Patriots will win the Super Bowl

[oberliner]

And it will be a high scoring game.

Take that to the bank.

[HappyMe]

1. Pfft!

[uppityperson]

2. Teddy Bear the porcupine agrees with you while The Penguins at Moody Gardens think Seahawks

http://www.king5.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2015/01/28/super-bowl-predictions-from-unlikely-sources/22471221/

[oberliner]

3. Interesting

I am guaranteeing a win for the Patriots.

Can the penguins do that?

[uppityperson]

4. oops, I misread. Teddy Bear says Seahawks. Gabby the Sea Turtle says Patriots as does

a space alien named Cyry.

[jakeXT]

5. Simulator runs Super Bowl matchup 50,000 times, and winner is ..

The Super Bowl has a point spread that is very close in Las Vegas, but a computer simulator has figured out who will win.

Using an astounding array of analytics, the Predictalator on PredictionMachine.com ran 50,000 simulations of Super Bowl XLIX. And 57.5 percent of the time in its simulations, the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots.

And from these tens of thousands of simulations, the site has the Seahawks most likely winning by a 24-20 score.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/simulator-runs-super-bowl-matchup-50-000-times--and-winner-is-----022252004.html

[oberliner]

7. 37-14 Patriots

That will be the final score. I am very confident that the Patriots will win and that it will be something like the score I have indicated. Brady will come up big. The Seahawks won't be able to stop Gronk. Wilson was exposed by the Packers as a subpart QB. The Patriots have a brilliant coach. The Seahawks have no scary WRs or TEs. Teams don't win back to back SBs. Everything points to the Patriots.

[hack89]

9. Wilson is 10 - 0 against Super Bowl winning QBs

Subpar my ass.

[oberliner]

10. Did you see the game against the Packers?

He was awful. They needed some serious dumb luck in that game to win.

[hack89]

11. Shall I find Tom Brady's worse game ever?

and present it as proof that he is a subpar QB?

[oberliner]

19. Is there any that compares to Wilson's vs. GB?

If so, I'd like to know about it.

[hack89]

23. Would it negate all the really good games he played?

Why is one game proof of any thing other than he had a bad game?

In any case, Tom Brady has had five 4 interception games in his career.

[oberliner]

24. Brady has had a lot more good games than Wilson

I don't think you can argue that they are in the same league, can you?

[hack89]

26. He is as good as Brady was when Brady won his first SB

his stats for his first three years are nearly identical to Brady's first three years.

Brady is a 15 year veteran who is a certain hall of famer - of course Brady is a better QB. But Wilson is good enough to beat Brady on Sunday.

[oberliner]

109. Brady is dominant

Always someone open - and he always finds him.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Seahawks haven't given up more than 30 points all year...

Haven't lost by double digits since 2011 or so.

Sure. It'll happen.

[oberliner]

42. OK - can modify to 28-21 Patriots win

Might have been too extreme initially.

All I can tell you for certain is the Patriots will win and there will be at least six touchdowns scored.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

40. do you care to make an on line wager?

Something along the lines of posting "The Seattle Seahawks Are The Greatest Team In The NFL!" if they win every day for month. If the Pats win, I'll do the same. What do you say?

[oberliner]

43. Done

But you also have to add "And Oberliner correctly predicted their Super Bowl victory" or words to that effect.

Maybe just for a week though so it doesn't get too annoying for people.

I am telling you, though, the Patriots are a lock. There is no way I lose this.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

55. If you agree to the amendment on your end too

we have a deal!

[lovemydog]

60. Oh, this will be good

[oberliner]

62. You got it

I look forward to winning my first ever DU wager!

[oberliner]

126. That was a tough loss for you

I am happy to cancel the bet.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

127. That's very kind of you

but I can live with it. Not sure why that play was called. I was sure with three downs to use and a yard to go, Seattle would score. But, that's the way it goes!

[pipi_k]

128. As a Pats fan who had to

deal with two Superbowl losses to the Giants (one being a lucky catch on the front of David Tyree's helmet), I can just imagine the sick feeling you probably have in your stomach right now.

[oberliner]

88. The slaughter has begun

The Seahawks don't appear to be even putting up a fight.

[jmowreader]

44. I wouldn't be so sure about Gronk

This is Kam Chancellor flattening a guy who's got 38 pounds on Gronk:

They say, to be the man you have to beat the man. In the NFL today, there are two of "the man" - Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. In Super Bowl 48, Russell Wilson beat Peyton Manning like the redheaded stepchild that he is. In Super Bowl 49, Russell Wilson is going to smoke Tom Brady like a three-cent cigar.

