# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/61 "2010-01-11T06:51:24Z")
Chargers - 27 Vikings - 16 Colts - 15 Saints - 15 Cowboys - 9 **Packers - 9** - Gone (51-45! Are you kidding me?\*) **Patriots - 7** - Out Cardinals - 3 **Eagles - 2** - Buh-bye Jets - 2 Ravens - 2 **Bengals - 1** - See ya! \*Just landed in Germany, so didn’t see the game. I thought that score was for basketball when I first saw it. ---
**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 11, 2010, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/62 "2010-01-11T08:11:16Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > \*Just landed in Germany, so didn’t see the game. I thought that score was for basketball when I first saw it. You _really_ missed out. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/63 "2010-01-11T08:28:56Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > You _really_ missed out. It happens. On the other hand I’m sitting inside a coffeshop looking out at the snow falling on the Frankfurt Boerse right now, while lovely young German Frauleins come and go, which is kind of cool. Oh, there are a lot of pigeons out there, too. ---
**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, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/64 "2010-01-11T14:02:08Z")
All right, after Wild Card Weekend, here’s where we stand: In It To Win It **Hal Briston** - Colts 37, Saints, 34 **notfrommensa** - Colts 34, Vikings 17 **fisha** - Vikings 24, Colts 20 **kenobi 65** - Saints 35, Colts 31 **UncleNito** - Chargers 27, Saints 22 **Airman Doors, USAF** - Chargers 27, Cardinals 21 **fifty-six** - Cowboys 35, Chargers 23 **RealityChuck** - Jets 21, Saints 20 **fubbleskag** - Jets 38, Saints 35 **ReticulatingSplines** - Chargers 24, Vikings 17 **Oakminster** - Saints 28, Chargers 24 **Darth Sensitive** - Cowboys 35, Colts 28 **hajario** - Chargers 31, Vikings 24 **Yeticus Rex** - Chargers 34, Saints 24 **Justin\_Bailey** - Saints 34, Colts 24 **Drain Bead** - Chargers 31, Cowboys 28 **Wargamer** - Chargers 31, Cowboys 27 \*\*borschevsky \*\* - Chargers 41, Saints 31 **Bearflag70** - Cowboys 27, Chargers 24 **divemaster** - Cowboys 38, Chargers 20 **ArchiveGuy** - Chargers 28, Saints 24 **ShibbOleth** - Chargers 35, Vikings 30 **Khadaji** - Vikings 38, Chargers 24 **Larry Borgia** - Colts 27, Cowboys 21 **unwashed brain** - Vikings 34, Chargers 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 **moldybread** - Saints 31, Chargers 14 **MeDrewNotYou** - Colts 28, Cardinals 7 **Omniscient** - Chargers 30, Vikings 20 **garygnu** - Colts 27, Vikings 23 **Jules Andre** - Vikings 24, Chargers 34 **dalej42** - Cardinals 34, Chargers 17 **Jahiegel** - Vikings 27, Chargers 24 One Foot In The Grave **MadTheSwine** - Chargers 31, [del]Eagles[/del] 13 **Sanity Challenged** - Colts 35, [del]Packers[/del] 24 **Taber** - Chargers 35, [del]Packers[/del] 31 **Gray Ghost** - [del]Packers[/del] 28, Ravens 24 **Gangster Octopus** - [del]Packers[/del] 27, Colts 14 **Winston Smith** - [del]Patriots[/del] 28, Saints 21 **Little Nemo** - [del]Patriots[/del] 35, Saints 14 **picker** - [del]Packers[/del] 38, Colts 35 **Hampshire** - [del]Patriots[/del] 34, Vikings 31 **Locrian** - Chargers 28, [del]Eagles[/del] 21 **Redwing** - [del]Patriots[/del] 21, Vikings 28 **Really Not All That Bright** - Colts 24, [del]Packers[/del] 20 **Kid\_A** - [del]Packers[/del] 31, Chargers 27 **labtrash** - [del]Patriots[/del] 27, Vikings 24 **VarlosZ** - Saints 31, [del]Patriots[/del] 24 Outta Here **Duck Quack’s Echo** - [del]Packers[/del] 21, [del]Patriots[/del] 17 **FoieGrasIsEvil** - [del]Bengals[/del] 28, [del]Packers[/del] 17 ---
**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 11, 2010, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/65 "2010-01-11T17:03:15Z")
Well. I think I’m looking pretty solid after this weekend. ---
**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 11, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/66 "2010-01-11T19:09:38Z")
I don’t know, Airman. If the Cardinals gave up 45 points to Green Bay are they going to be able to defend against the Saints next week? ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/67 "2010-01-11T19:23:35Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Well. I think I’m looking pretty solid after this weekend. Mee too; neither of my teams was knocked out. ---
