Hey all, so sorry for my lack of an update on the scoring and everything, it's been an absolutely crazy couple weeks of work. I promise I'll have it done soon. But in the mean time... WE GOT SUPER BOWL PICKS TO MAKE!
This week, an upset is worth 20, and a correct non-upset is worth 10. There's a whole lot on the line.
HERE WE GO!
SUPER BOWL LI - New England Patriots (16-2) vs. Atlanta Falcons (13-5), NE by 3 - It really comes down to this: do you, or do you not, think the Patriots will be able to slow down the Falcons' offense at all? That's really this entire game. The Falcons had the league's best offense all year, and the Patriots have the league's best scoring defense. The Falcons, meanwhile, had the league's 27th-ranked defense, while the Patriots have Tom Freaking Brady. While there's the potential for a shootout, I trust Bill Belichick and company far too much to think they'll let it slip through their fingers. The vast majority of times a top scoring offense has faced a top scoring defense in the Super Bowl, the defense was victorious. We also have the revenge factor... how sweet will it be for the Patriots to take the Lombardi from Roger Goodell after the bullshit that was DeflateGate?
Ultimately the Falcons' only chance is to win in a shootout, unless they're somehow able to rattle Brady with a four man rush. But I just trust the Patriots to come out on top and show they're the superior team.
Patriots 27, Falcons 20