My 5 predictions for SuperBowl 50

[Catufb85]

As my post stated before, I actually have some NFL.com analyst agreeing with me about KShort

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000632303/article/super-bowl-50-analyst-predictions-panthers-or-broncos-in-santa-clara

Check out Daniel and Greg's prediction on Mr. Short.

 

      4 hours ago, Catufb85 said:

Panthers 31-20:

Cam has 2 rushing Tds and 1 Throwing.  Olsen has 75 yards and that 1 TD catch.  Stewart has over 100 on the ground.  best bold prediction is KShort has 3 sacks 1 forced fumble and challenges Cam for MVP.  Cam wins MVP of SB.  Josh Norman has a pick finally.  Luke and TD finish with 10+ tackles.  Shaq comes up with Fumble recovery. 

Broncos score late TD to make it seem somewhat of a game.  Panthers have a 2 score lead at half.

[MadHatter]

4 hours ago, colty77 said:

But anyway, don't be shocked if the Panthers freeze up when the Broncos open up a can of "whoop ass" about half way through the first half.  Panthers offense goes into vapor lock, then the defense is worn down by still functional Peyton Manning efficiently moving the well oiled Bronco offense throughout...  the clock moving way too fast for the Panthers as they fight from behind in the second half, unfamiliar territory.  Panic sets in as they realize "does this look like a blowout to you guys!?"  

Seriously though, chances are it will be close...   we'll see how the Panthers handle that.

It would take the Broncos 6 quarters to even come close to what the Panthers average in a single game.  Your offense is ANEMIC and is the SECOND LOWEST SCORING OFFENSE to EVER play in the SB.  Not to mention that your QB is the SECOND WORST RATED QB to EVER start in the SB.

Keep thinking that Manning is going to miraculously transform your shitty offense into anything resembling a productive unit.  He is NOT the Manning of old and will be lucky to finish the game. 

Seeing a Broncos fan who thinks they are going to get up big early on the Panthers is beyond delusional...it is quite sad and pathetic.  We BURY teams early in games....and Sunday will be no different.

And....chances are NOT that it will be close.  Your only hope is that the Panthers implode and play a shitty game.  Because you and everyone else knows that the Panthers are a superior team in every way.  It will be a double digit loss (again) for the Broncos.

[RockyTopVol]

Since the Super Bowl era, the groundhog has only predicted an early spring 12 times. Of those 12, the NFC team has won the Super Bowl that year 7 times. 7 out of 12! I mean...that pretty much locks it up for us, right?

[NanuqoftheNorth]

Seattle and Arizona, with substantially better offensive weapons in their arsenals and led by QBs at the top of their games, were absolutely humiliated by the Panthers D.  Carolina made Wilson and Palmer look more like Manning has all season long.

If the Broncos are foolish enough to wait until "about half way through the first half" to "open up a can of "whoop ass" they will have waited about a quarter too long.   Their chances of winning the SB at that point will be statistically non-existent. 

By then the Panthers will already have scored enough points to at least equal the ppg average of the Broncos this season.   By halftime the Broncos will be so far behind they won't have a realistic chance unless Rivera goes into passive mode with the Carolina offense and defense.  

Even if Rivera does, the Broncos haven't demonstrated the ability to generate the points necessary to close any substantial gap.

 

Denver has eked out a couple of wins during the playoffs, due mostly to good fortune and opponents key player injuries.

Meanwhile, the Panthers have dominated and decimated their opponents by wide margins.

There is no rational reason to expect anything different this Sunday as Denver is a poor man's substitute for AZ and Seattle. 

 

[iamhubby1]

On ‎2‎/‎4‎/‎2016 at 6:14 AM, KB_fan said:

I'm really having trouble coming up with a score prediction and/or predictions of key plays.  I'm torn between a fairly close defense-dominated game and a Panthers' blowout win....  I think I'm still in shock re: our 31-0 first half against Seattle and the 49-15 demolition of AZ.  I'm not sure I know what reality looks like for the Panthers anymore, since they have so FAR exceeded my expectations this season! 

For the record, my expectations weren't all that low:  I was one of those expecting a pretty good 12 - 4 / 11- 5 type season and an NFC South win... even thought we'd get to the championship game... but to beat Seattle and AZ the way we did just really amazed me.  Our offense kicked it up to another zone, and our defense really came into its most awe-inspiring dominance against AZ...

It doesn't help me in predicting the game that I've hardly watched Denver play all season.  I'm relying more on what people say about them than I am my own observation.

Hey, it's the SUPER BOWL.  Gotta go with the prediction of a pretty strong win - perhaps not quite a blowout - by the Panthers.

Panthers 38 - Denver 24

TDs:   Cam, Olsen, Tolbert, Stew, Ginn

4 or 5 turnovers by Denver:  (Luke/TD, Josh, Tre, Kurt)

5 sacks of Manning:  Allen, KK (2), Ealy, CJ

2 sacks of Cam, 1 interception.

 

Update:  On re-reading the above, I realize my score prediction doesn't really match my game highlights prediction.  If we really do force 4 - 5 turnovers, there's no way Denver will score 24.  So, in that case the score would be more like 38 - 17...

But I'm gonna go out on a limb dreaming bigger.  I'm going to add a defensive pick-6 to the Panthers' tally.  Gotta root for TD to get his first-ever pick 6 in the Super Bowl!!  (Like many, I dream of TD being named Super Bowl MVP, though I predict Cam will get that...)

So make that 45-17 Panthers!!

 

Are you sure? lol

[NanuqoftheNorth]

The AZ game was the first time this year that the Panthers didn't take their foot off the gas after jumping out to a big lead.

The Super Bowl will be the second.

Expect a similar outcome.

Panthers in the forties and Denver in the teens.