It’s about 28 hours or so until the kickoff of Super Bowl
XLVII. Between all the coverage on various networks, websites, and newspapers,
I have finally picked who I think will win the game.
First, I
love both teams. I think that these teams can both win another Super Bowl in
the next five years because of their head coaches. Both Jim and John Harbaugh
are doing remarkable things with their teams as they both have made the
playoffs every year they have been coaches.
John has been the Ravens head coach and has made the Ravens one of the
top contenders in the AFC year in and year out. Jim brought the 49ers to the
NFC Championship game in his first year and now the Super Bowl in his second
year as coach.
I am
looking forward to lots of matchups on both sides including Gore vs. Lewis,
Rice vs. Willis, and Kaepernick vs. Ravens Defense. Ravens QB Joe Flacco is
playing his best football of his career right now and will carry his 8 TDs and
0 Ints in the playoffs into the Super Bowl.
I see the
Ravens having an advantage with special teams with KR/PR Jacoby Jones and K
Justin Tucker. Field possession will be huge in this game and Jones is perhaps
the best returner in the league. Tucker has missed three field goals all season,
made four field goals over 50 yards, and most importantly has three game
winning field goals. I see this game coming down to a field goal and with the
recent struggles of 49ers K David Akers; I can see Tucker kicking the game
winning field goal.
There is
also this “Ray Lewis effect,” that I think has Ravens players putting
everything on the field because they want Lewis to go out as a champion as he
announced that he will retire after this season.
With that
being said, I am going to predict the Ravens to win their second NFL title,
23-20.
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