**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 11, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/68 "2010-01-11T19:33:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I don’t know, Airman. If the Cardinals gave up 45 points to Green Bay are they going to be able to defend against the Saints next week? If Kurt Warner has more touchdowns than incompletions again I’m pretty sure they have a chance. That dude is an absolute beast in the playoffs. ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/69 "2010-01-14T00:53:27Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Ok, we’ve hit the submission deadline – here’s everyone’s picks: Aw, shucks! I guess I didn’t get my pick in on time. ---
**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 14, 2010, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/70 "2010-01-14T13:28:38Z")
> [@Yossarian](#): > > Aw, shucks! I guess I didn’t get my pick in on time. Huh…I have no earthly idea how I missed that. Sorry about that! With picks of the Cowboys and Chargers, you’re still in the good – I’ve added you to my spreadsheet and you’ll appear in next week’s update (no offense, but hopefully in the “double-eliminated” part – your two teams are my two most hated remaining teams). ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/71 "2010-01-14T17:16:41Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Huh…I have no earthly idea how I missed that. Sorry about that! With picks of the Cowboys and Chargers, you’re still in the good – I’ve added you to my spreadsheet and you’ll appear in next week’s update (no offense, but hopefully in the “double-eliminated” part – your two teams are my two most hated remaining teams). Why in the world would anyone hate the Chargers? We’ve never done anything to anyone (especially go all the way). 😕☹ :dubious: 😉 ---
**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 14, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/72 "2010-01-14T17:33:05Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Why in the world would anyone hate the Chargers? We’ve never done anything to anyone (especially go all the way). 😕☹ :dubious: 😉 It’s the self-loathing thing, _especially_ what followed after the Manning/Rivers trade. It’s been five years – you got Rivers and Merriman out of the deal, and you’ve beaten the Giants twice since then. Move on, already. Plus, there’s the whole “want to smash Rivers’ face with a brick” thing. Nothing to do with football – it’s just his face…I’m sure you understand. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/73 "2010-01-17T12:12:23Z")
Chargers - 27 Vikings - 16 Colts - 15 Saints - 15 Cowboys - 9 **Packers - 9** - Gone **Patriots - 7** - Out **Cardinals - 3** - Sayonnara **Eagles - 2** - Buh-bye Jets - 2 **Ravens - 2** - Ray Lewis can only get you so far **Bengals - 1** - See ya! After the Saturday game, the J-E-T-S are the only remaining “long shot”. Somewhere between 11 and 29 more picks are gone out after the Sunday games. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/74 "2010-01-17T23:25:18Z")
Skol Vikings! Awesome fucking game, it was so loud, my ears are still ringing. Dallas fans slinked off after the 3rd. Saints, we’re coming. ---
**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, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/75 "2010-01-18T01:52:49Z")
Following the Divisional Championship Round: Riding High **Hal Briston** - Colts 37, Saints, 34 **notfrommensa** - Colts 34, Vikings 17 **fisha** - Vikings 24, Colts 20 **kenobi 65** - Saints 35, Colts 31 **RealityChuck** - Jets 21, Saints 20 **fubbleskag** - Jets 38, Saints 35 **Justin\_Bailey** - Saints 34, Colts 24 **ToeJam** - Colts 27, Vikings 24 **drm** - Colts 35, Saints 31 **garygnu** - Colts 27, Vikings 23 One Foot In The Grave **Sanity Challenged** - Colts 35, [del]Packers[/del] 24 **Gangster Octopus** - [del]Packers[/del] 27, Colts 14 **Winston Smith** - [del]Patriots[/del] 