Pats or Giants: What do the neighbors think?

Today's The Day: Super Bowl Sunday. From executives in Sacramento to sportsfans in Rhode Island, everybody's got something to say about todays matchup between the powerhouse New England Patriots and the indefatigueable New York Giants....

Matt Jerzyk at Rhode Island’s Future believes the Pats will win: Patriots-34 Giants-20. The Patriots will have a perfect season and can correctly claim to the be greatest team of all time.

But Sacramento Executive’s Pierre Cutler thinks the oddsmakers in Las Vegas are giving too much in making the Giants 12-point underdogs: Most people didn't see the Giants slipping past the Cowboys and the Packers. And most people don't see them beating the Patriots either. But one thing I've learned in Las Vegas, especially on the Roulette tables - don't bet against trends. My gut tells me to stick with the hot hand. Also, twelve points is just too many to turn down.

Patrick at NY State Golden Snowball Awards sees the Giants' strengths: The [P]atriots will be tough but I really like the Giants pass rush and I think if they can keep putting pressure on Brady he'll be making some mistakes and we'll have a chance at an upset. Good Luck to all of you in your office pools and GO GIANTS!!!! Now I have to call my niece in Mass and start up the trash talking ;) Have a Super Super Bowl Sunday all!

Which *might* be a better reason than what Michael Femia at Bostonist notes about the NYPost: The NY Post offers XLII reasons why the Giants might win; to save time, about 33 of them are because the Patriots are cheaters. The ethics-aware NY Post still hasn't explained to our satisfaction their feeling about the steroid-soaked Yankee dynasty of the late '90s.

Meanwhile Gothamist has pointers for newbies watching the super bowl: On Sunday you will hear the term “blitz” a lot. Blitzing is when the defense brings extra players into the pass rush and tries to sack the quarterback (Tom Brady or Eli Manning also known as “QB”). Look for a lot of guys running at the QB and you can reasonably assume it is a blitz. If you are at a party with a lot of football fans it is perfectly acceptable to scream, “blitz” at this point, just know your audience.

Happy Super Bowl Sunday wherever you are!