1) The Cities
(New England) Boston, Massachusetts
Seattle, Washington
Okay, I've never been to either place. So let's go by their nicknames: Seattle is known as the Emerald City, Boston is known as...Bean Town.
Winner: Seahawks (obviously)
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2) Team Name
New England Patriots
Patriot: a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests
with devotion.
Seattle Seahawks
Seahawk: a brown, white, and black predatory seabird with a hooked beak
Winner: Patriots
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3) Team Logo
New England Patriots:
Seattle Seahawks:
Hmmm, I don't know...I'm gonna have to say they're pretty much the same, in terms of coolness, so...
Winner: Tie
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4) Season Record/Win Percentage
New England Patriots: 14-4
Seattle Seahawks: 14-4
So again...
Winner: Tie
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5) Super Bowl History
New England Patriots have been to 7 Super Bowls and only won 3 of them: 42.86 win percentage
Seattle Seahawks: have been to 2 Super Bowls and won 1 of them: 50 win percentage
Ergo:
Number of Appearances: Patriots
Number of Wins: Patriots
Best win percentage: Seahawks
So, Winner: Patriots
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6) Coaches
New England: Bill Belichick.
He is 62 years old. He's been head coach of the Patriots since 2000 (15 years). He's coached the team to 6 prior Super Bowls and 3 wins.
Seattle: Pete Carroll
He is 63 years old. He's been head coach of the Seahawks since 2010 (5 years). [Interestingly, he was the Patriots head coach from 1997-99, immediately prior to Belichick's arrival] He's coached the team to 1 prior Super Bowl, with that being a win.
Belichick has the experience of more years with his team, but Carroll's done more with his team, and taken them to more wins, in less time, than Belichick.
Considering how all this kinda balances each other out, I'll just say I've never, EVER seen Belichick smile, maybe he doesn't know how to, and Carroll's all kinds of emotional all the time. So I'm giving the edge to the smiling emotional guy.
Winner: Seahawks
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7) Team Quarterbacks: Experience
New England: Tom Brady, 37 years old. Been with the Patriots since 2000 (15 years). Led the team to 6 prior Super Bowls, winning 3 of them. NFL MVP twice.
Seattle: Russell Wilson, 26 years old. Been with the Seahawks since 2012 (3 years). Led the team to 1 prior Super Bowl, with that being a win. NFL Rookie Of The Year, 2012.
I've got to go with the guy who's been at this team 5x's longer than the other, has been to a Super Bowl 6xs more than the other, and has won 3xs more Super Bowls than the other: Brady.
Winner: Patriots
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The experience of the quarterbacks is noteworthy, but now on to the REALLY important stuff:
8) Team Quarterbacks: Cuteness (Face)
New England: Tom Brady
Tom doesn't look his 37 years, but he's showing his age, and the hairthing helps, but....then there's....
Seattle: Russell Wilson
Looks younger than his 26 years, but damn that smile! And his pinchable cheeks. Oh he's just aDORable.
Winner: Seahawks
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9) Team Quarterbacks: Sexiness (Body)
Unfortunately, while there are several shirtless pics of Brady, Russell seems to have NEVER taken his shirt off in public. So let's go with them in the next best thing: Wife-Beaters!
New England: Tom Brady
Seattle Seahawks: Russell Wilson
Pffffft, is there ANY doubt?
Winner: Seahawks
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10) Other Star Player
New England: Rob Gronkowski, tight end
Damn....looks like The Gronk is tight EVERYWHERE!
Seattle: Richard Sherman, cornerback
Even with the dreads and that rocking, lean, hot body Sherman has, I really think I gotta go with The Gronk on this one. Might have been different if I found a pic with Sherman in red boxer briefs...
Winner: Patriots
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11) Team city distance from Super bowl
The closer the city is, the more likely there'll be more fans of that team in the stands, so...
New England (Boston), Mass to Glendale, Arizona: 2699 miles
Seattle, Wash to Glendale, Arizona: 1401 miles
Winner: Seahawks
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12) My Bets
This year, I have picked the Seattle Seahawks. ALCMDPP has conccured with that decision (meaning he's going to owe me $27 at the end of the season, since he's not taking a bet on the Super Bowl).
I'm also certain Ghostie would disagree with us and pick the Patriots, as they are HIS team. But since Ghostie's not in the betting game with us, it's moot. So...
Winner: Seahawks
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So that brings the final tally to:
Seattle Seahawks: 6 wins
New England Patriots: 4 wins
Ties: 2
And therefore, Seattle will win it's second Super Bowl in a row, joining the 67-68 Packers, 73-73 Dolphins, 75-76 Steelers, 79-80 Steelers, 89-90 49ers, 93-94 Cowboys, 98-99 Broncos, and the 04-05 Patriots to do so.
Bank on it.
POLT
1 comment:
I'll have to tell Harry - he'll be happy to hear a Seattle win is bankable : ).
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