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Pats Vs. Eagles Super Bowl

It is hard for me to imagine many scenarios where the Eagles will win this game. This version of the Patriots is playing in it’s 3rd Super Bowl. They have shown time and again that they are capable of stopping teams from utilizing their most lethal weapons. They are not a glamorous team, other than Tom Brady or Corey Dillon, I don’t even think many of their players would appear on people’s fantasy teams. Still, in my years of watching football, I am hard-pressed to imagine a team that has proved more capable in tight games. They have an incredible knack for making big plays when they most need them.

The Philadelphia Eagles are no mere slouches and they will not roll over. Donovan McNabb will have to perform nearly perfectly if the Eagles are to win this game. The Eagles will have to obtain an early lead and not turn the ball over. They will have to attack the Patriots secondary with their vertical passing game. Terrell Owens will have to play like the Owens who is one of the best open field runners in NFL history and one of the most difficult to bring down.

Writer’s have been waxing euphoric about the Patriots establishing themselves in the pantheon of the NFL’s greatest teams by winning this game. Whether or not history will regard the team that highly, is of no consequence. This team will continue to frustrate and dismantle it’s opponents. It won’t be pretty, but in the end the Patriots will win third Super Bowl in four seasons.

Patriots 24 Eagles 14. The MVP will be either Teddy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel or Deion Branch.