Your pick to win the Super Bowl this year

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Well thanks for that... I think.

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These playoff games are hard enough to pick with the spread and now these two look like toss ups straight up. I would tend to favor the home team in each case but I wouldn't bet on either.

The Rams are in trouble if it boils down to Brees vs Goff so they'll continue to try to run. NO has the #1 rush defense but they just lost their best D lineman for the season, and the stat could be a little deceiving since many teams have abandoned the run to play catch up. If the Rams can run like they did last week, they'll have a great chance, and the line has gone down to 3 which is an ominous sign for NO. I think the Ram's loss of their best receiver hurts them in this game, especially with NO having a shut down corner. This makes it less risky to put an extra man up front to help control the run. I think the Saints win.

NE is in a very usual position for them as they are healthier than they've been all year and healthier than past years at this point in the season. They played their best game of the year last week, and in retrospect it was a very good matchup for them. The key to beating the Pats has always been to pressure Brady, but without blitzing because he's the best ever against it. SD needed their two great edge rushers, Ingram and Bosa, to have a dominating game. The problem is that they're edge rushers, so even if they were effective, Brady excels at stepping up in the pocket. KC has a terrible defense in general, but they've actually been quite good at home. The biggest advantage of having home field translates to the defensive line because with the crowd noise, they can get a jump on the snap count. KC probably has the loudest stadium along with Denver and Seattle. The big problem for NE is that KC's pressure comes right up the middle, and Brady does not have the ability to escape laterally. NE's O line will need to play as good as they did last week and be extra disciplined. If KC doesn't get to the QB, they will definitely change things up unlike SD. I think you can mix in a well timed blitz against this season's Patriots because they lack explosive playmakers. I would expect to see a lot more of Cordarrelle Patterson who was practically invisible last week. The Pats have been trying to set up the pass with the run, but I think this week they will try to set up the run with the pass. Much more than KC, they have to play a great game which will be difficult to do two weeks in a row. On the other hand, KC really doesn't have to because they are so explosive. For this reason I give the edge to the Chiefs.

I think I'm rooting for The Rams, but as long as The Patriots don't win it all, I'm good.

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I'm rooting for the Patriots because I'm a great American.

It always cracks me up how the haters grasp at straws. Perhaps I could see that if they had lost last weekend as the home favorite, but if this team makes the Super Bowl it will be a great accomplishment. Even a defeat would only enhance their legacy. There are 28 other fan bases who wish their teams were playing right now, regardless if they were to lose their next game. Of course there are those who will point out any negative that they can, but that is just bitterness.

Poor Patriots.

lol! Yeah right Dude, I simply don't like them because 10 years ago or so they kept running the score up on teams that had no chance of winning. Simply cruel, and of course there's the cheating scandal"s".
Bradys a great QB and maybe in the top 10 of all time. The greatest? No. Just isn't. The New England Patriots may be the greatest football dynasty of all time though. The Steelers, 49rs, and Cowboys couldn't maintain this level of success as long as NE has. Hard to argue otherwise .

I never say poor Patriots, I say poor people who let emotion cloud their minds.

Silly and you don't even have a case. Many call him the greatest football player period, and some call him the greatest player ever in team sports.

You're right, very hard to argue, especially with the evolution of the salary cap rules. And I'm sure you also hate those other teams due to their "cheating scandals".

I haven't watched the Saints a ton this year, but watching them today, I have no idea how Brees is this mobile at 40 years old. And not just mobile, but quick.

Because he's little, plays in a dome, and doesn't get sacked much.



Still not as quick as Brady

"We're gonna play until we get an actual winner." Actual quote I just heard Joe Buck make. Why he makes the big bucks, I assume.

Being shorter ought to come with some advantages. He seems to have just kept himself in ridiculous shape, too, though. It's not that he moves well for a 40-year-old, he moves well for any QB, which is bananas.

The sack difference isn't all that pronounced; it comes out to less than half a sack a game against the all-time active leaders.

I'm going to assume this is facetious.

Gonna feel awful for the Saints if they lose after those two no calls.

Wow. Not upset that the Rams are going to the Super Bowl, but I feel the wrong team won today.

Remember this guy? Yeah baby! I can pick games like no one ever. So maybe KC wins too then?

Yea I don't like to blame the refs but I was rooting for the Saints after those 2 blatant PI's weren't called, just for justice.

Same guy, too! The first didn't feel too awful, it was close. Also wasn't so clearly a "make the call and they win" situation like that second one was.

Such a bummer. I like Brees, for one, and my uncle is a huge Saints fan for another. And they just played better today, I thought. And were more likely to give us a better game in the Super Bowl against either opponent. Sad way for it to end.

Well I'm a little upset. F*ck the Rams. One day they're in St. Louis. One day they're in Los Angeles. One day they're in St. Louis... then they're in Los Angeles again... pick a city already. They don't even have cool helmets anymore.

The inevitable high-quality GIF will be better, but this is halfway around the Internet already:

Risky FG attempt and he nailed it. If he missed there the Saints are 1 first down from their own winning FG.