And then there were two.
That’s right, sports fans. We are smack dab in the middle of the most anticipatory fourteen days of the sports year: the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl. After a long and rather unpredictable season, only two teams and one over-hyped football game remain. The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will soon meet in Super Bowl XLIX.
The Super Bowl has long been one of the biggest gambling days of the calendar year. Last year, a record $120 million changed hands but this year, you’re in luck. My Super Bowl contest won’t cost you a dime… just some time and a little bit of speculation.
All you have to do is earn the most points by correctly answering each of the propositional bets below. Do so and one of these fancy new SportsChump t-shirts will be yours.
Please list your answers to the following twenty questions in order in the comments section below.
Best of luck, gang, and enjoy the big game.
1 point – Who will win the coin toss?
2 points – Will the coin toss land on heads or tails?
3 points – Will either team score in the first six minutes of the game?
4 points – Which team will score first?
5 points – Will the first score of the game be a touchdown, field goal or other?
6 points – Who will win the game?
7 points – Will the MVP of this game be a quarterback, running back or other?
8 points – Within one reception, how many total receptions will Rob Gronkowski have?
9 points – Will there be a two-point conversion attempted?
10 points – Within one touchdown, Tom Brady and Russell Wilson will combine to pass for how many touchdowns?
11 points – Will there be a defensive or special teams touchdown in the game?
12 points – The Patriots and Seahawks will combine to kick for how many successful field goals?
13 points – The over/under of this game is 49 points. Will the total combined score of this game fall over or under that number?
14 points – Will Marshawn Lynch rush for over or under 100 yards?
15 points – How many different players, on both teams, will score a touchdown?
16 points – Will the overall margin of victory be over or under 6 ½ points?
17 points – Will Rob Gronkowski have over or under 75 receiving yards?
18 points – Will Russell Wilson have over or under 225 yards passing?
19 points – Will either Darrelle Revis or Richard Sherman have an interception?
20 points – Will either Tom Brady or Russell Wilson lose a fumble?
Tiebreaker: How many drinks will SportsChump consume during the game? (FYI… doubles count for two)
Update…
Ladies and gentlemen, the results are in. I would hereby like to congratulate previous winner and all-round great guy, Senor Hanahan, for winning this year’s Super Bowl contest.
Han, I got new shirts in, brother, so send me your particulars.
Bets and Fenson, which by the way would make for a great name of a new TV show, came in a respectable second and third.
1. Pats
2. Heads
3. Yes
4. Pats
5. FG
6. Seahawks
7. QB
8. 4
9. Yes
10. 4
11. No
12. 3
13. Over
14. No
15. 6
16. Over
17. Under
18. Under
19. No
20. Yes
T/B 4
Thanks Chris…
1 point – Seattle
2 points – Heads
3 points – Yes
4 points – Seattle
5 points – Touchdown
6 points – Seattle
7 points – Quarterback
8 points – 7
9 points – No
10 points – 8
11 points – Yes
12 points – 5
13 points – Over
14 points – Over
15 points – 7
16 points – Over
17 points – Under
18 points – Over
19 points – Yes
20 points – Yes
Tiebreaker: Depends on how much money he has riding on the game 🙂 (I’ll say 5)
1. seattle
2.heads
3.yes
4.nengld
5.td
6.seattle
7.qb
8.5
9.no
10.4
11.no
12.3
13.over
14.yes
15.4
16.over
17.under
18.under
19.no
20.no
tie breaker 7 drinks. BAC=over limit if tight game. Relegated to back seat , otherwise “thank you officer, have a nice day.”
1. Seattle
2. Tails
3. Yes
4. Pats
5. FG
6. Seahawks
7. QB
8. 7
9. No
10. 7
11. Yes.
12. 6
13. Over
14. Yes
15. 3
16. Over
17. Under
18. Under
19. Yes
20. No
TB. If he’s the same dude I used to drink with…6 at a minimum 🙂
1 – Patriots
2 – Heads
3 – No
4 – Patriots
5 – Field Goal
6 – Seahawks
7 – Other
8 – 4
9 – Yes
10 – 4
11 – Yes
12 – 4
13 – Over
14 – Over
15 – 7
16 – Under
17 – Under
18 – Over
19 – Yes
20 – Yes
Tiebreaker – 7 (More if I’m in the room and buying)
good stuff chumpy!
