# Super Bowl: who do you got? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 23, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415 "2012-01-23T17:58:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/1 "2012-01-23T17:58:45Z")
Now that it’s set, where do you stand on the Pats vs. Giants thing? ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/2 "2012-01-23T18:03:12Z")
**Giants.** Sure, I’m a bit of a homer, but here’s my thinking: -Pats are good, but their record was made against less than average teams (except the Ravens.) -Brady isn’t very mobile and the Giant’s D Line should cause him grief. -Patriots secondary is vulnerable against big plays and Cruz, Nicks and Manningham should be able to make some plays. -On the flip side, the Pats’ TEs scare the hell out of me. -Giants 27 Pats 24 ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/3 "2012-01-23T18:06:10Z")
I grew up in New England and now live in New Jersey. If it were any other team, I’d root for Big Blue. But I have to hope the Pats will win. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/4 "2012-01-23T18:23:27Z")
Giants, without any particular preference. I just think they are the better team right now. Manning is playing better than Brady, their defense is better and it is so eerily like 2008 (even though I don’t REALLY believe that stuff) - going on the road to beat a 13-3 team in OT after a turnover - that I just think the Giants will win. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/5 "2012-01-23T18:31:15Z")
I chose, “I like the Patriots and they’re going to win,” because, well, I like the Patriots and I \*want \*them to win. But Eli Manning is a frickin’ clutch game-winning machine. He scares the shit out of me. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/6 "2012-01-23T20:54:32Z")
I don’t have an emotional bias toward either team, I think the Patriots will win because they utterly demolished Tebow the God-botherer and Co. in their game, whereas the Giants just barely squeaked through to a win in their game. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/7 "2012-01-23T21:00:26Z")
Not to pee on your Wheaties, but if the Raven’s place-kicker didn’t have a club foot, the Pats might be polishing up their golf clubs right about now. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/8 "2012-01-23T21:12:00Z")
I have no preference because I dislike both teams, but the Giants seem to have fewer holes. Heck, the Pats’ D made Joe Flacco look good. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/9 "2012-01-23T21:57:26Z")
I’m a big Giants fan. I put $50 on them to win it all in Vegas last year the day after the Super Bowl. I didn’t really expect the bet to come through. Gotta stick with them to th end. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/10 "2012-01-23T23:04:34Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > I don’t have an emotional bias toward either team, I think the Patriots will win because they utterly demolished Tebow the God-botherer and Co. in their game, whereas the Giants just barely squeaked through to a win in their game. The Tebow game was two games ago. The Pats “just barely squeaked through to a win in their game” yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/11 "2012-01-23T23:12:54Z")
I’m kinda rooting for the Giants. But I have no clue who will win. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/12 "2012-01-23T23:20:15Z")
**The Giants** are huge! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/13 "2012-01-23T23:47:30Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > I have no preference because I dislike both teams, but the Giants seem to have fewer holes. Heck, the Pats’ D made Joe Flacco look good. I never said I had GOOD reasons for favoring the Pats. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/14 "2012-01-24T00:13:34Z")
Like the Giants more than I hate the Patriots. Giants win by 7. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/15 "2012-01-24T00:53:17Z")
With **Hal Briston** wrapping up the Super Bowl prediction contest, I’m going with my heart… GO Big Blue! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/16 "2012-01-24T21:34:19Z")
I have sufficiently-poor knowledge of football to not have a clue who’s more likely to win, and I don’t care all that much about either team, one way or the other. But to the extent that I do care, I prefer the Patriots to the Giants-- I can’t enjoy watching a game without rooting for someone. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/17 "2012-01-24T21:44:13Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > Giants, without any particular preference. I just think they are the better team right now. Manning is playing better than Brady, their defense is better and it is so eerily like 2008 (even though I don’t REALLY believe that stuff) - going on the road to beat a 13-3 team in OT after a turnover - that I just think the Giants will win. Short memory? Brady looked awesome against Denver. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/18 "2012-01-24T21:57:53Z")
More importantly, the New England defense looked great against both Denver and Baltimore. I think they’ll be able to put a lot of pressure on Manning. The offensive line needs to protect Brady a lot better than they did the last time these two teams played in the SB. ---
**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/19 "2012-01-25T00:22:11Z")
> [@markdash](#): > > Short memory? Brady looked awesome against Denver. …and, in his own words, “sucked badly” against the Ravens. I think the Giant’s defense is closer to Baltimore’s right now than Denver’s. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415/20 "2012-01-25T00:29:35Z")
> [@FuriousGeorge](#): > > …and, in his own words, “sucked badly” against the Ravens. I think the Giant’s defense is closer to Baltimore’s right now than Denver’s. I think that may actually be advantage New England. I can’t remember the last time Brady followed a bad game with a bad game [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-who-do-you-got/610415.md?page=2)