I'm not here to bore you with statistics, but I thought these were worth sharing:
- Denver put up an astounding 7317 yards of total offense this season. On the other side of the ball, Seattle's defense gave up a very conservative 4378 yards.
- Denver averaged almost 38 points a game while Seattle's defense only gave up an average of 14 points per game.
When it comes to Peyton Manning, I have heard both praise and criticism of the man. The praise is easy to understand. After all, the guy's name almost always comes up when discussing the best quarterbacks who ever played. However, I've heard other people say that Manning is simply overrated. Critics of Manning will often say that although he might very well be the best "regular season" quarterback, he is only average, when it comes to playoff games.
Everyone is certainly entitled to his/her opinion, but all I'll say is that I really like Peyton Manning. Besides being a phenomenal passer, he has consistently proven to be a class act. Even when he was playing for one of my least favorite teams (the Colts), I couldn't help but like the guy. Now, that he's with Denver, I have a much easier time cheering for him. Although the Seattle defense will be tough to penetrate, I expect Manning to eventually find his magic formula by the second half of the big game. If he should should win his second Super Bowl ring next Sunday, his credibility as the all-time best will surely go way up.
Of course, one of the main obstacles for Manning is going to be Seattle's self-proclaimed "best cornerback in the NFL", Richard Sherman. By now, most of you have seen Sherman's infamous post-game rant. Let's talk about this for a minute. First off, did Sherman's comments come off as a bit unsportsmanlike and classless? Of course, they did. But you have to remember, there was already tension between Sherman and 49ers receiver, Michael Crabtree. Now, add in the element of a very emotional game and the brief altercation that occurred between Crabtree and Sherman at the end of the game and you've got serious potential for a verbal outburst. It happens. But what I found to be very classless was Sherman's "choking" gesturing towards Crabtree as he walked off the field. Apparently, the NFL felt the same way and they fined Sherman roughly $8000 for his unsportsmanlike antics.
One of the things that amazes me the most about this year's Super Bowl is that fact that it will be played in an outdoor stadium in New Jersey! Who came up with this bright idea? I guess someone forgot that it gets pretty cold this time of year in Jersey. And I'm no meteorologist, but I'm pretty sure snow is a possibility when it gets cold. The production, logistics and other preparation that go into an event such as the Super Bowl have to be mind-numbing. There's already talk of a looming snowstorm for next week. This, of course, has the event planners scrambling to come up with "plan B". One of the options is to move the Super Bowl to Monday or Friday. Come on, you can't play the Super Bowl on a weekday! It should be interesting to see how this potential clusterf*ck plays out.....
Speaking of interesting, the Broncos and Seahawks hail from the states of Colorado and Washington. Marijuana became legal in Colorado last month and it will become legal in Washington later this year. It gives a whole new perspective to the term "Super Bowl", huh? Sounds like something you might see in an old Cheech & Chong movie. If the Broncos win this year, I expect their fans to be higher than the Rocky Mountains (in more ways than one!). And who knows, maybe they'll hire The Doobie Brothers to play at the victory parade.
Nonetheless, let's hope that the game goes on without a glitch and it lives up to all of the hype. And let's hope that the game is played on SUNDAY! I'm really looking forward to this match-up......
My prediction: Denver 27 Seattle 17
kw
One of the things that amazes me the most about this year's Super Bowl is that fact that it will be played in an outdoor stadium in New Jersey! Who came up with this bright idea? I guess someone forgot that it gets pretty cold this time of year in Jersey. And I'm no meteorologist, but I'm pretty sure snow is a possibility when it gets cold. The production, logistics and other preparation that go into an event such as the Super Bowl have to be mind-numbing. There's already talk of a looming snowstorm for next week. This, of course, has the event planners scrambling to come up with "plan B". One of the options is to move the Super Bowl to Monday or Friday. Come on, you can't play the Super Bowl on a weekday! It should be interesting to see how this potential clusterf*ck plays out.....
Speaking of interesting, the Broncos and Seahawks hail from the states of Colorado and Washington. Marijuana became legal in Colorado last month and it will become legal in Washington later this year. It gives a whole new perspective to the term "Super Bowl", huh? Sounds like something you might see in an old Cheech & Chong movie. If the Broncos win this year, I expect their fans to be higher than the Rocky Mountains (in more ways than one!). And who knows, maybe they'll hire The Doobie Brothers to play at the victory parade.
Nonetheless, let's hope that the game goes on without a glitch and it lives up to all of the hype. And let's hope that the game is played on SUNDAY! I'm really looking forward to this match-up......
My prediction: Denver 27 Seattle 17
kw
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