# Early Super Bowl Pick Time! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 29, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482 "2003-12-29T00:11:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 29, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/21 "2003-12-29T17:50:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Shaggarito \* > \*\*I say the Packers will win it. Did you guys see how they got in the playoffs? \*\* Why yes I did. And I must say, Arizona did a great job in handing them their wild card spot. šŸ˜ƒ P.S. Good news: I was the only one in our work pool to pick Arizona, which gave me the win for the week. Bad news: Because of the holidays, we had only 4 participants (instead of our usual 30-35). Woohoo! Big $20 win for me! :rolleyes: ---
**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 29, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/22 "2003-12-29T17:56:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hal Briston \* > \*\*And I must say, Arizona did a great job in handing them their wild card spot. \*\* Dā€™oh! Stupid brain! :smack: -ā€œtheir wild card spotā€ +ā€œthe NFC Northā€. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/23 "2003-12-29T21:14:00Z")
Broncos over Eagles: 34 - 16 ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/24 "2003-12-29T22:21:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by brianjedi \* > \*\*Rematch of the 2002 Super Bowl, only this time the Rams donā€™t choke. > > Rams 31, Pats 17 > > Marc Bulger - Super Bowl MVP \*\* I like the way you think, **brianjedi** šŸ™‚ _However,_ while I am one around this town who does think that the right guy has the starting QB job, heā€™d have to seriously step it up to get SB MVP, or any other MVP award for that matter. Iā€™d see that more likely going to Holt or Faulk. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/25 "2003-12-29T22:46:36Z")
It will be: New England: 28 Green Bay: 10 ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/26 "2003-12-29T23:01:26Z")
What, nobody is picking the Seahawks? OK, me either. Titans 27 Eagles 23 ---
**Author:** ![yola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/48db29/32.png) [@yola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yola)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/27 "2003-12-31T11:29:53Z")
Packers - 31 Colts - 17 Will be a great Super Bowl! ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/28 "2003-12-31T13:14:43Z")
Line as of 1/31 8:00 AM EST Baltimore Ravens 18-1 Carolina Panthers 30-1 Dallas Cowboys 50-1 Denver Broncos 15-1 Green Bay Packers 11-1 Indianapolis Colts 15-1 Kansas City Chiefs 7-1 New England Patriots 2-1 Philadelphia Eagles 7-2 Seattle Seahawks 65-1 St. Louis Rams 7-1 Tennessee Titans 16-1 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/29 "2003-12-31T13:38:41Z")
Iā€™m in Houston. My brain will explode if this happens, but my pick isā€¦drumroll pleaseā€¦ **Tennessee** 24 **Dallas** 21 ---
**Author:** ![Bobby\_Roberts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Bobby\_Roberts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobby_Roberts)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/30 "2003-12-31T14:44:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hal Briston \* > \*\*Why yes I did. And I must say, Arizona did a great job in handing them their wild card spot. šŸ˜ƒ > \*\* GB also got in because they won their last 4 games and went 7-2 in their last 9 games on the season (record since bye week)! They beat their last 4 opponents by a score of 144-52 scoring an average of 36 pts/game during that span. Momentum is the main factor going into the playoffs and the Packers have that big time right now! ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/31 "2003-12-31T16:20:38Z")
Not sure what would happen in my household if this actually came to pass, but: Pats 17 Eagles 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 5, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/32 "2004-01-05T17:02:45Z")
