How the NFL?s all-time best offenses have fared in the postseason (hint: not so great), and some Super Bowl 48 prop bets
looked this up for my column predicting....
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.... last year broncos held high flying Panthers to a putrid 10 points in a romp win 24-10
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so what you're saying is.. they're due, right? the high flying offensive team having a chance to win this year
totally you are. sounds good to me --lets lock in some more atlanta then.
look, i get it, and i actually agree that 9 times outta 10 the better defensive team wins it, but when someone says, defense wins championships, this patriot team (their defense) does not come to mind for me
granted, i get you'll use their #1 points against ranking. sure, why not? compelling enough argument, but as a whole, their defense has always been, --make teams need to grind it out, long sustained drives to score and seemingly half the time the team they're playing bogs down, settles for fg, or is soo behind because of proficiency of pat's offense, that burdened to need to go for it on 4th and whatever, down by double digits etc, just to be able to try and make it a game
i'll give credit, where credits due, the pat's D does a good job of limiting conversion rates when opposition reaches the money zone, or redzone (which in of itself doesnt happen a ton, i get it)...hence the low scoring output, but their defense, as a whole, is not one that i say would win this game, ...its not.
old school has said it in one of his posts, if --and is a gargantuan IF--, the falcons can somehow get pressure on a genius-led, uber-prepared tom brady, then they substantially make things easier for themselves. no new news there, that could be said for
every team, really, but is especially true when trying to beat these patriots. their record speaking for itself over the years, proves out just how hard that is, as a good a gameplan as it may sound - you still need to go figure way to get it done
if it were as easy to be able to say, well, better of 2 defenses wins it ~everytime~, wouldnt everyone be rich? i guess thats why they play the games. i for one,
do take that into account, yet feel atlanta has a better chance of winning this game, than do the patriots - my opinion.
all in all, we can go back and forth you hammering away at pro-pat's stats, trends, and me explaining away why i think dont always apply to present situation (again, a feel for me), but i'll second what some have said here, and leave it at that
I know New England's defense is good, but not nearly as good as some of the Super Bowl winning teams in the past. Did you know there were 90 defensive scores in the NFL this year? 56 fumble returns and 34 INT returns.....NEW ENGLAND HAD A GRAND TOTAL OF 0!! By the way....speaking of defense, Atlanta was second in the league with 8 defensive scores, 2nd only to KC's 9. Also this year, 16 teams had more sacks than New England's defense had, so they are in the middle of the pack in QB sacks. I know New England has a good D. But I am wagering my money on Atlanta, because I don't think New England can stop them. I'm also taking over 58 because I don't think Atlanta can stop the Pats either. If I go 0-2, it won't be the first time. Good luck if you take Atlanta!