1 point – Who will win the coin toss? seattle
2 points – Will the coin toss land on heads or tails? heads
3 points – Will either team score in the first six minutes of the game? yes
4 points – Which team will score first? seattle
5 points – Will the first score of the game be a touchdown, field goal or other? td
6 points – Who will win the game? seattle
7 points – Will the MVP of this game be a quarterback, running back or other? receiver
8 points – Within one reception, how many total receptions will Rob Gronkowski have? 5
9 points – Will there be a two-point conversion attempted? yes
10 points – Within one touchdown, Tom Brady and Russell Wilson will combine to pass for how many touchdowns? 5
11 points – Will there be a defensive or special teams touchdown in the game? yes
12 points – The Patriots and Seahawks will combine to kick for how many successful field goals? 3
13 points – The over/under of this game is 49 points. Will the total combined score of this game fall over or under that number? over
14 points – Will Marshawn Lynch rush for over or under 100 yards? yes
15 points – How many different players, on both teams, will score a touchdown? 4
16 points – Will the overall margin of victory be over or under 6 ½ points? over
17 points – Will Rob Gronkowski have over or under 75 receiving yards? under
18 points – Will Russell Wilson have over or under 225 yards passing? under
19 points – Will either Darrelle Revis or Richard Sherman have an interception? yes
20 points – Will either Tom Brady or Russell Wilson lose a fumble? no
Tiebreaker: How many drinks will SportsChump consume during the game? (FYI… doubles count for two) 7
Dwin is officially in and from the looks of it is calling for a big Seattle victory.
Only problem is he thinks I’m only going to have four drinks.
For his sake, I hope it doesn’t come down to a tiebreaker.
Beagle is also officially in and calling for perhaps more of a Seattle blowout than Dwin is?
And so far that’s two MVP votes for Russell Wilson.
Just sayin’.
Bets is in and also calling for Seattle.
If I were Bill Belichick and company, I’d start deflating footballs ahead of time.
Mony is in and also pulling for the ‘Hawks.
People are going to start accusing this site of having a West Coast bias.
Mony… may it be a two-hat game for ya, bra.
Milhouse is in.
And I may just take you up on that drink offer.
Irish is in giving us six as of bright and early Saturday morning.
Not a bad start.
Just wondering where all the people are out there who think New England is going to win this thing.
Five of the six of us are calling for a blowout.
Could the betting public be wrong or, as usual, are my readers smarter than the average grizzly?
Chris
Will Goodell’s balls be as swollen as Belichick’s ego ? And will Giselle Bundchen have made sure Tom’s (Brady) balls have been firmly cupped on the night before the big game ? These are some of the questions now being posed in the Gallup Poll and more . Meanwhile this weekend, we have the asinine NFL Pro Bowl . Is there really a need for a such meaningless game ? Regardless of the fact the only reason some players participate, is to fulfill their contractual obligations while still getting paid .
Mr Cub died at the age of eighty-three as the baseball world mourns the death Hall of Fame player Ernie Banks . Sad loss !
Tophatal ……
picking this game is like choosing between two ugly girls.
1. Seattle. NFC has a good record of winning the coin flip.
2. Heads
3. Yes.
4. Seattle
5. Touchdown
6. New England.
7. Obviously since the Pats win the MVP will be Golden Boy Brady. Wish I could be up on the podium and feel Roger’s uncomfortable energy.
8. 4
9. Yes
10. 6
11. Yes
12. 5
13. over
14. over
15. 3
16. under
17. under
18. over
19. Revis will get one. Brady is smart and will stay away from Sherman.
20. no.
tiebreaker: Chump will have a BAC of .21 ( 8 drinks)
Alright, Alright, Alright!
You gone learn today!
1… Pats
2… Tails… never fails
3… Yep
4… Pats
5… TD
6… Pats
7… QB
8… 7
9… yes
10.. 5
11… no
12… 3
13… over
14… under
15… 5
16… over
17… under
18… over
19… no
20… no
TB… 7, lightweight!
