# 7th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 5, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698 "2010-01-05T00:46:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/41 "2010-01-06T05:01:20Z")
Super Chargers - 31 Cowboys - 24 Oh please oh please oh please ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/42 "2010-01-06T08:04:29Z")
Interesting that nobody’s predicting a blow out. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/43 "2010-01-06T11:37:33Z")
Patriots 35 Saints 14 ---
**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, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/44 "2010-01-06T14:13:35Z")
I like the diversity of picks this year – almost every team is represented. At least one person has nine of the 12 playoff teams picked to win, and 11 of the teams are predicted to at least make it there. So far, no one has the Benglas making it to the Super Bowl, and no one has the Eagles or Cardinals winning (although that’ll change once **dalej42** finds this thread and goes for the repeat). ---
**Author:** ![moldybread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@moldybread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moldybread)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/45 "2010-01-06T19:23:40Z")
Saints 31 Charger’s 14 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/46 "2010-01-06T19:30:01Z")
Bengals: 28 Packers: 17 ---
**Author:** ![MeDrewNotYou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/47 "2010-01-08T04:30:35Z")
Colts: 28 Cardinals: 7 ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/48 "2010-01-08T05:20:14Z")
Jets 38 Saints 35 ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/49 "2010-01-08T05:39:49Z")
Chargers 28 Eagles 21 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/50 "2010-01-08T14:52:25Z")
Commercials 48, Actual Football Game 7. No? Oh, alright then… Colts 24 Packers 20 ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/51 "2010-01-08T16:28:42Z")
Packers 31 Chargers 27 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/52 "2010-01-08T20:46:46Z")
Chargers 30 Vikings 20 Book it, and prepare to gag on Favre slobber for 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/53 "2010-01-08T21:14:29Z")
Patriots 27 Vikings 24 ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2010, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/54 "2010-01-08T22:58:45Z")
Saints 31 Patriots 24 ---
**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:** [January 8, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/55 "2010-01-08T23:47:20Z")
Indianapolis Colts 27 Minnesota Vikings 23 ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/56 "2010-01-09T00:43:47Z")
Minnesota Vikings: 24 San Diego Chargers: 34 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/57 "2010-01-09T15:48:42Z")
Cardinals 34 Chargers 17 ---
**Author:** ![Jahiegel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jahiegel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jahiegel)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/58 "2010-01-09T18:34:38Z")
Vikings 27 (Ugh!), Chargers 24 ---
**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 9, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/59 "2010-01-09T21:26:40Z")
Ok, we’ve hit the submission deadline – here’s everyone’s picks: **Hal Briston** - Colts 37, Saints, 34 **notfrommensa** - Colts 34, Vikings 17 **fisha** - Vikings 24, Colts 20 **MadTheSwine** - Chargers 31, Eagles 13 **kenobi 65** - Saints 35, Colts 31 **UncleNito** - Chargers 27, Saints 22 **RealityChuck** - Jets 21, Saints 20 **Airman Doors, USAF** - Chargers 27, Cardinals 21 **fifty-six** - Cowboys 35, Chargers 23 **ReticulatingSplines** - Chargers 24, Vikings 17 **Oakminster** - Saints 28, Chargers 24 **Darth Sensitive** - Cowboys 35, Colts 28 **Sanity Challenged** - Colts 35, Packers 24 **hajario** - Chargers 31, Vikings 24 **Yeticus Rex** - Chargers 34, Saints 24 **Taber** - Chargers 35, Packers 31 **Duck Quack’s Echo** - Packers 21, Patriots 17 **Justin\_Bailey** - Saints 34, Colts 24 **Gray Ghost** - Packers 28, Ravens 24 **Drain Bead** - Chargers 31, Cowboys 28 **Wargamer** - Chargers 31, Cowboys 27 **Hampshire** - Patriots 34, Vikings 31 \*\*borschevsky \*\* - Chargers 41, Saints 31 **Bearflag70** - Cowboys 27, Chargers 24 **Redwing** - Patriots 21, Vikings 28 **divemaster** - Cowboys 38, Chargers 20 **ArchiveGuy** - Chargers 28, Saints 24 **picker** - Packers 38, Colts 35 **ShibbOleth** - Chargers 35, Vikings 30 **Khadaji** - Vikings 38, Chargers 24 **Larry Borgia** - Colts 27, Cowboys 21 **Gangster Octopus** - Packers 27, Colts 14 **unwashed brain** - Vikings 34, Chargers 21 **Winston Smith** - Patriots 28, Saints 21 **ToeJam** - Colts 27, Vikings 24 **jeezums** - Chargers 24, Vikings 17 **gonzomax** - Ravens 24, Cowboys 17 **drm** - Colts 35, Saints 31 **TheBoltEater** - Chargers 31, Cowboys 24 **Little Nemo** - Patriots 35, Saints 14 **moldybread** - Saints 31, Chargers 14 **FoieGrasIsEvil** - Bengals 28, Packers 17 **MeDrewNotYou** - Colts 28, Cardinals 7 **fubbleskag** - Jets 38, Saints 35 **Locrian** - Chargers 28, Eagles 21 **Really Not All That Bright** - Colts 24, Packers 20 **Kid\_A** - Packers 31, Chargers 27 **Omniscient** - Chargers 30, Vikings 20 **labtrash** - Patriots 27, Vikings 24 **VarlosZ** - Saints 31, Patriots 24 **garygnu** - Colts 27, Vikings 23 **Jules Andre** - Vikings 24, Chargers 34 **dalej42** - Cardinals 34, Chargers 17 **Jahiegel** - Vikings 27, Chargers 24 * * * A nice turnout this season, with 54 players. Here are a couple of statistics: –All 12 playoff teams are represented here. –No one picked the Eagles to win. –No one picked the Jets or Bengals picked to lose. –The most picked-to-win team is the Chargers, with 16 picks. –Two teams tied as the most picked-to-make-it-but-lose team – the Chargers and the Vikings with 11 each. Finally, here’s how many people picked each team to make it to the Super Bowl: Chargers - 27 Vikings - 16 Colts - 15 Saints - 15 Cowboys - 9 Packers - 9 Patriots - 7 Cardinals - 3 Eagles - 2 Jets - 2 Ravens - 2 Bengals - 1 If anyone wants to play around with the data to run any stats of their own, the submissions in Excel format are available [here](http://www.sirblah.com/misc/sdmb-playoff-pool.xls). Ok, almost kickoff time for the year’s first postseason game – enjoy! ---
**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:** [January 9, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/60 "2010-01-09T21:59:24Z")
Regardless of the teams picked, people are expecting a shootout. The average score predicted is 30.3 to 23.2. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698.md?page=4)