The 39th season of the National Football League kicked off this past week with a rematch of last year\u2019s clash of the AFC titans when the Indianapolis Colts galloped into Gillette Stadium to challenge the defending champion Patriots.<\/p>\n
The results were the same on Thursday as they were in January, as the Son\u2019s of Liberty edged past the horseshoes 27-24 when the Colts\u2019 48-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right off the leg of Mike Vanderjagt.<\/p>\n
The red, white, and blue clad gridiron warriors are picking up right where they left off, but do they have what it takes to repeat as Superbowl Champions? If not, what squad has the balanced offense, defense, and special teams units to hoist the Lombardi trophy this February, in Jacksonville, FL.?<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be the Patriots because they have a good running game now that they picked up Corey Dillon. They have everything actually\u2014it\u2019s a total package. I\u2019m sure that they\u2019ll play the Philadelphia Eagles in the Superbowl, but the Patriots will definitely win the whole thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mario Sablan
\nDCCA<\/p>\n
\u201cMy team is the 49ers ever since the Joe Montana days, but I don\u2019t think that they\u2019re going anywhere this year. I don\u2019t really know who will do it, but I tend to go for the underdog, so I\u2019m going with the Panthers. Hey, they almost won it last year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jimmy \u201cBig Tuna\u201d Sablan
\nNMPASI<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m looking at the Patriots, but I like the underdogs, so I\u2019ll take the Cowboys this year. They have a veteran quarterback in Vinny Testaverde, a quality running back in Eddie George, and great receivers with Keyshawn Johnson and Joey Galloway. On the other hand, the Eagles have the Freak (Jevon Kearse), Donovan McNabb, and Terrell Owens. It\u2019s tough to say.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jonathan Tenorio
\nD9ers<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, it\u2019s going to be the Chiefs this year. Why? Because Gunther (Cunningham) is going to revive the defense. Now we\u2019ll have an electrifying \u201cD\u201d to go with our explosive offense. Oh, did I mention that I\u2019m from K.C.?\u201d<\/p>\n
John Cramer
\nPacific Islands Club<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure yet because it\u2019s going to be close, but I think that it\u2019ll probably be the Patriots. They\u2019ve already won it twice so they can probably make it again with all of the experience that they have over the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shawn Camacho
\nAthletes Foot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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