20090103

Potential Super Bowl Scenarios

This years NFL playoffs provides potential for some very intriguing Super Bowl match ups. I write this now as San Diego is driving in the 4th quarter, down by three to Indianapolis, so that game is very much still a contest. However, with Arizona beating Atlanta, we lose the potential for a rookie QB/head coach matchup between the Ravens and Falcons with Ryan vs Flacco and Smith vs. Harbaugh. But... here are some other matchps:

  1. Colts vs. Giants - The Manning bowl (and also the last two teams to win a Super Bowl)
  2. Chargers vs. Giants - Rivers vs. Manning (if you recall, these two were traded for one another in the 2004 draft because Manning would not play for the then putrid Chargers).
  3. Ravens vs. Giants - Rematch of the 2000 Super Bowl
  4. Titans vs. Giants/Panthers - Kerry Collins a/g either of his former teams
  5. Titans vs. Cardinals - Kurt Warner to play a/g the team he (barely) beat for his lone Super Bowl win
  6. Falcons vs. Chargers - Michael Turner's former and current team (Falcons are already eliminated, so this will not happen)
  7. Steelers vs. Cardinals - Ken Wisenhunt would be coaching against his old team

Can anyone else think of any intriguing matchups?

3 comments:

James Hogan said...

Titans/Panthers in an incredible interstate rivalry. Panthers win their first super bowl (with no wardrobe malfunctions--another dirty Patriots cheating tactic) by two points.

James Hogan said...

Wow dude. It might very well be Steelers/Cards. Who'd have ever thought that???

Jason Whaley said...

Yeah, crazy huh.

Who would have thought the putrid Cardinals would even have a chance to get into the Super Bowl. This combined with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the World Series is enough to make one scratch their head.

At least this past year's hockey (Detroit vs. Pittsburgh) and Basketball (Lakers vs. Celtics) was enough status quo to keep us somewhat normal :)