/74 "2015-01-12T03:08:30Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Cowboys 24 Steelers 21
> 
> Roger Staubach turns heel and lays out Terry Bradshaw during the pregame show.

Apparently these picks were so bad as to be unworthy of official notice. Just as well, since both are now eliminated…☹

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/75 "2015-01-12T04:54:01Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Apparently these picks were so bad as to be unworthy of official notice. Just as well, since both are now eliminated…☹

Has it been a bad few weeks for you, **Oak**?

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/76 "2015-01-18T23:39:57Z")

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One Conference Championship game down means the pack gets thinned even further:

Unscathed:  
**Kiros** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21  
**borschevsky** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 20  
**BigDadWolf** - Patriots 30, Seahawks 27  
**notfrommensa** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 24  
**Saint Cad** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 21  
**Procrustus** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 17  
**Fear the Turtle** - Seahawks 31, Patriots 24  
**Sir T-Cups** - Seahawks 28, Patriots 10  
**Wargamer** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 10  
**Kimble** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 22  
**MadTheSwine** - Seahawks 38, Patriots 11  
**Enginerd** - Patriots 20, Seahawks 17  
**Jahiegel** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 23  
**Larry Borgia** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21

One Down:  
**eschereal** - Patriots 13, [del]Lions[/del] 6  
**racer72** - Seahawks 43, [del]Steelers[/del] 8  
**Gray Ghost** - Patriots 30, [del]Cowboys[/del] 16  
**muldoonthief** - Patriots 34, [del]Cowboys[/del] 17  
**Frosted Glass** - Patriots 27, [del]Cowboys[/del] 14  
**Paintcharge** - Patriots 31, [del]Packers[/del] 24  
**SenorBeef** - Patriots 33, [del]Packers[/del] 27  
**Fleetwood** - Patriots 27, [del]Packers[/del] 24  
**Intergalactic Gladiator** - [del]Packers[/del] 30, Patriots 24  
**justmeetee** - [del]Packers[/del] 41, Patriots 38  
**Hal Briston** - [del]Packers[/del] 27, Patriots 17  
**Airman Doors, USAF** - [del]Steelers[/del] 21, Seahawks 10  
**PSXer** - [del]Panthers[/del] 24, Patriots 17  
**It’s Not Rocket Surgery!** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 34, Patriots 27  
**CAMJAY77** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 37, Patriots 34

Dead In The Water:  
**Suburban Plankton** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, [del]Lions[/del] 17  
**zoog** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 27, [del]Steelers[/del] 23  
**Zyanthia** - [del]Steelers[/del] 24, [del]Cowboys[/del] 23  
**AncientHumanoid** - [del]Broncos[/del] 34, [del]Cowboys[/del] 31  
**Oakminster** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 24, [del]Steelers[/del] 21  
**dalej42** - [del]Cardinals[/del] 17, [del]Broncos[/del] 8  
**jtur88** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 31, [del]Broncos[/del] 13  
**Hamlet** - [del]Broncos[/del] 31, [del]Packers[/del] 34  
**Slow Moving Vehicle** - [del]Packers[/del] 31, [del]Steelers[/del] 24  
**picker** - [del]Packers[/del] 35, [del]Ravens[/del] 27  
**Grits and Hard Toast** - [del]Packers[/del] 31, [del]Broncos[/del] 24

So basically, if the Colts win tonight, this game is going to go into HyperMassiveClusterfuck mode.

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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/77 "2015-01-19T01:36:26Z")

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Wow, if the Colts pull this off, the SDMB game room might be annihilated by antimatter. Or sucked into an alternate dimension. Or something.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/78 "2015-01-19T02:20:14Z")

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> [@Knorf](#):
>
> Wow, if the Colts pull this off, the SDMB game room might be annihilated by antimatter. Or sucked into an alternate dimension. Or something.

Down by 31 deep in the 3rd, I have my serious doubts that’ll happen. In fact, I’m going to start breaking this down to figure out the tiebreakers.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/79 "2015-01-19T02:29:50Z")

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Ok, at the end of three quarters the Patriots are up 31 and the Colts are in full surrender mode (in this situation, if your punter isn’t in the locker room, you’ve already quit), so I’m calling this one “over”.

So here’s where we are: Obviously, the group that doesn’t pick the SB-winning team will be out of the running. The first tiebreaker will coming closest to the total score (now in parentheses after the score picks below). If there’s still a tie, then it will be whoever comes closest to the winning team score, and then closest to the losing team score if another tiebreaker is needed. That should probably cover just about every contingency. There are a couple of ways there could be a tie, and if that happens, well, it happens. Here’s who we have left in the running:

**BigDadWolf** - Patriots 30, Seahawks 27 - (57)  
**notfrommensa** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 24 - (55)  
**borschevsky** - Patriots 31, Seahawks 20 - (51)  
**Larry Borgia** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21 - (48)  
**Kiros** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21 - (48)  
**Enginerd** - Patriots 20, Seahawks 17 - (37)

**Fear the Turtle** - Seahawks 31, Patriots 24 - (55)  
**MadTheSwine** - Seahawks 38, Patriots 11 - (49)  
**Jahiegel** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 23 - (47)  
**Kimble** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 22 - (46)  
**Saint Cad** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 21 - (45)  
**Procrustus** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 17 - (41)  
**Sir T-Cups** - Seahawks 28, Patriots 10 - (38)  
**Wargamer** - Seahawks 24, Patriots 10 - (34)

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/708443/80 "2015-01-19T03:05:41Z")

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So you are saying I have a chance!!

Woo Hoo…first time I ever made it this far.

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