[oberliner]

45. Looks like there's a flag on that play

Peyton was out of gas at the end of the year - just like he was out of gas this year vs. the Colts.

Brady is still sharp and they've got a brilliant coach as well that knows how to change the game plan to win.

There is no doubt that Seattle is a very good team with a great defense, but they just don't match up well with the Pats.

[oberliner]

89. They cannot stop Gronk

It's embarrassing how awful the Seahawks look on defense.

Patriots just march down at will.

[jmowreader]

101. That was the first half

In the first 12 minutes of the second half, the Seahawks have scored 24 unanswered points.

[oberliner]

102. Here comes a big TD drive for the Pats

They are toying with them.

[pintobean]

103. That jersey stretch was hilarious.

[oberliner]

104. Brady is just putting on a clinic here

Always someone wide open it seems.

[oberliner]

106. Their pass D is embarrassing

Brady just picking it apart.

[Yavin4]

6. Agree. The Pats will win in a blowout.

Bet the farm on it.

[oberliner]

8. Safest bet in Vegas

And they are only favored by one point!

[hack89]

12. Against that defense? Not happening

lets not forget that NE has never won a SB in a blow out - if they win it will be close.

[oberliner]

90. Defense looks like a joke

Patriots just march down at will.

[lovemydog]

13. I took it to the bank.

The bank asked me if I wanted to do any business. I said 'No thanks' and left.

[oberliner]

22. You can double your money in a day

This is a gimmee.

[Wounded Bear]

14. Confidence is that feeling you have...

before you understand the situation.



GO HAWKS!!!

[oberliner]

20. I have never been more confident about a sporting event in my life

NE plays exactly the kind of game that the SEA defense can't defend. They will rack up the points on them like they did vs. Indy and the Seahawks will be forced to play from behind.

[hack89]

25. Number one pass defense and number three rushing defense

the Hawks are very good against a short passing attack and they play the run well.

B

[oberliner]

27. They are great on the outside - not so much on the inside

Sherman plays sideline almost exclusively.

Pats throw to Gronk, Edelman, and Amendola on crosses over the middle.

Who is going to cover them?

[hack89]

28. The best two safeties in the game perhaps?

You know - those two guys named to the all pro team.

[oberliner]

30. Can a safety tackle Gronk?

Have you seen how good he is after the catch?

He is harder to tackle than Marshawn.

[hack89]

32. Have you seen Kam Chancellor hit?

6'3" 230 with speed. He can put a serious hurt on Gronk.

[oberliner]

36. Let's see how it plays out

Check back to this thread on Sunday night!

[hack89]

37. Ok nt

[oberliner]

125. Tough way to lose if you are a Seahawks fan

That must've been hard to watch at the end.

[oberliner]

91. No one can cover Gronk

Or any of the other options for Brady.

He is too much for the Seattle D which looks dreadful.

[oberliner]

108. They can't tackle

It's really sad.

[lovemydog]

16. Seattle

I think the Seahawks can win a close one or a blowout. Pats, maybe if they keep it close.

Rooting for Seahawks. I like their exciting style of uptempo play. And their uniforms.

The halftime show may be so bad it's worth watching to laugh.

The Puppy Bowl is also on Animal Planet at halftime.

[Enrique]

17. Seahawks will win 2-0

i can feel it.

[Blue_Tires]

18. Propaganda!

[oberliner]

21. I am 100 percent certain on this one

I am telling you - the Pats will win this thing.

[Blue_Tires]

58. Well I'm "100 percent certain"

I'm going to marry Serena Williams...

[oberliner]

59. Best wishes to you both

I hope the two of you are able to enjoy the Patriots winning the Super Bowl.

[rurallib]

29. I am really hoping for something exciting to happen this Super Bowl

like maybe the roof collapsing - no one hurt but some excitement for a change.

[oberliner]

31. Maybe something interesting involving Katy Perry?

That could be more exciting than the roof collapsing.

[rurallib]

33. sure - maybe involving some deflated balls?

[oberliner]

34. She's just here so she won't get fined

And maybe to eat some Skittles.

[rurallib]

35. !

[lovemydog]

64. First ever overtime Super Bowl would rock.

[cwydro]

38. Disagreeing

just for the fun of it!

What is that old Monty Python thing? "I want to have an argument." ????

[oberliner]

39. Is this the right room for an argument?

I've told you once.

No you haven't.

