Happy Saturday everybody! I'm aware that I've missed a few weeks on my playoff pics, but looking over my original predictions this morning in preparation for making my Super Bowl prognostication today, I found that I really did pretty well this playoff season. Went 3-1 on Wildcard Weekend, with the Broncos upset over the Steelers my only mistake. In the Divisional Round, I likewise went 3-1: predicting the Pats and Ravens to make it out of the AFC, and the Niners and Packers out of the NFC (was very proud of my 49ers upset being correct- I would have never predicted the Giants to beat the Packers though). Went 1-1 in the Conference Championship Games, with New England conquering Baltimore as I expected, and the Giants continuing to surprise with a win in San Francisco. As a Cowboys fan, I suppose this means I should feel a little less bad about the fact that my Boys lost twice to the G-Men down the stretch, denying us a playoff berth and a chance to have our own spot in this game for the first time since 1995. C'est la vie, I suppose. At any rate, and then there were two...
The Giants actually beat the Patriots 24-20 in Foxboro earlier this season, but New England has caught on fire since then, winning 10 games in a row, including their playoff wins over Denver and Baltimore the past two weeks. They also have the memory of their embarrassing Super Bowl XLII loss to the Giants four years ago, a defeat you better believe Tom Brady and co have been looking to avenge ever since. On paper, the Giants probably should win- but the Patriots have a big time advantage in intangibles and will to victory. Prediction: Patriots 28, Giants 24
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