[Aleph Null]

I am pleased to announce the First Annual CurEvents.com Super Bowl Contest. :)

Any Member can participate. All you need to do is respond to this thread and specify who you think will win the Super Bowl, over which opponent, and by how many points.

Whoever chooses the victor wins the contest. In the event of a tie, the winner will be whoever chose the correct opponent in the Super Bowl (that is, the loser of the Super Bowl). The margin of victory in points will be the final tie-breaker.

The winner of the contest gets a free CE.com subscription, and more importantly, bragging rights for a full 12 months. :D

This thread will be locked at 4 pm Saturday, January 15th.

As a reminder, after this weekend's wildcard games, the current AFC contenders are:

Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots
NY Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers


The NFC teams are:

Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings
Philadelphia Eagles
St. Louis Rams


I will leave this here for a while and then move it to the Rec Room.

[Brooks]

Patriots over the Falcons by 6 points. :yes: (even though I think we're going to lose to the Colts this weekend...)

[Fartacus]

Whomever wins the AFC wins the Super Bowl this year.

Colts over the Rams, by 20.

Hoo-wha!

[Beach]

Falcons over Steelers by 3.

However I reserve the right to revise this WAG at half-time.

[Pepper]

Falcons over the Steelers by seven.

[Aleph Null]

Decided to move this in here. Place your bets, one and all! :D

a0

[sparkky]

Colts over Rams by 23.

[Calfisher]

Patriots over the Eagles by 14

:rocking:

[Jimmy Splinters]

Jets over Rams by 6.

I figure that if it is indeed theoretically possible for monkeys to take wing from the dark recesses of my dumper, then the above matchup is nearly a lock. :beer:

Dan V.

[hummer]

:ll: :rofl: OK all. Have a heck of a good laugh. :D It will be the Vikings over the Patriots by 3. :yes: GO VIKINGS hummer

[Rebel]

Steelers over Eagles by 6.

[On the Right]

Jets over Falcons by 9

[SageTheRage]

Steelers over Eagles by 7

[Fartacus]

Hmmm... lots of predictions of close scores.

11 blow-outs (20+ points)
11 Close games (7 points or fewer)
16 games 8-19 point difference

Super Bowl Boxscores


Game Date Result
XXXVIII Feb. 1, 2004 New England 32, Carolina 29
XXXVII Jan. 26, 2003 Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21
XXXVI Feb. 3, 2002 New England 20, St. Louis 17
XXXV Jan. 28, 2001 Baltimore 34, N.Y. Giants 7
XXXIV Jan. 30, 2000 St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16
XXXIII Jan. 31, 1999 Denver 34, Atlanta 19
XXXII Jan. 25, 1998 Denver 31, Green Bay 24
XXXI Jan. 26, 1997 Green Bay 35, New England 21
XXX Jan. 28, 1996 Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17
XXIX Jan. 29, 1995 San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
XXVIII Jan. 30, 1994 Dallas 30, Buffalo 13
XXVII Jan. 31, 1993 Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
XXVI Jan. 26, 1992 Washington 37, Buffalo 24
XXV Jan. 27, 1991 N.Y. Giants 20, Buffalo 19
XXIV Jan. 28, 1990 San Francisco 55, Denver 10
XXIII Jan. 22, 1989 San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
XXII Jan. 31, 1988 Washington 42, Denver 10
XXI Jan. 25, 1987 N.Y. Giants 39, Denver 20
XX Jan. 26, 1986 Chicago 46, New England 10
XIX Jan. 20, 1985 San Francisco 38, Miami 16
XVIII Jan. 22, 1984 L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 9
XVII Jan. 30, 1983 Washington 27, Miami 17
XVI Jan. 24, 1982 San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
XV Jan. 25, 1981 Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10
XIV Jan. 20, 1980 Pittsburgh 31, L.A. Rams 19
XIII Jan. 21, 1979 Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
XII Jan. 15, 1978 Dallas 27, Denver 10
XI Jan. 9, 1977 Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
X Jan. 18, 1976 Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
IX Jan. 12, 1975 Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
VIII Jan. 13, 1974 Miami 24, Minnesota 7
VII Jan. 14, 1973 Miami 14, Washington 7
VI Jan. 16, 1972 Dallas 24, Miami 3
V Jan. 17, 1971 Baltimore 16, Dallas 13
IV Jan. 11, 1970 Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7
III Jan. 12, 1969 N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore 7
II Jan. 14, 1968 Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
I Jan. 15, 1967 Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10


http://www.superbowl.com/history/boxscores

[pentachris]

Falcons over the Patriots by 3.

