Date/Time: February
5, 2012 6:29 PM (EST)
New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
Line: NE by 3
Boomer’s Take on the Game:
In what is shaping up to be an overall entertaining Super
Bowl (at least we have the commercials, haha) for the general fan (sorry,
Gainer L)
the New York Giants once again clash with the New England Patriots. Super Bowl
XLVI provides all of us with plenty of storylines. The biggest one being the
“Gronk Ankle”, Rob Gronkowski star-TE for the Patriots has been nursing a bum
ankle (injured in the AFC Championship Game) and his status for the Super Bowl
has been unclear/up in the air every since. Even if he plays what sort of
factor can he be for the Pat’s offense (could he pull a Willis Reed)? Does Chad
Johnson become involved at all in this game (I will be very upset, if that guy
wins a SB ring w/o being a factor)? Usually, in the Super Bowl an unsung hero
typically has an impact in the game. Who’s this years “unsung hero”? Tom Brady
is trying to become the 3rd Quarterback of all-time to win four
Super Bowls (Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana). Eli Manning is trying to win his
2nd in four years (one more then Big Brother Peyton). Will either defense
be able to slow down the other teams offense? In Super Bowl XLII, the score was
Giants 17-14 and in the regular season meeting earlier this season, it was
Giants 24 to 20. It’s really hard to imagine the Patriots losing three straight
to the Giants, right? Ahh, NOT SO FAST (that’s a Lee Corso reference), in what
is sort of an ironic situation, with what has all happened this season for
Peyton Manning, the Giants and little brother Eli win Super Bowl XLVI in the
house that Peyton built (what’s the +/- we see Peyton on TV and/or talked about
during the game). All and all, the Super Bowl is bittersweet, with it being the
last game till August, thank goodness for the NFL Draft.
Prediction:
Giants 27, Patriots 24
Seriously, show of
hands, who knew Peyton/Eli had an older brother, Cooper?
*Gainer raises his hand because he knows Cooper went to college to be a WR but had a serious back injury*
