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First Superbowl shutout?

Matthias

By Matthias,
in Carolina Panthers

First Superbowl Shutout?  

51 members have voted

  1. 1. Do we get the first shutout in Superbowl history?

    • Yes
      7
    • No
      44

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Matthias Proficient

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Some may look at this and say it's a crazy idea.  The two teams that make it to the Superbowl are battle tested and surely will be able to put up more than one score.  However, the idea of a shutout in the Superbowl is not as far-fetched an idea as you might believe.  The '85 Bears almost pulled it off against the Patriots.  The 2000 Ravens came close to doing it against the Giants.  Even though our defense is not as great as those examples, they are great at getting turnovers and stopping the run.

So here we are, playing a team in Denver whose offense is pretty much in game manager mode.  If we stop the run which I strongly believe we will do relatively easy, Denver would have to rely on Manning to come out and throw it around like his younger days.  The problem with that is, he ain't young no more!  We will blitz the mess out of him and will surely set records in turnovers.  If the NFL thought Palmer looked bad, wait until they see old man Manning come next Sunday.  In my opinion, this will be the first shutout in the Superbowl.  What say you Panther faithful?

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Just now, JawnyBlaze said:

Nah. If we're up big at half time we'll go into conservative mode and they'll dink and dunk their way to a score or two. It's inevitable. 

 

But that would be awesome heh. 

We did go for two points in a blowout against the Cards.  Perhaps this coaching staff want to send a statement from here on out.

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As thrilling as it would be to shut out Payton Manning, I just don't see it happening, nor do I want to think about the terrible, fantasy of a jinx.  Denver didn't get to the SB by luck alone, they are a great team.  I just don't see us being able to completely shut them down.  Our D is good for a play or two where everyone misses the boat and they score.  I think that will happen again.

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8 minutes ago, Matthias said:

We did go for two points in a blowout against the Cards.  Perhaps this coaching staff want to send a statement from here on out.

That was just something else for the Broncos to be ready for. No need for it, but did it. 

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