Time for our annual Super Bowl thread :claphappy:
Which team would you like to see win?
My team is in the playoffs :claphappy:
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Panthers :claphappy: . I'd like to see them meet the Broncos or the Chiefs in the Superbowl, if only because that means someone (KC?) has beaten the New England Cheetahs :sick: already
Being a 'Cheesehead' I'm glad to see the Green Bay Packers are still in with a shout and hope they win their play off game on Sunday :sweat:
Go the Sea Hawks!
Having spent a significant portion of my life in Vancouver, my choice of team is easy.
Webbo
Well the Lions are already out following a terrible early season - here's hoping they can keep hold of Megatron.
In the NFC you'd have to think it will go with the seeds so Championship game of Panthers-Cardinals though Seahawks could pull off a shock. In AFC Steelers could pull off win against Broncos if Big Ben is fit enough. Guess championship game against Pats.
Well, the Seahawks almost pulled off a shock :o after being down 31-0 at halftime.
Now it's down to a re-run of the Manning-Brady saga and the Cardinals at the Panthers
I just hope the Broncos beat the Cheetahs (maybe New England will underinflate at Foxboro and not realise they will re-inflate by themselves at Denver so Brady's hands won't be able to grip them properly :smiley-laughing: ).
Damn & Blast. The Packers were beaten in overtime by the Cardinals :veryangry: :'(
Damn and blast for me too :veryangry: :'( KC had opportunities to beat the Patriots but a great season nevertheless for the Chiefs.
I will be cheering for the Cardinals now - so that has put the mockers on them winning ;)
I was hoping Big Ben could pull it off against the Broncos, and Russell Wilson had a great second half for the Seahawks against the Panthers. Just such a shame the Panthers blew them away in the first half.
The Panthers and Cardinals are both playing well - tough one to call, but I'd probably go for the Panthers.
Pats v Broncos - probably the Pats. Manning wasn't particularly convincing against the Steelers.
Some brilliant throws by Rodgers but why did they trust to the coin-toss? If they had gone for the two-pointer when the Cardinals were rattled by that Hail-Mary...... :'( :'( :'(
Superbowl L should be an interesting match-up of the new QB (Newton) against the old QB (Manning). With Manning's expertise in the hurry-up offense and the Panthers' tendency to threaten to squander a half-time lead, it could be a nail biter to the end.
Newton was impressive against the Cardinals and was helped by a ton of turnovers :claphappy: . Manning was looking like he was still able to perform, and best of all he beat the Cheaters :beers:
I thought Manning was poor and only saved by a good Denver defence. When you see the old guard of Brady/Manning vs the new of Newton/Wilson you see how the role of the QB is evolving from passer-strategist to all round threat. Both Wilson and Newton have great running games which threatens in attack and allows them to get out of trouble.
I can't see past the Panthers in the final the way they are steamrollering everyone.
The missed extra point by Gostkowski ended up having a bearing on the outcome.
Definitely - I hadn't realised that he had such an outstanding record (something like 500+ consecutive kicks) - what a time to miss!
Quote from: red_death on January 25, 2016, 10:27:53 PM
Definitely - I hadn't realised that he had such an outstanding record (something like 500+ consecutive kicks) - what a time to miss!
But not quite a defining moment as Walsh missing the FG for Minnesota earlier in the playoffs - poor guy got death threats from fans :(
When my son came to visit about 4 years ago, i took him to see the Panthers play. The Panthers has been his adopted team since then. Mine too i suppose. He came to visit at Thanksgiving and Christmas so the Panthers' fortunes have been somewhat forced on my apathetic attentions.
We were in the bar watching when their winning streak ended and my son keeps me up to date with their progress on the phone. Suddenly I find myself actually wanting to watch the Superbowl for the football. Last year we tuned in for the half-time show and the famous ads (which were both disappointing). For some unknown reason I am now actually excited about a football game. Go Panthers.
Well that was quite a let down. Cam had a shocker and the Broncos defence choked the life out of the game.
Are the Broncos the NFL's equivalent of watching Chelsea when Mourinho was in charge - ruthlessly efficient but boring as anything!?!
Ah well, now a wait to September for it all to start again!
Cheers, Mike
Any game where the Defense dominates can be boring. Combine that with Newton being largely shut down (7 sacks), Manning not passing as much as in his younger days ( I spent 8 years in Indianapolis watching his best performances) and the Panthers making way too many mistakes and it's not going to be a scintillating game.
The one high spot to me is Manning likely going out of the game on a high point (assuming he retires as the pundits are suggesting).
Well I for one was happy with the result. A very strong and dominant defensive performance from the Broncos. Manning would be a fool to carry on though he was the 2nd best QB out there and they need to pick up a good replacement in the draft. Thought Talib was going to blow the game for the Broncos early on though really poor discipline.
Nice to be able to celebrate another Superbowl victory though :D
You're right about Talib...no discipline, which is a shame as he's a really talented player otherwise. I'd like to see the NFL borrow the "cynical foul" approach from rugby and have the offender punished by making his team play the next 4 downs one man down...that would stop it really fast! Unfortunately, that would never happen.
Speaking of rugby, on the same day the USA team played to a draw against Argentina 35-35, so that game is getting better here (Trivia piece - the US won the last two Olympic gold medals in rugby).
I thought it was a good game even if not scintillating. And the better side won.
In my opinion, the key to the Broncos success lay in the first quarter where they came out firing and the Panthers looked shell-shocked. Perhaps a benefit of the Broncos having been in the Super Bowl a couple of years ago? From then on, the Panthers had to play catch-up and the Broncos could play a more staid defensive game.
On the rugby, of which I am a fan, the following comment by Jon898 is correct. However, the games referred to took place in 1920 and 1924! In this day and age, playing to a draw against Argentina is an accomplishment that should not be sneezed at.
Quote from: Jon898 on February 08, 2016, 08:10:09 PM
Speaking of rugby, on the same day the USA team played to a draw against Argentina 35-35, so that game is getting better here (Trivia piece - the US won the last two Olympic gold medals in rugby).
Webbo
A sport so interesting that even the US newspapers give more column inches to the adverts that were shown and the mid game entertainment
:P
Quote from: EtchedPixels on February 09, 2016, 01:51:31 PM
A sport so interesting that even the US newspapers give more column inches to the adverts that were shown and the mid game entertainment
:laughabovepost: Haha - I used to think the same, but I've really started to enjoy it the more I understand of it. I always used to think of it as a poor man's rugby, but some of the plays (and players) are fantastic.
When you see it live it is much less obvious about the stop/start nature as although play stops there is always something going on in the stadium.