DTTWSB Super Bowl XLVI Pick

The wait is finally over! After two weeks of hype, analysis and trash talk the game is now upon us. Both the Giants and Patriots have been in Indianapolis for the past week doing all the events like Media Day and breakfast with the press. I can't stand the fact that the NFL makes us wait two weeks before the game, but it does add to the anticipation. I'm hoping we get a good game because we deserve one with how long we've had to wait. The past few Super Bowls have been pretty entertaining so let's hope that trend continues. Regardless what happens on Sunday legacies will be cemented or tarnished as one team will stand in triumph while the other will fall in defeat. During the playoffs this year I had a decent picking record. Going into Championship Sunday I was 7-1, but a couple of special teams goats made sure I ended the weekend at 7-3. I haven't picked the Super Bowl right in the past five years so I'm going to make sure that ends. With all that said, here is my pick for Super Bowl XLVI.

Giants at Patriots: Giants
Super Bowl MVP: Giants quarterback Eli Manning

After all the smoke has cleared I believe it's going to be the Giants who are victorious at the end of the game. Many people are expecting this to be another classic Super Bowl, but I think the Giants will win this one convincingly. This is just a match up where one teams is just better than the other. I like the Giants offense and defense better than the Patriots offense and defense. All the match ups in this game favor the Giants. It's going to be tough to stop Tom Brady and that passing attack, but I believe the Giants NASCAR defensive line can do a good job at neutralizing it. When these teams faced each other in Week 9 you could tell that Brady was feeling the pass rush, even when it wasn't there. That's exactly what happened in Super Bowl XLII four years ago as well. New England's inability to consitently run the ball effectively will force them into obvious passing situations, advantage G-men.

On the other side of the ball, it's hard to not see Eli and his corp of receivers moving the ball up and down the field on the Patriots defense. New England has a tough time getting consistent pressure on quarterbacks, and whenever Eli has time to throw he makes big plays in the passing game. The scary thing for New England is that the Giants number one receiver Hakeem Nicks didn't even play during the Week 9 match up in Foxboro and New York still won. Now that Nicks is looking like a top flight receiver in the league it just creates even more match up problems for the Pats secondary. New York's balance on offense is what makes them scary. You better believe that Jacobs and Bradshaw will have success in the running game to ice the game off.

To be honest, the only way I see the Patriots winning this game is if they win the turnover battle by three. If not, it's just too much to ask of Tom Brady and Coach Belichick to pull this one out. All the Giants need to do is play their game and execute on a high level and they'll have New England frustrated all game. Ultimately this game will put Eli Manning and Coach Coughlin in the Hall of Fame. After Sunday they will have beaten the Patriots twice in the Super Bowl. That's a huge accomplisment. So on Super Sunday I'm going with Giants to reign supreme.