The End Is Near!

For the first time in many many years I watched the Pro Bowl! At the beginning of the season I wasn't sure about the NFL changing when the Pro Bowl would be played. The closer we got to the post season I began to read more about why they changed it and I told myself that I needed to watch it and see for myself if it was a good move. Well, I think it was! The excitement of the Super Bowl flowed right through the game and gave the NFL so much more to use to make the Pro Bowl exciting. If you blew it off like I used to do, you missed not only a good game but also a great lead-in to Super Bowl XLIV! (FYI - the AFC and NFC are now tied at 20 wins each.)

The Conference championship games the week before were 2 GREAT Games! Ind and the Jets were neck and neck for most of the first half but when they returned to the field for the 2nd half, Peyton and the Colts dominated and reminded the Jets that they "let them win" back in week 16! I wonder what it was like in the Ben Parrish Sr. house for that one? The other game was a true "back and forth" scoring feast! Each team answered the other team's TDs right down to the wire! Being a big fan of Brett Favre yet picking the Saints I told myself going into the game that I truthfully would be fine with whoever won this game. When the 4th quarter finished with Min and NO tied at 28 I knew that whoever won the coin toss to start OT would when the game! Sure enough, that's what happened and now the Saints meet the Colts in Miami for Super Bowl XLIV!!

With the Saints winning, Jason is once again sitting on the throne alone! Ben and Stephanie can now only hope for a 1st place tie. As for our Post Season Challenge Ben, Shawn and Todd are all tied for 1st place with 7-3. This too will come down to the Super Bowl since I have a strong feeling that all 3 will not be picking the same.

So with the end being just a few days away, it's time for us to take sides. It's time for us to choose AFC or NFC. Two number 1 seeds. Will it be the Saints or the Colts? Make your choice and hold on - this one could be a wild ride (or it could be a blowout) but it's the Super Bowl so it's guaranteed to be exciting! Pick Well!!

Jason Campbell -> N.O. -> 501-589 -> Deion Sanders -> Curling -> multiple men in motion -> they're grrreat -> Dungy -> Redskins -> 3 -> Eli Manning -> Peyton Manning -> Mastercard -> Each of your teams home games -> Ind -> Perfect Season -> Jason Campbell

Ha! we did it. We made it through the first NFLWP poll chain and it ended up as a loop back to the beginning. I'm wondering if you all really felt that Jason Campbell had the worst year or if you just wanted to see the circle complete.

Well, let's look back at some of the results and see what happened over the life of our chain. First, you said that Jason Campbell would have the most surprising year of the players listed...yeah surprisingly bad! Then you said N.O. would have the best turnaround year for the 8-8 teams of last year. Looks pretty good too except they faded in the last 3 weeks...we'll see how the playoffs treat 'em. You then said New Orleans would get between 501 and 589 total points this year...510!! Right on!! Looks like you guys are pretty smart so far!! After a few fun opinion polls that didn't really have a proven answer, we're back to Jason Campbell's team, the Redskins. They were supposed to be the most dungy...we'll not quite but almost, which leads to the next poll about how many wins Wsh would get - the answer was 3 but they actually got 4. Very close though. You said Eli Manning is getting overpaid - probably true - and that his brother is a very very deserving MVP - again true. Then on to some more opinion polls that don't really matter, and back to Peyton with a question about who is the best undefeated home team. The answer was Ind. That still remains to be seen, but I'd say you're probably right there too. Here's where you then messed up....well maybe it wasn't your fault. You said Ind would have the perfect season....Nope, sorry Ben but your owners and coaches decided that it wasn't important. One person got it right though saying that they would lose week 16. Finally, you again reiterated that Jason Campbell was not perfect and the Redskins are once again called losers on NFLWP. This is evidenced by their coach getting fired like 12 hours after the season ended.

So, you guys were pretty much right on with most of your answers. I think this chain concept turned out well and I will probably do it again next year. It was fun not having any idea what the next week would bring because it was all based on the previous week's most popular answer. It has been fun ya'll - good luck in the playoffs.

All good seasons must come to an end, and so it will on this Sunday.

1) This Super Bowl is all about New Orleans. Peyton Manning is from New Orleans. He and his family love that town. Losing to the Saints in the Super Bowl will not be such a bad thing for him.

2) The Colts may have a high powered offense, but their Freeney-less defense will be suspect against an equal if not better Saints Offense.

3) The weather will not factor in a game featuring two Dome teams except for this… only a three hour downpour may quell a shootout.

4) This Super Bowl may be one of the most fun ever. Expect trick plays, big plays, and as always, goofy commercials.

5) Expect a party on Bourbon Street, Royal Street, Toulouse, Canal, and all the other cross streets that run along the French Quarter, because the Saints will be Marching home with a trophy unlike any they have ever seen in the Bayou. I’m thinking 38-35. It might even go to OT.

All that being said, my appearances may be few and far between next year as I work on a special project for NFLWP. Till then, as always, ‘Go Long!’

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