Super Bowl XLVI

I hate the New England Patriots. I cheered for the Steelers' biggest rival, the Baltimore Ravens, to beat them last week. I think if it came down to it, I would cheer for the Cowboys over them as well. I think the only time I would ever cheer for the Patriots, outside of the result of them winning indirectly helping the Steelers or the Rams, is if in some weird alternate multi-sports universe, they ended up with them playing the Detroit Red Wings in ice football. Which is why, even when the pattern Super Bowl pattern points to the Patriots winning, I'm picking the Giants. I'm ESPN Streak for the Cash picking the Patriots, but only to curse them. The pattern is of course that the regular season winner always seems to lose the rematch in the Super Bowl.

1999 Rams lost to the Tennessee Titans in the regular season, beat them in the Super Bowl.
2001 Patriots lost to the Rams in the regular season, then cheated their way to victory in the Super Bowl
2007 Giants failed to end the Patriots' perfect season in the regular season, but finished the job in the Super Bowl.

The only thing that I expect could save the Giants is, they weren't playing their best football when they beat the Patriots. Their defensive line has been practically unstoppable during the postseason and the last few weeks of the regular season. I feel that won't change in the Super Bowl and that Tom Brady will be pressured for much of the game. Unlike some quarterbacks, like Kurt Warner, who thrive in those situations, Brady gets flustered. It was evident during the AFC title game when the Ravens were all over him in the backfield. This will be the key to the game. New England's defense is incompetent and while Eli Manning isn't nearly as good as his brother, Peyton, Aaron Rodgers, or Drew Brees, he makes the passes he needs to make. Speaking of which:

I expect to see a little more salsa  from Victor Cruz as he dances through the Patriots' weak secondary as well. I'll take the Giants by a score of  31-26. And just for kicks, here's one more anti-Patriots extra as I'm sure Eric Cartman, a Denver Broncos fan, would put it:

"Well, Tom Brady's a bitch, he's a big fat witch,

he's the biggest bitch in the whole wide world,
he's a stupid bitch if there ever was a bitch,
he's a bitch to all the boys and girls.

On Monday he's a bitch, on Tuesday he's a bitch,
and Wednesday to Saturday he's a bitch,
then on Sunday just to be different he's a
super King-ka maya-maya beotch!
Have you ever met Patriots quarterback Tom Brady,
he's the biggest bitch in the whole wide world,
he's a mean old bitch and he has stupid hair."

I really think the hair part works well. Enjoy the game, the commercials, friends, and family. Go Giants!