Two former Daily Mississippian sports editors and Ole Miss Spirit beat writer Jeff Roberson weigh in their thoughts and opinions on the big game Sunday.
Austin Miller
Ole Miss Sports Information
Seattle blitzed Denver in last year’s Super Bowl, and many of the same pieces are in place on both sides of the ball for the Seahawks. With that being said, I give the edge to Tom Brady and New England in this year’s matchup.
After coming up short in the AFC Championship each of the last two year, New England outlasted Baltimore in the Divisional Round and routed Indianapolis in the AFC Championship game. Tight end Rob Gronkowski is the biggest mismatch in the game, if not the league, and he makes the difference in favor of the Patriots.
It would also make many Ole Miss fans happy to see former Rebel Brandon Bolden come away with a Super Bowl ring.
Score Prediction: New England 28, Seattle 20
Jeff Roberson
Ole Miss Spirit
This Super Bowl, as much as any in a long time, matches two successful franchises and two veteran head coaches that have won it all before. There’s not much question these are the two best teams in the NFL this year and they really didn’t sneak in, although any team that gets this far has gotten some breaks along the way. I’ll go with Seattle. But either team could win it, because both are clearly capable of another title in the biggest game of all.
Score Prediction: Seattle 35, New England 31
David Collier
Former Daily Mississippian Sports Editor
There’s certainly no shortage of story lines leading up to this year’s Super Bowl, but unfortunately, most of them deal with off the field issues. As far as on the field goes, everyone is talking about Tom Brady going up against the Legion of Boom, but the wildcard to me is Russell Wilson. The play of Wilson will ultimately determine how good Brady needs to be. Nevertheless, I think Brady has a chip on his shoulder and deflates Seattle’s title hopes early in the fourth quarter. (See what I did there?) Give me the Patriots.
Score Prediction: New England 24, Seattle 13
