There was a time when watching the Super Bowl was like watching the U.S. interrogate a foreigner. Someone got savagely beaten and no one learned anything.
San Francisco beat Denver by 45 in Super Bowl XXIV. Dallas trounced Buffalo by 35 in Super Bowl XXVII. Baltimore stomped the Giants by 27 in Super Bowl XXXV. Since the Ravens' win, however, four of the last five Super Bowls have been competitive battles where the winner was unknown until late in the game.
Not this year.
Super Bowl XLI promises to take us back to a simpler time. A time when the NFL's title game was decided halfway through the second quarter, leaving fans the time and inclination to rank their favorite commercials. Basically, the Indianapolis Colts are going to go Tiger Woods on the Chicago Bears.
Am I showing a terrible lack of respect for the Bears, a team that has gone 15-3 this season and has a stellar defense? Yes, I am. Maybe Brian Urlacher can pin this blog on the locker room wall, and help his team lose by just 32.
Peyton Manning will remove himself from the list of great quarterbacks sans Super Bowl trophies on Sunday, and it'll come much easier than he ever imagined. Because while Chicago's defense and running game are respect-worthy, I can't imagine ever living in a world where Rex Grossman leads his team to the promised land.
Sorry, Bears fans. Your team is about to get clobbered.
--WKW
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