Your 2012 Superbowl LXVI Thread

probably should have been 57-3

this was a joke

SANCHEZ

serious "pythagorean expectation" answer: giants should have won 37-0.

safety would have been a brady pick returned for a TD, 7-0. cruz td catch, 14-0. gotkowski FG blocked, returned for TD. 21-0. back and forth for awhile, brady marches downfield and passes towards woodhead, blocked by JPP. halftime: 21-0. hernandez drops easy td pass in 3rd quarter, 21-0 still. 2 FGs from tynes, 27-0. bradshaw TD run, 34-0. brady fumbles on opening play of subsequent drive, recovered by giants, tynes FG as time expires, 37-0.

Adding fuel to the fire:
http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/features/2011/nfl_2011/super_bowl/giants_patriots_super_bowl_math_says_if_wes_welker_catches_that_ball_the_patriots_win_.html

http://www.hardballtimes.com/images/uploads/draft_lens5758742module44658582photo_1246966406blackholes.gif

according to my math, if the Patriots had scored more points than the Giants, then the Patriots would have won

^^^crazytalk

that seems to be in line with the controversial 'scoring is important' narrative that I've been attempting to sell

i thought the whole point of super bowls was to have really good teams play against each other? meaning the statistical certainties get whittled down to hazy 50/50s? which is what happened?

i'm kind of losing track of what this argument even is

the argument = "ILXers wish Superbowl had lasted forever, attempt to simulate it via opinions; also, lol @ Patritos"

two really good teams playing each other doesn't always lead to 50/50 games, but this one did. I guess my only argument is that if the giants played better they did by a v. tiny margin really but, yeah, that was enough. this was a margin of error game and not at all a victory that demonstrated that the giants were 'better'.

well sure, cue angry swigging

i guess my point is trying to argue what a team like the giants or the patritos "should be" able to do "on average" is sorta pointless. it's not average! they're playing each other!

two really good teams playing each other doesn't always lead to 50/50 games, but this one did. I guess my only argument is that if the giants played better they did by a v. tiny margin really but, yeah, that was enough. this was a margin of error game and not at all a victory that demonstrated that the giants were 'better'.

well... the Giants were better at turning their drives into points; considering that both teams scored two touchdowns and a field goal, the Giants had an unanswered field goal which won them the game even without the lol saftey

well I am not trying to argue that the giants did not win that game, statistically they did win that game 100% of the time iirc, this is about 'who played better' and 'what did that game reveal about the two teams'.

the browns beat the Patriots two years ago and last season if the ball would've bounced the right way they were super bowl shoe-ins so ergo

i can't do this

hahaha

there is a ceiling on hope
and it lives in cleveland

lol wikipedia

The Game Ended With An Exciting Hail Mary Pass Thrown By Tom Brady Into The Endzone Full Of Players, But The Ball Was Dropped By Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski.

wikipedia otm

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3rsiAkjO1r25uiuo1_500.png

OTM

lol

haha

looool

*golf clap*

rofl i just noticed romo

wow I didnt even see that

outstanding!

wait how did you guys not see that

don't judge me! ;_;

:D

that is so good

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz3rsiAkjO1r25uiuo1_500.png

― pplains, Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:05 PM (3 hours ago)

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

btw, this is a cake made by erstwhile ilxor carly (i think; at any rate it was she who brought it to my attention) and it is amazing:

http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyxqn5uhvA1qdogfto1_500.jpg

^_^

A+

http://www.theonion.com/articles/peyton-manning-congratulates-brother-eli-this-has,27328/

"Eli Manning Asks Dad If He Can Stop Playing Football Now"