8th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest

Packers 27, Patriots 17

Patriots 33 Packers 27

With everyone picking the Pats, watch them lose in the divisional round to embarass us.

Edit: I just noticed Jules and I made nearly identical predictions. I didn’t base mine off his, just noticed it afterwards. How is this thing scored, anyway? Difference in predicted score from both teams added together? Maybe I should re-pick to distance myself a bit from his pick.

You have no idea how much I’d enjoy seeing that, from every perspective imaginable.

You’re looking at your first 2-time winner this year.

Ravens 27 Falcons 24

Everyone is – when they read the OP.

Pats 27
Eagles 17

Patriots 24, Falcons 17

This post in last year’s thread lays out the various tiebreak scenarios.

Saints 32 Colts 28

Patriots 27, Packers 23

Might as well stick with my preseason pick: Saints 34, Ravens 24

Patriots 34, Falcons 17

Patriots march over the Falcons, leaving them tarred and feathered. 37-17

Official selection:

Steelers 28, Saints 16.
This is a mercenary selection, since the Saints are being picked a little too infrequently, and the Steelers are being picked way too infrequently. I give myself the best chance to win this way. What I actually think is going to happen is something like Patriots 35, Falcons 20.

Under a half-hour remaining – any last-minute entries?

All right, here’s this year’s list of entries:

**Hal Briston ** - Patriots 37, Packers 13
twickster - Eagles 23, Ravens 20.
Khadaji - Steelers 30, Saints 14
Airman Doors, USAF - Steelers 23, Falcons 13
tiltawhirl - Patriots 41, Eagles 27
Paintcharge - Patriots 31, Saints 28
zoog - Bears 20, Ravens 17
MOIDALIZE - Patriots 37, Eagles 31
Gray Ghost - Patriots 41, Falcons 13
Oakminster - Saints 28, Patriots 24
Justin_Bailey - Falcons 35, Patriots 24
Fear the Turtle - Ravens 21, Falcons 17
etv78 - Patriots 35, Saints 17
Hamlet - Packers 37, Patriots 17
Suburban Plankton - Steelers 17, Falcons 13
Jules Andre - Patriots 31, Packers 27
Intelligently Designed - Seahawks 10, Chiefs 7
Erdosain - Patriots 46, Bears 10
Lance Turbo - Bears 38, Jets 34
lel - Falcons 21, Ravens 14
Diogenes the Cynic - Patriots 24, Bears 10
LateComer - Steelers 24, Falcons 20
Evil Captor - Falcons 24, Patriots 21
borschevsky - Patriots 34, Eagles 13
SylverOne - Steelers 27, Eagles 21
Implicit - Patriots 31, Saints 10
zamboniracer - Chiefs 17, Falcons 14
fachverwirrt - Patriots 31, Falcons 28
Enderw24 - Chiefs 24 , Packers 17
garygnu - Jets 16, Packers 13
muldoonthief - Patriots 27, Eagles 10
Sateryn76 - Colts 24, Packers 21
enalzi - Bears 24, Chiefs 20
CPomeroy - Bears 31, Colts 30
furt - Patriots 34, Falcons 13
lieu - Patriots 38, Eagles 27
MadTheSwine - Eagles 42, Patriots 31
Wakinyan - Packers 27, Patriots 17
SenorBeef - Patriots 33, Packers 27
Hawkeyeop - Ravens 27, Falcons 24
bouv - Patriots 27, Eagles 17
Ellis Dee - Patriots 24, Falcons 17
FoieGrasIsEvil - Saints 32, Colts 28
Jahiegel - Patriots 27, Packers 23
quixotic78 - Saints 34, Ravens 24
jeezums - Patriots 34, Falcons 17
notfrommensa - Patriots 37, Falcons 17
VarlosZ - Steelers 28, Saints 16

A little “by the numbers”. All 12 playoff teams have at least one person predicting a win…

Predicted to appear:
Patriots - 27
Falcons - 15
Packers - 9
Eagles - 9
Saints - 8
Bears - 6
Ravens - 6
Steelers - 6
Chiefs - 4
Colts - 3
Jets - 2
Seahawks - 1

Predicted to win:
Patriots - 21
Steelers - 6
Bears - 4
Saints - 3
Falcons - 3
Eagles - 2
Chiefs - 2
Packers - 2
Ravens - 2
Colts - 1
Jets - 1
Seahawks 1

Predicted to lose:
Falcons - 12
Packers - 7
Eagles - 7
Patriots - 6
Saints - 5
Ravens - 4
Colts - 2
Chiefs - 2
Bears - 2
Jets - 1

Wouldn’t the Saints beating the Colts again in the Super Bowl be interesting? Especially if its a close game like I predicted, the Colts are marching on offense to try to take the lead and then Timmy throws another errant interception to lose the game?

I would laugh, even though I generally like Peyton and the way he rolls with his offense. He’s whom I had hoped Carson Palmer would have evolved into, minus the head.

So nobody predicted the Steelers to lose the Super Bowl? If they get to Dallas, they win according to astute SDMB minds.

OK, I’m out already.

I think that happened the last time I played too.