Yes I have.

When?

Just now.

No you didn't.

Yes I did.

[cwydro]

46. lol!

thank you for the laugh!

I so need it right now!

[oberliner]

47. Definitely an all-time favorite sketch of mine

Seen it a million times and it still gets me.

[cwydro]

48. It's hilarious!

The only thing that my dad laugh !

He's gone now...but I remember how he loved that!

[Wounded Bear]

53. That's not an argument...

that's a disagreement.

[oberliner]

54. That is addressed in the sketch too!

I came here for a good argument.

No you didn't; you came here for an argument.

An argument isn't just contradiction.

It can be.

No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.

No it isn't.

Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.

Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.

Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'

Yes it is!

No it isn't!

[pokerfan]

86. My favorite MP sketch

Sure, everone loves the Dead Parrot, but Argument Clinic is just so freaking meta. Brilliant.

And oh yeah, Go Seahawks!

[mythology]

41. I'm rooting for both teams to lose since neither of them deserves to be there

But I think in the end, cheaters can't really win. Sure either the team that spies and underinflates their footballs or the team that buys their performance enhancing drugs in bulk (with a coach who cheated to win in college as well) will technically be given the Super Bowl trophy, but like all those Tour de France titles Lance Armstrong had, the title is meaningless because it wasn't earned fairly.

[gratuitous]

66. You should root for the Chiefs

Kansas City whipped both of them this year.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

69. If Jerome Kearse

doesn't drop a ball that hit him square in the numbers in the end zone, KC loses so I'm not sure they whipped the Hawks............

[gratuitous]

70. But Kearse DID drop that pass, didn't he?

Of course, the Chiefs missed the playoffs entirely, but I suppose there will still be a market somewhere for t-shirts reading:

Kansas City 24
Super Bowl Champs 20

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

71. If I was a Chiefs fan I'd buy one!

Yes they did win and yes Kearse did drop the ball. I guess I was disputing the adjective- whipped to me means a far harsher loss than 24-20......

[fizzgig]

49. i want to lick the sweet tears of sorrow from tom brady's face

i am not denying he is a helluva quarterback, but the only team i hate more than oakland (yeah, broncos fan) is the patriots. i loved the shit out of sad tom brady in last year's afc championship.

[cwydro]

50. Seahawks!

I found the room lol!

[mackerel]

51. It will be the Seahawks for the win.

[oberliner]

52. Not going to happen

It's a done deal.

[pipi_k]

56. Wait a second...

Please...PLEASE tell me that you're a time traveler who actually saw the end of the Superbowl.


I'm a Pats fan who's real nervous about that game. Wish I could have your level of confidence, but am also nervous about being overconfident and pissing off the Football Gods.

[oberliner]

57. I am not a time traveler

Just supremely confident in this outcome.

[pipi_k]

67. I would be interested

in knowing just how you can be that confident...


As much as I'd like to watch the game, I won't be able to. It will screw up my stomach and digestive system.

What I'll do instead (which is what I've done for half the season) is record the game and then go in the bedroom while Mr Pipi watches it in the living room. If they win, I watch the game the next day. If they lose, at least I didn't make myself sick.

The only time I can stand watching real close games without taping them is when it involves two teams I don't care all that much about which one wins.

[oberliner]

68. You can watch this game with confidence

It was be a Patriots win that will never be in doubt.

I am expecting 14-0 at the end of Q1.

[pipi_k]

77. Too close

Nope.

The score has to be 35 - 0 Pats ahead at the end of Q1 before I'll watch it.

Even then, if it's anywhere near a two TD game (Seahawks down) at the two minute warning in Q4, I will still be cowering in the bedroom.


Gotta do better than that.

[oberliner]

78. Fair enough

But when you return from your cowering, the Patriots will be holding the trophy.

[hifiguy]

63. My guess/prediction is 34-21 Pats.

FWIW.

[oberliner]

65. That sounds right

I'm right there with you.

[kwassa]

72. I predict 108 - 99 Seahawks.

[oberliner]

73. I think you are way off

But that would be a heck of a fun game to watch!

[kwassa]

75. It is a reasonable score for this basketball game.

[nolabear]

74. Seahawks, Baby!

They've got it all...talent, smarts, looks and Beast Mode!!

[oberliner]

76. Not going to happen

Sorry - this one will be all Patriots.

[nolabear]

79. All things must pass.

And the Pats' day is done.

One. More. Day.

