michaelf@ISM780.UUCP (01/16/86)
This Super Bowl reminds me an awful lot of the Chief-Viking matchup. The Chiefs entered the game as 13-point underdogs. The media kept raving on and on about the awesome Purple People Eating defense of Minnesota. The Bears are definitely a great team but ANY team can be beat. To cover 9.5 or 10 points in a big game is not the easiest thing in the world. I have spoken with many Bears' fans who start mouthing off on how the Bears are going to kill the Pats but when I ask them if they want bet the line and give those points, they stammer and hedge. All the people who are giving up those points are going to be swearing at their Sony if New England scores a TD first. Try to make up 16.5 points against a team who has lost only twice in three months (the Jets in O.T. and Miami 30-27). I know the Bears are great, but the Pats are extremely sound, great at covering the spread (14-0 as of late), RED HOT, and should not be taken lightly. Beating NY in NY, LA in LA and Miami in Miami is a monumental feat. The Bears didn't hold Miami to 14 points in Miami. The Raiders got no respect in the few weeks before they played the Redskins. The Pats are loaded with all-pros, as the Bears are, but the pressure is not on them, it's on the Bears. Just like the pressure was on the Bears in Miami. It will be a great, close game. Take the points. P.S. The Pats' special teams are FAR superior to the Bears'.
dday@gymble.UUCP (Dennis Doubleday) (01/21/86)
In article <35600005@ISM780.UUCP> michaelf@ISM780.UUCP writes: > This Super Bowl reminds me an awful lot of the > Chief-Viking matchup. The Chiefs entered the game as > 13-point underdogs. The media kept raving on and on about > the awesome Purple People Eating defense of Minnesota. The > Bears are definitely a great team but ANY team can be beat. > One big difference is that the Vikings hadn't already played the Chiefs that season and held them to 32 rushing yards, intercepted their quarterback three times, and allowed them only 21 seconds across the 50 yard line. -- UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!dday Dennis Doubleday CSNet: dday@umcp-cs University of Maryland ARPA: dday@gymble.umd.edu College Park, MD 20742 Fan of: Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, OU Sooners (301) 454-6154