Pats shut the juggernaut offense of Indy down to 3 points
Outside in horrible field conditions UNLIKE the field will be in Jacksonville. I could say the same thing about shutting down the unstoppable force of Vick, Dunn and Duckett if I wanted to.
Pats scored 41 on the leagues best defense of Pittsburgh
The Eagles with a healthy Westbrook are not the Steelers (who still scored 27 points and gave up 17 points off turnovers which was the real difference in this game).
Belichick has two weeks to gameplan, more than enough for a coach of his caliber.
Reid is UNBEATEN after a bye...much less a 2 week bye before the Super Bowl.
Pats have already won two Superbowls, they know what to expect and have all the experience.....
The Eagles are rookies to the Super Bowl...but they are almost all veterans on both sides of the ball including players that have been there and know what to expect like TO and Jevon Kearse. They won't be as giddy as most teams that are there for the first time.
Brady is experienced and makes few mistakes
McNabb is experienced...he's not SUPER BOWL experienced, but he will make big plays.
Vinitieri is headed for the Hall of Fame as a kicker and hardly ever misses
So is Akers...and so is Akers.
This Pats team has few stars and plays like a TEAM week in and week out.....
So do the Eagles...TO is the biggest star and he's been out (and I believe he will play in the Super Bowl) but the Eagles have been doubted the entire year especially after losing 3 straight NFC Championship games and well...here they are.
There's not enough Wheaties on the planet for the Eagles to eat to overcome all the disadvantages they face.
We don't eat Wheaties...we eat Chunky Soup.
The points don't mean much in regular season, nor in the playoffs or the superbowl. Bet the team that's gonna win the game and forget about the points.....I don't see Philly winning.....
Eagles will win this game...you're right about not needing the points they won't need them.
Pats -7 and win by at least 10 to 14.....only factor is how much they're up when they start playing prevent defense. If they're up 21 like they were on the Steelers, then they give up a meaningless TD and win by 14.
Eagles +7 and win by at least a touchdown...only factor is how much the birds are up when they stop blitzing Brady and disguising coverages (ala Miami Dolphins). The birds will probably be up 14 and give up a late TD to win by 7.
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