On a serious note, I have lived in Seattle for thirty years, having come from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, a place where peoples' lives are built around enjoying things, making life a ball. Seattle has always been quiet, earnest and a little strange to me, liberal-Puritanical. I have had the best time watching this place lose its collective mind over the Seahawks than I have in all that time. It's gone absolutely nuts. It's a delight to see.

GO HAWKS!

[oberliner]

80. Interesting observations

Hopefully folks in Seattle won't be too depressed by the Seahawks losing the Super Bowl.

[nolabear]

82. I'll answer your smack with a serious answer.

When we win the town will come apart at the seams. But there has been huge, huge love engendered in this town during the past few years. And I don't think it's transitory.

Now, back to the smack...

[oberliner]

84. What happened last year?

Did things get crazy?

[nolabear]

95. Absolutely crazy. At this moment we're 14 all.

Matthews! Who'd a thunk? 🏈😃

[oberliner]

110. Seattle D is no match for the Pats O

They are just rolling.

[suffragette]

99. Love the random guy dancing with them at the Troll

Fremont funk!

[pinboy3niner]

81. Are you sure you don't mean the Parrots?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018717651

[oberliner]

83. I'm sure

Is that really rolling on the floor with laughter funny?

[Teutonic Samuel]

85. Sorry!

Hawks 34, Pats 20. In just a few hours, you will feel deflated.

[oberliner]

87. Absolute domination so far from the Patriots

Let the blowout begin!

[cwydro]

92. Tie game!

That was a great play by the Seahawks.

[oberliner]

98. They have needed every break to stay close

Pats pull away in 3rd Q.

[Teutonic Samuel]

94. Wanna Rephrase That?

The Patriots have made SO many plays, expending a lot of energy. Yet the score be tied at halftime! Advantage: Seahawks.

[pipi_k]

96. Tsk tsk

I am disappointed

14 to 14 at halftime is not exactly a blowout

[oberliner]

97. The score does not reflect the dominance

I definitely feel a 2 TD win for the Pats still very much on the table.

[edbermac]

93. I hope but this will be a tough game.

[mackerel]

100. How is that Patriots domination going?

[oberliner]

105. Patriots have got this

TD AGAIN

[edbermac]

116. Very well thank you!

[oberliner]

107. Final Score 28-24 Patriots

Here is the MVP Drive for the win - enjoy!

[chrisa]

111. The last play for the Seahawks summed up:

[Teutonic Samuel]

112. Congratulations, oberliner!

But admit it! For a moment, you thought your team was Kearsed!

[oberliner]

114. Thanks

I had no doubt they would win - even at the end.

[Teutonic Samuel]

118. REALLY???

C'mon, man! When you saw that Kearse catch, your mind flashed back to The Helmet Catch! Admit it!

[oberliner]

119. Seriously

Two things I was sure of - Pats would win and total would be more than 48 points for both teams.

[Wounded Bear]

113. Congratulations Pats fans...

Dumbest play call in history there. Should handed it off to Marshawn.

[oberliner]

115. The SEA D was awful all game

Patriots had their way with them.

Took some crazy fluke plays for Seattle to even make it interesting.

[elias49]

117. Yup. Just like their last game.

Shouldn't have been in the Bowl.

[oberliner]

120. Agreed

Brady was hitting open men all over the field.

[elias49]

121. OMG How I loved that game!!!

I need some Pepcid AC!

[pipi_k]

123. Yeah

Poor Petey didn't even have a rational explanation for it, as far as I could tell.

[pipi_k]

122. OK I have to admit

That I hid out in the bedroom with my iPad and some knitting.

Kept checking in here, Facebook, and ESPN Game Cast.

When the score was 14 to 24 (SEA) I figured the Pats were going to lose.


Mr Pipi came in and got me during the last 20 seconds of the game.

Holy cow what a finish!!

I have to laugh now. Most of my Pats fans Facebook friends are saying they nearly had heart attacks during the game.


OK so you were partly right. Not a blowout, but they won. That's all that counts.

I am happy



Recorded the game so I can actually watch it tomorrow during the snowstorm.

[oberliner]

124. Patriots won a high scoring game

So I did get my whole prediction correct.

Enjoy watching the game tomorrow!

Brady was on fire as usual.

[pipi_k]

129. Well it was high scoring

but it wasn't a blowout.

I wanted to see NE pummel the Seahawks the same way the Seahawks pummeled the Broncos last year.


Watching Brady doing a news conference right now. He sounds like he still has a bit of a cold. If that's true, then he really and truly did an awesome job. I have trouble making coffee when I have a cold.