Wild Card Weekend only knocked five players out of the running. Not too shabby. Hereā€™s who remains: **Me** : Rams 34, Patriots 24 **Mr. Blue Sky** : Chiefs 27, Rams 19 **Flymaster** : Patriots 31, Rams 13 **NothingMan** : Patriots 28, Eagles 17 (Lucky for him, I went with his ā€œwhat I _think_ will happenā€ choice) **The Peyote Coyote** : Colts 31, Rams 24 **5 time champ** : Patriots 41, Eagles 10 **Reeder** : Panthers 13, Patriots 12 **Carcosa** : Panthers 13, Patriots 12 **Grace** : Eagles 24, Chiefs 10 **brianjedi** : Rams 31, Patriots 17 **Trillionaire** : Patriots 17, Panthers 6 **Shaggarito** : Packers 38, Colts 28 **Bobby Roberts** : Packers 35, Patriots 21 **bouv** : Patriots 28, Packers 10 **zoog** : Titans 27, Eagles 23 **yola** : Packers 31, Colts 17 **vix** : Patriots 17, Eagles 14 I agree, **Bobby R.**. The Packers have been playing great lately. And although Iā€™d have to rate their performance yesterday as ā€œgoodā€ at best (I was expecting them to blow Seattle away), Iā€™m still keeping my fingers crossed for next weekend. The Packers may be my third most-hated team, but that makes them my pick against my number one most-hated Eagles. šŸ™‚ And no, **zoog** , nobody picked the Seahawks (lucky for them :)). FYI, the players who did pick losing teams were: **xayoz306** (Ravens), **Weirddave** (Ravens), **Krebnar the Magnificent** (Ravens), **Dolores Reborn** (Cowboys), **lieu** (Broncos). ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/33 "2004-01-05T17:57:01Z")
Hey, Iā€™m still in with both my August and December picks. What, do I really need to give you a score now? ---
**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 5, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/34 "2004-01-05T19:19:11Z")
Itā€™s all in fun, **ShibbOleth** , so sure ā€“ toss 'em in there. Will it be Pats over Eagles or Eagles over Titans, and whatā€™s your score prediction? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/35 "2004-01-05T19:36:02Z")
If itā€™s Pats over Eagles then itā€™s 33-17. If itā€™s Eagles over Titans then Iā€™d probably say 24-21 in OT. ---
**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, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/36 "2004-01-12T13:11:05Z")
Eleven players gone, seven left standing: **NothingMan** : Patriots 28, Eagles 17 **5 time champ** : Patriots 41, Eagles 10 **Reeder** : Panthers 13, Patriots 12 **Carcosa** : Panthers 13, Patriots 12 **Trillionaire** : Patriots 17, Panthers 6 **vix** : Patriots 17, Eagles 14 **ShibbOleth** : Patriots 33, Eagles 17 Damn you, Mike Martz! To hell with playing for the tieā€¦go for the end zone! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Squonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squonk)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/37 "2004-01-13T06:11:02Z")
Iā€™m too late to play this game, but I take comfort in knowing youā€™re all going to lose. And Iā€™m not talking about the Colts. ---
**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, 2004, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/38 "2004-01-14T16:22:12Z")
Huhā€¦I didnā€™t even catch on to the fact that no one left picked the Eagles to win. But that does make sense, seeing as theyā€™re the Masters Of ā€œAlmostā€. Itā€™s pretty much a given that theyā€™ll continue their choking streak this Sunday. Who knows? Someday they may be able to shed their late-playoff laughingstock image, but itā€™s not happening this year. Nothing like hearing Andy Reidā€™s annual excuse-fest on WYSP radioā€™s Eagles Coaches Show to put a big 'ol smile on my face. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/39 "2004-01-20T14:24:12Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Eleven players gone, seven left standing: > > **NothingMan** : Patriots 28, Eagles 17 > **5 time champ** : Patriots 41, Eagles 10 > **Reeder** : Panthers 13, Patriots 12 > **Carcosa** : Panthers 13, Patriots 12 > **Trillionaire** : Patriots 17, Panthers 6 > **vix** : Patriots 17, Eagles 14 > **ShibbOleth** : Patriots 33, Eagles 17 > > Damn you, Mike Martz! To hell with playing for the tieā€¦go for the end zone! :mad: And then there were three: **Reeder** : Panthers 13, Patriots 12 **Carcosa** : Panthers 13, Patriots 12 **Trillionaire** : Patriots 17, Panthers 6 Best part is that the Panthers were picked both ways, so thereā€™s going to be a winner or a tie. (Now Iā€™ll have to read back through the thread and see whether it was **Reeder** or **Carcosa** that was damned unoriginal. Interestingly at the end of the second game this weekend we weā€™re debating whether the O/U would be 25 or 30 for this game. I didnā€™t see the opening spreads yet, will be interesting to see how many points the Patriots fans have to give. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482/40 "2004-01-20T14:28:15Z")
Just to follow up on the odds, todayā€™s odds in USA Today has the Patriots giving 6.5 points and the Over/Under at 38 (one is at 37.5). I had predicted a spread of 7-7.5 at the end of the game, but it will move a lot by Super Bowl weekend. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-super-bowl-pick-time/221482.md?page=3)