1 point – Who will win the coin toss? Patriots.
2 points – Will the coin toss land on heads or tails? Heads. Belicheat will somehow substitute a ‘tail heavy’ coin
3 points – Will either team score in the first six minutes of the game? No. After the first series all balls will need rechecked as Patriots equipment manager caught with needle valve on sidelines
4 points – Which team will score first? Patriots.
5 points – Will the first score of the game be a touchdown, field goal or other? Touchdown on a play from Brady to Gronk who straight arms defender in the throat to the ground before ball arrives and giggles all the way to end zone. No call is made as refs can’t get M$ review pad to work in time to make call.
6 points – Who will win the game? Seahawks. Cheat Carroll shows Belicheat what he learned in college beside “don’t wear hoodies in public”
7 points – Will the MVP of this game be a quarterback, running back or other? RB Marshawn Lynch runs for his life when he hears Belicheat use his last name before kickoff. Racist.
8 points – Within one reception, how many total receptions will Rob Gronkowski have? 9 with at least 2 disputed and awarded anyways.
9 points – Will there be a two-point conversion attempted? Yes. On a trick play.
10 points – Within one touchdown, Tom Brady and Russell Wilson will combine to pass for how many touchdowns? 6.
11 points – Will there be a defensive or special teams touchdown in the game? Yes. Kam Chancellor will jump line of scrimmage, block kick, catch block and run for TD. And then get called for taunting.
12 points – The Patriots and Seahawks will combine to kick for how many successful field goals? 3.
13 points – The over/under of this game is 49 points. Will the total combined score of this game fall over or under that number? Over. Way over.
14 points – Will Marshawn Lynch rush for over or under 100 yards? Yes, running for his life.
15 points – How many different players, on both teams, will score a touchdown? 6.
16 points – Will the overall margin of victory be over or under 6 ½ points? Over.
17 points – Will Rob Gronkowski have over or under 75 receiving yards? Over.
18 points – Will Russell Wilson have over or under 225 yards passing? Over.
19 points – Will either Darrelle Revis or Richard Sherman have an interception? No. One will actually make an interception, Sherman, but the refs give the ball back to the Patriots because Sherman was flagged for taunting before the ball arrived.
20 points – Will either Tom Brady or Russell Wilson lose a fumble? Yes. And also recover it.
Tiebreaker: How many drinks will SportsChump consume during the game? (FYI… doubles count for two) Calls for speculation but ignoring the pregame belch off contest, I’ll go with 2 per hour +1 so 9 in total between kickoff and final gun.
I’ll have my take on BallGate up soon, Al.
After all, it’s all anyone can talk about.
Buck, our previous winner and reigning NFL champion is in.
He’s the first person to pick the Pats to win and the first to even come close on the tiebreaker.
Nice work, sir.
SportsChump veteran Han is also in with his picks and also calling for a New England victory.
Lightweight, huh?
One of these days, brother, I look forward to our whiskey drinking session.
I gotta tell ya’, man. I liked Seattle all the way in this one. Figured this BallGate crap would be too much of a distraction.
Now I fear New England may just use it as a rallying cry. I guess we’ll find out this Sunday.
I hate to be a stickler, Tree, but if either Brady or Wilson lose a fumble, then recover it, then technically they didn’t lose the fumble.
Either way, I’m gonna give you a yes on that answer.
Tree also likes himself a high-scoring contest. That’ll be good for the ratings, that’s for sure, not as if people weren’t already watching anyway.
Interesting that you like a shootout but have no touchdowns scored on defense.
Hmmmm.
Either way, enjoy the game, brother. I just don’t see Seattle allowing New England to score that many but hey, I’ve been wrong before. Recently too.
1 Sea
2 Heads
3 yes
4 pats
5 td
6 pats
7 qb
8 7
9 no
10 6
11 yes
12 5
13 under
14 under
15 6
16 over
17 over
18 under
19 yes
20 no
TB – 11 drinks
Chris
Pats to win the coin toss , while Robert Kraft and Paul Allen discuss whatever it is billionaires discuss nowadays .