[PurpleReaper]

Patriots over Eagles by 3. Final score prediction (because why the hell not), New England 27, Philadelphia 24. And remember, every single Super Bowl played in February has resulted in a Patriots 3 point victory. The stats are too strong to deny! :p

[FireDance]

Patriots over Eagles by 6 (Heck I don't know, but ya have to play to win!)

[booger]

Cardinals over the Lakers by Pi. :beer:

[lars]

XXXVIII Feb. 1, 2004

Roman Numeri are pretentious. What will the Superbowl be in 3087?

[Aleph Null]

booger, I don't think you are going to win with that entry. lars, not looking too good for you either. :D

Okay, contest closed. If we have fewer than 2 in the running before the actual Super Bowl I will start a new contest for the game itself in addition to this one.

a0

[Aleph Null]

Well... after two playoff rounds, we actually still have three people in the running, I'm pleased to say! I am re-opening this in case anyone wants to comment. I will probably start a separate contest for the winner and score of the game itself later on. ;)

a0

[booger]

Go Cardinals! :woot:

[Fartacus]

Human Mascots Typically Triumph Over Animal Mascots In Super Bowls
SAN DIEGO (Wireless Flash) – The New England Patriots are in luck: History shows that when a team with an animal mascot opposes a team with a human mascot in the Super Bowl, the two- legged mammal usually beats the four-legged one.
According to sports journalist Peter Kennelly, in the last 38 Super Bowls, teams with an animal mascot have played against a team with a human mascot 25 times, with the human mascot team winning 18 of those battles.

That’s good news for the Patriots, who will line up against the Philadelphia Eagles Feb. 6.

The most successful animal-beaters over the last four decades are the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers, who have both been victorious four times.

On the flip side, the teams with an animal mascot that have taken the biggest whupping from the humans have been the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos, with four losses each.

Still, the Eagles have some hope this year, because animal mascot teams have triumphed over human mascot teams three out of the last six times they went head to head in the Super Bowl.



http://www.flashnews.com/news/00018978.HTM

[Brooks]

Still, the Eagles have some hope this year, because animal mascot teams have triumphed over human mascot teams three out of the last six times they went head to head in the Super Bowl. Actually, the Eagles have no hope. :D

[FrmlyZ]

I would agree with Brooks. Sure doesn't look like a contest to me. :D

Best Wishes,,,,,

Z

[Aleph Null]

The Patriots are SO due for a take-down.

I don't think I can stand any more smugness from my brother-in-law if they win again.

Well... at least Kerry lost. Too bad about the other guy winning tho. :D

a0

[FrmlyZ]

A0:

So am I to assume you haven't been telling the truth about your name? Your real name is Vanderjerk and you kick for the Colts. :D

Best Wishes,,,,,,

Z

[Aleph Null]

Patriots over Eagles by 3. Final score prediction (because why the hell not), New England 27, Philadelphia 24. And remember, every single Super Bowl played in February has resulted in a Patriots 3 point victory. The stats are too strong to deny! :p

Holy cow! Jimmy the Greek is a member of CurEvents.com!

Remember, this prediction was made before the conference semi-finals! Both teams correct, differential correct, and only missed the exact score by THREE POINTS!

We're not worthy...

:allhail:

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[FireDance]

Congratulations Purple Reaper!! (I can't believe you hit it on the nose!!!)

[Pepper]

Congrads Purple Reaper! Dang, your good! :beer: :tup:

[Renegade]

Conradulations Purple Reaper!

Now, how about give us 6 numbers between 0 and 49.....:lol:

[PurpleReaper]

If only I could pick stocks... :onfire:

Now, the celebrations begin... I just hope I don't get shot living in Philly :rocking:

Renegade:

0.0000001, 3.141, 27.19, 32.456, 33.101, 48.12345

and as a side note, though my head is big :cool:

I didn't give myself the title up there! :ty:

[SageTheRage]

Great job, PurpleReaper! :bigtup: Congrats!