Each week for the past month I’ve predicted the Patriots wouldn’t win the Super Bowl and it looks like I’ve continued my impressive streak of being incorrect each time I predict something.  The Pats are in the Super Bowl against a team they’ve already beaten this season.

I really looked forward to the Colts vs Pats and that didn’t happen and I was banking on the Colts being the team to knock the Pats from the undefeated ranks.  Now that responsibility falls on the shoulders of the Giants.  Now I’m torn because I don’t know if I want the Pats to lose.

I’m serious here, I don’t think I want them to lose.  How many chances in my lifetime has a team come this close to ending the season undefeated?  I think back to 1976 when I was all of 4 years old and Indiana went undefeated and won the National Basketball Championship.  Since then a few teams have challenged going undefeated with none closer than UNLV that was undefeated before losing to Duke in the National Semifinals.  Illinois was 29-0 a few years ago before losing to Ohio St on a fluke shot before also losing in the NCAA tourney.  I was born the year the Dolphins did it in pro football.  In college football we see it quite a bit but still an undefeated season like this has never happened before. 

The Pats sit at 18-0 this season and must wait two weeks before playing the Giants.  If you’ll recall, the Giants nearly beat the Pats the last week of the season but still lost by 3 points.  I don’t see this game being nearly as close.  I predict your typical boring Super Bowl victory by the Pats and then crowning them the greatest team of all time.  I feel priviledged getting to watch them play.

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