Super Bowl XLVI Predictions

By Joe Keegan |  1/31/12 11:18 AM

When the New England Patriots take the field on Sunday, they will look to continue Boston’s trend of success this year. The Bruins won the Stanley Cup and the Cannons won the Steinfeld Cup – will the Patriots bring home the Lombardi Trophy?

The red-hot New York Giants carry a five-game winning streak into Indianapolis. Both teams will look to air out the ball, as the Patriots and Giants finished 2^nd and 5^th, respectively, in passing offense. On paper, it looks like both teams could have success doing so, as they finished 31^st and 29^th, respectively, in passing defense.

Both teams are evenly matched on paper, but statistics do not usually determine the game. With Super Bowl XLVI approaching fast, we asked for predictions from a group of people who know what it takes to win a championship:

Player	Predicted Winner	Score
Paul Rabil	New England Patriots	35-21
Bill Daye	New York Giants	30-28
Steve Duffy	New England Patriots	31-28
Mitch Belisle	New York Giants	24-21
JJ Morrissey	New England Patriots	34-25
Kevin Buchanan	New England Patriots	31-17
Jordan Burke	New England Patriots	27-21
Jon Hayes	New England Patriots	28-17
Kevin Gould	New England Patriots	35-21
Patrick Gaffney	New England Patriots	34-21
Sean Murphy	New England Patriots	34-24
Coach Marmiani	New England Patriots	38-24
Jake Beebe	New England Patriots	28-14

Most Cannons are confident in the home team, and all expect a relatively high-scoring game. Players also gave their “bold predictions.”

JJ Morrissey and Kevin Gould predict three touchdowns from tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez, respectively. Jordan Burke predicts two touchdowns for wide receiver Wes Welker. Paul Rabil, a huge Patriots’ fan, predicts that Super Bowl XXXVI and XXXVIII MVP Tom Brady will throw for 320 yards and three touchdowns (two of them to Gronkowski). Coach Steve Duffy expects Tom Brady to avenge his poor performance in the AFC Championship on the way to a Patriots’ victory.

Which Cannons player do you think has it right? Post your own Super Bowl XLVI score predictions, “bold” predictions, and MVP predictions as a comment below!

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