Super Bowl 2001, I dont remember the line, but I am sure St Louis was a favorite. Maybe a -7? or more. Still working the greatest show on turf, Kurt Warner, Holt, etc. brady had just came on the scene and how St louis was going to light them up.

Then New England just beat the hell out of the St Louis WR's. They just shut down "The Great Turf Show". Doesnt this Super Bowl look pretty familiar? and even if it doesnt snow, 20 degree weather doesnt help the aerial attack of Denver

Combine that with Seattle trying to control the ground game and just keep Peyton off the field.

All that said. I like an UNDER

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Im almost positive STL was double digit favorites in that Super Bowl. I don't think this one is similar as most people view these teams as equal. Many consider Seattle better.

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I'm almost positive that Baltimore played the Giants in 2001....

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Yep...A 21 year old Spmack had his first SB party in his first apt in 2001. Remember it well. I was a city guy, living in Woodridge to appease the suburban gf. After we broke up, I moved back to the city (South Shore).

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I think it might have been 14 points...

...going into that game, the expectation was that there was absolutely no way New England could compete.

Lipid is correct.

St. Louis -14

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Yep, remember it well. Went to a superbowl party that year of a guy that was a big Ram fan and he was running his mouth all week long leading up to that game about how many points they were going to score. When that kick went through the uprights I was THRILLED and still to this day give him crap about it.

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In piss-poor conditions and at home Seattle's vaunted defense gave up over 400 yds to the shitty-road-team Saints. With only 2 good quarters wind-wise to work with, Brees put up over 300 yds and Colston caught 11 passes for 140 yds.

Broncos defense throttled both the Chargers and the Patriots. Holding both Brady and Rivers to under 300 yds passing and both teams to under 100 yds total rushing.

then 2000, really wasnt the point....

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OK, 14 point dogs and they basically won by beating up the WR's. The theory being that they are not going to call PI on every play in the SB.

I plan on seeing more press coverage than the Seahawks have played all year.

Read PFF, basically Seahwawks play 50% press right now. Looking for more than that this game.

No doubt Manning knows they are coming after him early, he is going to be ready with short passes. Maybe they only rush 4...or 3....blitzing 1?

Either way, one of the better strategy matches in a long long time to watch.

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I agree. I have been saying for ten days that the crossing routes that burned the Pats, and to some extent the Chargers, aren't going to work against a physical secondary, like Seattle's.

Denver really hasn't faced a good defense all year. The Chiefs were probably the best, and look what happened when they stopped playing the Jags, Raiders, and Titans. Their D got killed in the second half, and not just by the Broncos.

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Denver WR's reception rate is 50% less when jammed. All of them.

No doubt Peyton is going to see it and he will take his shots after some short fakes. But the Seahawks will take the penalty before letting a guy break lose.

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The Saints are a bad road team is as mythical as the Cub rebuilding plan. I do recognize and agree with your point. The Saints dominated that second half on both sides of the ball. However, they were also dominated in the first half and were lucky to only be down 16.

Every trend seems to favor the seahawks.

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It was the 2001 season, the 2002 SUper Bowl, yes the Rams were about a 2 touchdown favorite, I had New England on the Money Line that game.

They changed the rules after that. Corners cant beat up receivers anymore

I thought it was changed in '03 or '04 because Marvin Harrison couldn't beat Ty Law off the line and it made Bill Polian sad. It was '01?

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I didnt mean to imply right after that. I just remember that Super Bowl being talked about whenever they changed it.

The Broncos will score under 28 points only if they choose to play conservatively with the lead and let Wilson beat them.

This is a historically great offense in Denver. They will be fine in 40 degree weather with winds at 10 mph.

The only way I see the Seahawks winning is if they can score about 35 points. I think expecting the Broncos to score in the teens is not a good bet.

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This post reminds me of Brady sarcastically laughing while saying "He said we're only gonna score 17? Ok." And they didn't even get 17.

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Except its not because history had to play by different rules. It has never been easier to pass in the NFL

Good thing I'm not the quarterback of the Broncos then.
Did they change the rules for this week?

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Did they change the meaning of the word "Historically" ?


I love how you're completely discounting Seattle's defense. Should be a fun game to watch.

And they're going to play conservatively because Peyton learned a while ago that track meets dont work out well for him in championship games.

They are a historically great offense. It is because of the rule changes.
I'm not discounting them. They just aren't holding the Broncos to under 28 unless the Broncos are playing with a big lead for most of the game especially if the current weather condition prediction holds true.

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Yeah, I guess so. It's just always funny to me when people make these cocksure predictions about what is probably the most unpredictable sport out there. I'm not used to seeing you post like Scorehead.

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That's discounting the Seattle defense Rick!

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It's simply what I think will happen. I don't understand why a prediction is such a big deal.

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Their stats are historically great. But anyone who watches football knows they are not close to historically great.


That IS discounting them. They are a historically great defense and you think the Broncos are getting 28 no matter what?

I dont know why youre so focused on 28, especially since the Bronocs havent put up 28 yet in the playoffs. Maybe they arent as good against good defense?

How many points do you think the Broncos will score?

I don't think it's an insult to the defense to think a historically great offense will score at least 10 points below their average in a game.

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