Pats 37, Ravens 20. Rice is worth a TD alone, and they have some talent on O - enough for a couple FGs. But the Pats can't be stopped. 

Pats will win by 17pts.

49ers win by a field goal.

Love this time of the year.

Stop Rice and Flacco will give up 3, yes 3 interceptions.

Go Pats!

Pats 35 - Ravens 13

Giants 27 - 49er's 17

Patriots 34  Ravens 20

Giants 24  49ers 23

In Response to Re: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PREDICTIONS::


please... not up the middle!

     The Ravens think that the Pats are softer than warmed marshmallows. We'll see what the Pats are made of, this Sunday. No excuses...the Pats need to bury these Buzzards.

Forgetting the obvious TO's that could turn any game:

The Pats have usually score between 23-27 points against Balt
this is the top end of what Balt can score-


Rice has to run well -but the Balt Oline had a bad game vs Houston
Balt receivers also didn't separate and Flacco still has the
rap of not geting by his primary receiver
The Pats front 7 are big and will again force negative plays.
I have been a big Ninko fan and now I hear people
comparing himto Vrable - I think he is all that but faster
Play action is their only hope - and it is slim-

On offense BB will out scheme Balt to get the TE"s open
Gronk split wide gives Balt no answers
I think we will see an mix of under center and spread no rb's
I think that the real game breaker will be when TB sees the
defense he wants on the field and goes no huddle

Pats 27-13


Giants will not be able to run
9ers have a better front 7 on a muddy field
no comparison ot LB
I think Eli will be rushed - 9ers will be able
to rush only 4 also
Giants D had a horrible game against GB
GB dropped 6- 8 passes, Rogers missed
another 2 wide open recievers for big gains and
fumbled all ovet he the place

I think Smith being able to run works
The giant  wr's have dropsies some times
and they will be on the road in mud

9erts have Akers

9ers 20 Giants 10

In Response to Re: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PREDICTIONS::

You know something, TP, I also think the Ravens feel they are going up against the same type of Pats offense they feel they dominated in the past.  They have not faced this type of offense at all this year while the Pats have faced the type of O the Ravens present countless times.  Which team has to adjust the most and which team has the most mismatches?  Appears to me it is the Ravens.

the current conventional wisdo is that the d's that
only rush 4 give the Pats alot of trouble

of course that is true with everyone

But the Pats have evolved their offense
from TB to WR's/Welker to the TE"S and Welker
While doing even more formations, passing
on quicker counts and the no huddle
to wear D's out

BB is given a lot for his Defensive genius
I belive he is equally great as an Offensive Genius

He is great FOOTBALL coach

In Response to Re: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PREDICTIONS::

We hear that week in and week and and what do we see?  The Pats offense STILL scores a LOT.  For everyone talking about this "formula" to stop Brady and the offense, one would think it would work every week but it doesn't.  The offense adjusts on the fly and then the D has to re-tool and can't do it fast enough.