NEW ENGLAND OVER CAROLINA


Just in the SuperBowl of course (although I'm afraid that might be the result in the nomination struggle as well). If you don't turn the ball over, you don't get blown out. Carolina's low-risk offense does a good job of holding on to the ball - so I don't see a blowout. However, I can't see the Panthers putting up too many points against a Patriots defense that is even better than the group that shut down the Rams 2 years ago. Final Score: Pats 20, Panthers 10...


IN RETROSPECT...


For about 3 quarters I had this game pegged. New England's D dominated and the Pats were able to drive just well enough to put up a couple of scores, but Carolina as usual broke a big play on offense for a long TD. Then Delhomme morphs into the second coming of Terry Bradshaw, Carolina's defense puts up the white flag, and the two teams put up 37 points in a quarter. For those of you who are keeping track, 3 of the last 5 SuperBowls have been classics.