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CA Dreamin

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Location: LA

Repo wrote:

CA Dreamin wrote:

I'll post a prediction later, .

It's time! 🔭👀

SUPER BOWL

Seahawks 27, Patriots 23

Both teams are very good, but they're both lacking something...experience. So I think it will come down to who performs better in clutch situations. Who that will be is anyone's guess. Mike Vrabel is the only big name who has a fair amount of playoff experience from his Titans days (and to an extent, his days as a player, but he was in a much different role back then). So that gives NE a small advantage. But I don't know. Seattle feels like the better team by a smidge. NE ranks 3rd in offense, 8th in defense. SEA ranks 8th in offense, 6th in defense. However, Seattle had a much tougher strength of schedule. 7 of their regular season opponents finished with 10 wins or more, whereas NE only played against 3 10-game winners. Seattle undoubtedly played stronger teams, and yet they still finished 14-3, and even had a better point-differential than New England. Even in the playoffs, Seattle had to face two 12-win teams. New England scored good wins against LA and HOU, but when they faced a fellow 14-win rival, the Broncos, they lucked out by having to face them without their star QB, and still only won by 3. My point is, Seattle just feels like they've earned their path more, and looked more impressive along the way. And if they play their A game, they will win. Not to say New England is a slouch. They are undeniably very good, and it isn't their fault they played an easy schedule. I just don't know how they'll handle the best team they've faced so far. They've risen to every occasion though. I don't know. I'm rambling. It's anyone's game, really.

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I will get Beach Boys and Ozzy posts up at some point.

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BeA Sunflower

Location: Forest Park

CA Dreamin wrote:

SUPER BOWL

Seahawks 27, Patriots 23

Both teams are very good, but they're both lacking something...experience. So I think it will come down to who performs better in clutch situations. Who that will be is anyone's guess. Mike Vrabel is the only big name who has a fair amount of playoff experience from his Titans days (and to an extent, his days as a player, but he was in a much different role back then). So that gives NE a small advantage. But I don't know. Seattle feels like the better team by a smidge. NE ranks 3rd in offense, 8th in defense. SEA ranks 8th in offense, 6th in defense. However, Seattle had a much tougher strength of schedule. 7 of their regular season opponents finished with 10 wins or more, whereas NE only played against 3 10-game winners. Seattle undoubtedly played stronger teams, and yet they still finished 14-3, and even had a better point-differential than New England. Even in the playoffs, Seattle had to face two 12-win teams. New England scored good wins against LA and HOU, but when they faced a fellow 14-win rival, the Broncos, they lucked out by having to face them without their star QB, and still only won by 3. My point is, Seattle just feels like they've earned their path more, and looked more impressive along the way. And if they play their A game, they will win. Not to say New England is a slouch. They are undeniably very good, and it isn't their fault they played an easy schedule. I just don't know how they'll handle the best team they've faced so far. They've risen to every occasion though. I don't know. I'm rambling. It's anyone's game, really.

Great points and well said. I'm biased as hell, BUT even I think the Seahawks are more likely to win. Their defense just seems soooo freakin' FAST!!! And they all play as one like a coordinated chaos of destruction. And Maye just doesn't have the experience just yet as these playoffs have already shown. He's struggled a bit. This will come down to us being able to spook Darnold. Vrabel will have to pull out all his tricks and make Darnold second guess himself. He doesn't have to "see ghosts" per say, but we'll need to get him out of his comfort zone. And Drake Maye needs to make TWO special throws. Sort of what Eli Manning would do to US in those Super Bowl of yore.

Pats by 2 with Darnold throwing a key interception or a strip sack AND Maye throwing one amazing toss FOR THE AGES to either Boutte or Diggs.

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Repo wrote:

I will get Beach Boys and Ozzy posts up at some point.

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Ha! I'm on it! The DAY AFTER the game is over I'm on it. (I STILL need to give my final thoughts on Technical Ecstasy too.🤦‍♂️)

GO PATS!!!

MadhattanJack

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I'm going to say Seahawks win 31-13, because I like palindromes.

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BeA Sunflower

Location: Forest Park

(sadness noises... 😢 )

Too big for Drake at this point. He's soooo young. Almost wish we didn't make it this far just for his confidence. Pretty sure he will get the support he needs.

Love the Darnold Redemption story. Avery good story!

We'll be back!!! 😈

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BeA Sunflower

Location: Forest Park

Honestly, and this just shows the state of our country considering what a diehard Patriots fan I am, the Halftime show was ALL THAT MATTERED in this year's Super Bowl.

Who had South Park & the NFL as two key pieces of the resistance on their Bingo Card! The NFL has bigger cojones than Harvard!!! (And FAR bigger than Columbia!!! 🤣 )

Hayden

Location: Japan

Just watched the halftime—
Fantastic performance from Bad Bunny—
Great atmosphere, ace production, and he stuck a poignant landing—
Only minor gripe is that I wish he kept DtMF up for another 15-20 seconds to close, but otherwise—

(& I kinda wish they went full-on with Gasolina in the middle, would've been a great interjection)

Good on him. Awesome stuff—
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CA Dreamin

Gender: Male

Location: LA

Like I said, if Seattle brought their A game, they would win. And boy, they brought their A game. Offense, defense, and even special teams...they were clicking. Credit to New England's defense for holding them to field goals for 3 quarters, giving their team a sliver of hope. But man, the Pats just could not get anything going on offense. They went something like 20 minutes of game time without a single first down. The Patriots defense was good. The Seahawks defense was total domination.

I watched the game with a local friend, who's a Rams fan. Towards the end, we were talking and concluded the Rams were really the second-best team in the NFL this year. They were the only team who beat the Seahawks in the last four months, and the only the team who gave them a close game in the playoffs.

But anyway, 2025 was a weird year for the NFL. The end of Tomlin in Pittsburgh, Harbaugh in Baltimore, McDermott in Buffalo, the Chiefs stunk. It will feel like the start a new era next year. However, that new era may have already begun. Amidst the changes, the Seahawks quietly put together one the greatest seasons in NFL history. If they can follow this up, 2025 may be the start of the Seahawks Era. Or perhaps KC, Philly, SF, LA, Buffalo(?), or Cincy will bounce back. We'll find out next season.

And yeah, pretty wild that Sam Darnold became the first QB of the 2018 draft class to win a championship. Weren't Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield, and Josh Allen drafted that year? Spoler alert...Yes