# 5th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 31, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841 "2007-12-31T21:52:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 31, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/1 "2007-12-31T21:52:21Z")
Woohoo, it’s that time of year again – time to see who can make the most accurate Super Bowl prediction a month ahead of time. In [year 1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=231858), it was **Trillionaire** who beat the pack. [Year 2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=294932), **Uncommon Sense** schooled the rest of us. In [Year 3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=352167), it was **Airman Doors, USAF** who walked away with all the marbles. And then [last year](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=402369), it was **Grits and Hard Toast** who came away with the crown. Want to add your name to our illustrious list of winners? It’s simple: post your pick for the two Super Bowl teams, and the final score. As is tradition, I’ll give myself zero chance by picking with my heart instead of my head. I’ll be looking for some Week 17 payback by picking the **Giants over the Patriots, 38-35**. As always, just in case you don’t follow football but still wanna play along, just pick an AFC team, an NFC team, and a couple of numbers that sound vaguely football-scorish. AFC Teams: New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans NFC Teams: Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, Washington Redskins ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/2 "2007-12-31T21:57:35Z")
The Pats will beat the Redskins, 28 to 24. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/3 "2007-12-31T22:10:09Z")
Cowboys - 31 Colts - 24 ---
**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:** [December 31, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/4 "2007-12-31T22:37:04Z")
Steelers 13 Cowboys 10 If it does go down like that (which it almost certainly won’t) my household will be waist deep in blood from the open warfare that my wife and I will be engaged in. My son, while favoring me in the colossal struggle, will certainly have some empathy for his mother up to the moment that she dies a thousand times inside. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/5 "2007-12-31T22:43:48Z")
My creamjeans fantasy pick: Cowboys 35 Chargers 21 My REAL pick: Cowboys 35 Patriots 31 ---
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/6 "2007-12-31T22:56:59Z")
Green Bay 14 Indianapolis 13 ---
**Author:** ![Soapbox\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/7 "2007-12-31T23:27:18Z")
Green Bay 35 New England 31 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/8 "2007-12-31T23:50:50Z")
New England Patriots 41 Dallas Cowboys 37 ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/9 "2008-01-01T00:15:52Z")
In an incredible matchup that nobody can believe (and nobody wanted), the **Steelers** edge out a victory over **Seattle** 20-10 ---
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/10 "2008-01-01T01:11:10Z")
[QUOTE=DiggitCamara] In an incredible matchup that nobody can believe (and nobody wanted), the **Steelers** edge out a victory over **Seattle** 20-10 [/QUOTE] Oh god, that would be awful. Um… Seattle-14, Anybody-3 ---
**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 1, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/11 "2008-01-01T03:22:21Z")
[QUOTE=Aioua] Um… Seattle-14, Anybody-3 [/QUOTE] Heh…if you want to make it past the first round, I’d be a little more specific. I have a feeling “Anybody” will lose in the Wild Card round. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/12 "2008-01-01T17:01:53Z")
Colts-31 Cowboys-30 ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/13 "2008-01-01T19:51:17Z")
Chargers 24 Cowboys 20 ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/14 "2008-01-01T20:42:50Z")
Packers 31 Colts 28 ETA: can’t spell Colts :smack: ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/15 "2008-01-01T20:44:15Z")
Patriots-196 Dallas-0 I have no strong biases. (OK, real pick: Pats 34, 'Boys 24.) ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/16 "2008-01-01T21:12:18Z")
Patriots 41, Cowboys 24 ---
**Author:** ![Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grits_and_Hard_Toast)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/17 "2008-01-05T01:17:37Z")
Since I am going for back to back wins in the SDMB Early Superbowl Pick Contest, I will go with the team who is also going for back to back wins. Colts 24 Packers 17 Good luck to everyone! ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/18 "2008-01-05T01:30:02Z")
I was going to pick the Colts over the Packers, but it’s been done, and done well. So instead I’ll show my hometown favoritism and pick the last coach of the Bucs over the current coach of the Bucs: Colts 35 Bucs 17 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/19 "2008-01-05T03:11:22Z")
Wild card weekend: Jags over Steelers SD over TEN TB over NYG SEA over WAS Divisional Pats over Jacksonville (good game, though) Colts over SD Dallas over TB (I think that’s the right matchup) GB over SEA Championships Pats over Colts Dallas over GB Superbowl Pats 41 Cowboys 34 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/20 "2008-01-05T13:27:44Z")
How are ties resolved? Combined difference between the predicted score and actual score for each team? Total points? Same thing, actually… Something else? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841.md?page=2)