Deflate-Gate ? If the game officials aren’t to blame, then who is ? That ought to be the pertinent question. Answer , if they weren’t inspecting the game balls prior to the game, . were they actually inspecting each others’ balls while changing into their zebra stripes , before the contest between the Colts and Patriots ?
Your thoughts on the in-fighting within the Benson family as a Federal judge decides who actually owns both the Saints and Pelicans ? It looks as patriarch Tom Benson must’ve wished all he took the advice of an attorney and written a codicil into his will, disinheriting all of his kids .
Do you believe Marshawn Lynch to be antisocial or is it just on appearance when he’s being interviewed by Deion Sanders ?
Tophatal …….
What the hey, I will give it a counterintuitive shot:
1-Pats
2-Heads
3-No
4-Pats
5-TD
6-Pats
7-Other
8-12
9-Yes
10-4
11-Yes
12-1
13-Under
14-Over
15-5
16-Under
17-Over
18-Over
19-No
20-Yes
Tiebreak-12
Patriots
Tails
Yes
Patriots
Field Goal
Patriots
Quarterback
5
Yes
4
No
4
Under
Under
4
Over
Under
Under
No
No
Tiebreaker: 8
Bleed, sir, you are in and the first person bold (or realistic) enough to go double digits on the tie-breaker.
Al…
I don’t judge Lynch.
I don’t have too much of a problem with anything that he’s done.
Sure, the crotch-grabbing may be a little juvenile and inappropriate and perhaps even inconsistent with his desire to be left alone but overall, I don’t have a problem with the guy.
In fact, I kind of dig his telling the media to stick it. Perhaps that’s who that crotch-grabbing gesture was meant for.
Was there a journalist this week bold enough to ask him THAT question?
Yaz is in and speaking of tie-breakers, c’mon, dude, 12?
Alright, alright. I guess the guy has seen me drink once or twice.
KP is in giving us a total of twelve the night before Christmas.
Excluding mine, of course, which should be coming to you directly.
After much deliberation, initially thinking the Seahawks would take this thing, then thinking the Pats would rally around DeflateGate to finally thinking the ‘Hawks are the better team, I’ve decided to go with Seattle on this one.
Here are my picks.
Pats
Tails
Yes
Pats
FG
Sea
QB
6
Yes
5
Yes
4
Over
Over
5
No
Yes
Over
Yes
Yes
And my tiebreaker is 6. After all, I do have to drive home.
Good luck to all and I hope everyone has a safe and happy Super Bowl Sunday.
1.NE
2.HEADS
3.NO
4.SEA
5.TD
6.SEA
7.RB
8.6
9.YES
10.3
11.NO
12.3
13.UNDER
14.OVER
15.3
16.UNDER
17.UNDER
18.UNDER
19.YES
20.YES
TIEBREAKER……..5
DOUBLE TIE BREAKER…..Marshawn Lynch is quoted as saying while accepting the MVP AWARD “I’m just here to pick up my trophy”
The gun is in, giving us 14 officially with a mere hours to go before kick-off.
9 of us have Seattle winning, five have the Pats.
Chris
I’ll take crotch-grabbing for five points Chris , rather than hearing about another player beating up on a pregnant girlfriend or wife. I mean, what the hell has Goodell or the union done, over the years to stop this type of repetitive and egregious behavior, but the continued apathy of the fans continue with their idiocy, when discussing the issue.
Tophatal ……
Chris
It’ll be a fascinating match-up of the two great rush offenses, with two tremendous running backs in LeGarette Blount and Marshawn Lynch trying to outdo each other .
Chump,
When the hangover haze thins are you going to tally the results and let us know the winner?
It was a helluva game but I had no idea you were compelled to drive afterwards… rather a key detail to omit on the tiebreaker
Obscene gestures don’t make it any better, Al.
Wait a minute, did you just call LaGarette Blount a tremendous running back?
You must be smoking the same stuff that he is.
Tree…
The results are coming.
And besides, you weren’t there to pick me up in your limo.
Congrats to Han the man, my brotha from anotha motha.
So who won the tie breaker?
This just in, Bleed.
Han cheats.
And the number of drinks, from start to finish of the game, excluding obviously what surpassed prior to or thereafter, was six.
I think.
Could’ve been seven.