Everyone knows the Super Bowl will be this Sunday, but the Chicken Little types in the NFL are floating the idea that if it gets really, really nasty, weather-wise, they'll move the game back a week or so. Now, you see why the Grammy Awards were handed out this past weekend, so they could clear some ratings space.
It's been beaten to death in the press that Peyton Manning's kid brother, Eli, led the Giants to another win over the New England Patriots in Indianapolis 2 years ago. By then, however, it was likely that Peyton had already played his last game as a Colt, and it was confirmed when he signed with Denver a few weeks later. This time, it's in Eli's house, MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands, where Seattle shut out the Giants back in November, and in September, Peyton's Broncos blew Big Blue out of the yard.
So, both Denver & Seattle have had 1 game under their belts on-site, which takes away any advantages either team might have going in. Also, you can kiss the crowd noise good-bye, as Seattle won't have the "12th Man" with them. Given how Manning clowns around in those pizza commercials, he's got to prove again he can function in the cold, like Eli does. The "Legion of Boom" defense of the Seahawks will be tested moreso than they were in November in the same building, and would love for a Manning sweep. I just don't see it happening.
Neither defense is really going to be stout on Sunday, as Manning and his counterpart, Russell Wilson, will light up the night sky in New Jersey as if it was the 4th of July. Peyton will get his 2nd ring, to match Eli and Broncos VP John Elway, who retired after his 2nd Super Bowl win. People have asked Peyton if he'll retire. Nope. He just likes the camera too much.
Broncos, 48-44.
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