28, Saints 21 **Little Nemo** - [del]Patriots[/del] 35, Saints 14 **picker** - [del]Packers[/del] 38, Colts 35 **Hampshire** - [del]Patriots[/del] 34, Vikings 31 **Redwing** - [del]Patriots[/del] 21, Vikings 28 **Really Not All That Bright** - Colts 24, [del]Packers[/del] 20 **labtrash** - [del]Patriots[/del] 27, Vikings 24 **VarlosZ** - Saints 31, [del]Patriots[/del] 24 **MeDrewNotYou** - Colts 28, [del]Cardinals[/del] 7 **Darth Sensitive** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 35, Colts 28 **Larry Borgia** - Colts 27, [del]Cowboys[/del] 21 **UncleNito** - [del]Chargers[/del] 27, Saints 22 **ReticulatingSplines** - [del]Chargers[/del] 24, Vikings 17 **Oakminster** - Saints 28, [del]Chargers[/del] 24 **hajario** - [del]Chargers[/del] 31, Vikings 24 **Yeticus Rex** - [del]Chargers[/del] 34, Saints 24 \*\*borschevsky \*\* - [del]Chargers[/del] 41, Saints 31 **ArchiveGuy** - [del]Chargers[/del] 28, Saints 24 **ShibbOleth** - [del]Chargers[/del] 35, Vikings 30 **Khadaji** - Vikings 38, [del]Chargers[/del] 24 **unwashed brain** - Vikings 34, [del]Chargers[/del] 21 **jeezums** - [del]Chargers[/del] 24, Vikings 17 **moldybread** - Saints 31, [del]Chargers[/del] 14 **Omniscient** - [del]Chargers[/del] 30, Vikings 20 **Jules Andre** - Vikings 24, [del]Chargers[/del] 34 **Jahiegel** - Vikings 27, [del]Chargers[/del] 24 Dead 'N Buried **Duck Quack’s Echo** - [del]Packers[/del] 21, [del]Patriots[/del] 17 **FoieGrasIsEvil** - [del]Bengals 28[/del], [del]Packers[/del] 17 **Gray Ghost** - [del]Packers[/del] 28, [del]Ravens[/del] 24 **gonzomax** - [del]Ravens[/del] 24, [del]Cowboys[/del] 17 **MadTheSwine** - [del]Chargers[/del] 31, [del]Eagles[/del] 13 **Taber** - [del]Chargers[/del] 35, [del]Packers[/del] 31 **Locrian** - [del]Chargers[/del] 28, [del]Eagles[/del] 21 **Kid\_A** - [del]Packers[/del] 31, [del]Chargers[/del] 27 **Airman Doors, USAF** - [del]Chargers[/del] 27, [del]Cardinals[/del] 21 **dalej42** - [del]Cardinals[/del] 34, [del]Chargers[/del] 17 **Yossarian** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 31, [del]Chargers[/del] 21 **fifty-six** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 35, [del]Chargers[/del] 23 **Drain Bead** - [del]Chargers[/del] 31, [del]Cowboys[/del] 28 **Wargamer** - [del]Chargers[/del] 31, [del]Cowboys[/del] 27 **Bearflag70** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 27, [del]Chargers[/del] 24 **divemaster** - [del]Cowboys[/del] 38, [del]Chargers[/del] 20 **TheBoltEater** - [del]Chargers[/del] 31, [del]Cowboys[/del] 24 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/76 "2010-01-18T12:54:57Z")
Yeah the Jets made it a good game in the second half. I was not expecting them to come back. I went to surf the web at half time and by the time I came back they had scored twice. If history is any indicator my next pick will be knocked out as well. ---
**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 18, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/77 "2010-01-18T16:57:26Z")
My heart was going “Cowboys!? Don’t pick the Cowboys! You hate the Cowboys! Fuck the Cowboys!” But my head said “I dunno Larry, what about all those writers saying the Saints and the Vikes had peaked.” In the future: Heart good, head bad. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/78 "2010-01-18T17:21:41Z")
WoOt, still alive… Thank god I went with my brains over my heart for Colts vs. Ravens. Now if I DO get to see a Colts/Vikes Superbowl, I’ll be quite happy vs. a Colts/Saints one. Though I’d respect any of those 3 teams winning- but of course I’ll be rooting for my own Colts rather than for Farve or for New Orleans personally. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/79 "2010-01-18T19:25:33Z")
If someone picks both teams correctly, how do you break the tie? ---
**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 18, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698/80 "2010-01-18T19:47:21Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > Well. I think I’m looking pretty solid after this weekend. Oh, well. You win some, you lose some. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/523698.md?page=5)