Super Bowl XLV: Steelers vs. Packers

vegas is favoring the cheeseheads by 2.5-3… AKA too little to indicate a real preference.  further evidence this could be a great game.  over/under set at 44.5 or 45.  i'd take the under given the defenses.  speaking of over/unders...

oh, the horror: 


now they're cloning them? ;)

i'll be rooting for the Pack, mildly, but i mostly just want a good game.  i'm having both steelers and packers fans at my place to watch the game.  hopefully no one will have a heart attack.

I'll be rooting for the cheese heads, not a fan of Ben Rapelesburger
;D

Can't stand the Steelers but I actually like Hines Ward for some reason.  Go figure.

I'll be rooting for the Pack.

I predict charles woodson will narrowly edge out lamarr woodley for mvp of my heart.

As a Bengals fan, I don't care who wins. But I'd love to see Hines Ward get concussed on a route over the middle. Maybe he can lose some teeth so we don't have to see him smile any more.

Is there a bet on how many times he smiles on camera?

I predict a God-awful, sloppy game that will piss you off the more you watch it like the Steelers-Seahawks Super Bowl did.  More turnovers than yesterday's Pro Bowl.

Brian

Super Bowl party at Brians house  ;D

i'll be at my house trying to keep my head from explode

Brian_Wallace wrote:

I predict a God-awful, sloppy game that will piss you off the more you watch it like the Steelers-Seahawks Super Bowl did.   More turnovers than yesterday's Pro Bowl.

Brian

Bucs-Raiders in 2003 was way worse.  i actually turned off the game and… i forget what i did.  read a book.  listened to some music.  anything was more entertaining than that sh*t show.

again, given the DEF of both team, and the proclivity of the QBs to throw INTs (well, roethlisberger at least), they might well come close on your turnover prediction.

Stillersssssssssssssssssss for the win.  ;D ;D ;D

sweetcell wrote:
Bucs-Raiders in 2003 was way worse.  i actually turned off the game and… i forget what i did.  read a book.  listened to some music.  anything was more entertaining than that sh*t show.

again, given the DEF of both team, and the proclivity of the QBs to throw INTs (well, roethlisberger at least), they might well come close on your turnover prediction.

neither qb has really thrown a lot of interceptions this year, not sure where youre getting that from. not to say its not going to happen, but both teams force turnovers but hold on to the ball well, so to me that could go either way

Packers.

Rodgers deserves to win a superbowl

A Home Treatment Kit for Super Bowl Suffering
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/health/01mind.html

i have pierogies on order. i hope that and guinness keep me alive

I'm surprised the Steelers aren't favored…

I don't want the Steelers to win, but I am rooting for a good game.

I think it's hard to think that the dominance of both teams defenses will be exploited. I'm excited to see Troy Palamalu and Clay Matthews do their things and am hoping for some big hits. I think the one big advantage one team has over the other is Ben Roethlisberger, unfortunately. His ability to move around and keep plays alive is undeniable. Yes, he is a fat rapist, but his skills at quarterback are literally disgusting. I despise that motherfucker and his team and his city. He's the only thing that worries me, I don't see the Packers winning this game, but I'll be rooting for them as if they're the Redskins becuase I hate the Steelers that much.

I almost shit my pants when the Cardinals ALMOST beat them a few years back. It was a good game, BUT the Steelers won. I hope that trend doesn't continue. I seriously can't stand watching them win another Super Bowl.

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
I don't want the Steelers to win, but I am rooting for a good game.

I think it's hard to think that the dominance of both teams defenses will be exploited. I'm excited to see Troy Palamalu and Clay Matthews do their things and am hoping for some big hits. I think the one big advantage one team has over the other is Ben Roethlisberger, unfortunately. His ability to move around and keep plays alive is undeniable. Yes, he is a fat rapist, but his skills at quarterback are literally disgusting. I despise that motherfucker and his team and his city. He's the only thing that worries me, I don't see the Packers winning this game, but I'll be rooting for them as if they're the Redskins becuase I hate the Steelers that much.

I almost shit my pants when the Cardinals ALMOST beat them a few years back. It was a good game, BUT the Steelers won. I hope that trend doesn't continue. I seriously can't stand watching them win another Super Bowl.

I almost wish the Steelers lose just because their fans have become unbearable but can you blame them? They flat out win.

The thing about Ben's rape I just don't let that enter the equation and I think people who say they want the Packers to win because of that are flat out ridiculous.

hutch wrote:
I'm surprised the Steelers aren't favored…

They were last week, weird.

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:

hutch wrote:
I'm surprised the Steelers aren't favored…

They were last week, weird.

Were they?  Are you sure?  You mean the line flipped?

hutch wrote:I almost wish the Steelers lose just because their fans have become unbearable but can you blame them? They flat out win.

Yes.  Pittsburgh fans are the sorriest, most-unbearable, arrogant, entitled, snotty, intolerant fans in the world.  They're Beatles fans.  However, if you could combine them with the woe-is-me, we'll-NEVER-win, navel gazing, depressed (you know, Cure fans) Eagles fans from the East, you'd have a normal Pennsylvania sports enthusiast.

Polamalu freelances SOOOO much I'd love to see a good offensive coordinator expose him.  People think he's great.  I think he's more good + lucky.

Brian