Super Bowl Sunday is the holiest of all the holy days … and our favorite.
It’s bigger than Christmas, bigger than Easter, bigger than Thanksgiving, and maybe even bigger than your birthday.
All of America tunes in.
Babies cry, women tremble, old people hide inside, children stare in wonder.
Grown men paint their faces, holler, scream and mumble.
Fuel our Bud Light buzzes.
Even if your team didn’t make it to The Big Game, you can still have a rooting interest in the form of an online, local bookie, or pick a square, wager. Let me assure you: having skin in the game makes it a lot more fun.
Don’t worry about the legalities. Legalities are for pussies.
The game opened as a pick ’em and quickly moved to Denver -3. The line is apparently settling in the Denver -2.5 camp (although online shoppers can find -3 … http://www.bovada.lv/). Likewise, early Seattle bettors took advantage of the Seattle +120 money line which has now settled into the +110 area. If you like Denver, the money line is going to cost you between -130 and -116.
Give us this day, our annual Super Bowl.
Tales of the Tape ™:
Defense –
Denver vs. Seattle
Winner: Seattle
Offense –
Denver vs. Seattle
Winner: Denver
Quarterbacks –
Manning vs. Wilson
Winner: Denver
Running backs-
Knowshon vs. Marshawn
Winner: Seattle
Coaches –
Fox vs. Carroll
Winner: Seattle
Musicians –
Washington: Jimmy Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Sound Garden, Heart, Death Cab for Cutie, Macklemore
Colorado: Earth, Wind & Fire, John Denver, Left Over Salmon, Big Head Todd
Winner: Seattle
Known for –
Washington: Starbucks, Space Needle, micro-brews, Boeing & Microsoft, grunge, Seahawks, Mariners, the loss of the SuperSonics
Colorado: Ski-resorts, Air Force Academy, Coors, bicycling, NORAD, Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, Broncos, Rockies, Avalanche, Nuggets
Winner: Denver
Nicknames –
Seattle: The Queen City, Emerald City, Gateway to Alaska, Rain City, Jet City, The 206, The City of Flowers, The Goodwill City
Denver: Queen City of the Plains, Queen City of the West, Mile High City, Broncoville, LA of the Mountain West, Wall Street of the West
Winner: Seattle
Population-
Seattle: 634,535
Denver: 634,265
Winner: Seattle
Weed laws –
Washington State’s Initiative 502 (I-502), which decriminalizes recreational marijuana, was voted into law in November 2012. The new law allows the creation of a licensed and regulated system of marijuana production and distribution, similar to the state’s liquor controls. Implementation of this system is scheduled to begin December 1, 2013, when businesses can begin applying for licenses. Marijuana retail stores should begin opening to the public in the spring of 2014. At this time – even though there is not yet any legal way to buy pot – the possession and use of a limited amount of recreational marijuana is no longer against Washington State law.
Colorado:
Since the enactment of Colorado Amendment 64, adults aged 21 or older can grow up to six cannabis plants (with no more than half being mature flowering plants), privately in a locked space, legally possess all cannabis from the plants they grow (as long as it stays where it was grown), legally possess up to one ounce of cannabis while traveling, and give as a gift up to one ounce to other citizens 21 years of age or older. Consumption is permitted in a manner similar to alcohol, with equivalent offenses proscribed for driving. Public consumption remains illegal. Amendment 64 also provides for licensing of cultivation facilities, product manufacturing facilities, testing facilities, and retail stores.
Winner: Denver
If we tally our Tales of the Tape ™, Seattle wins 6 – 4.
Of course, much of this has nothing to do with football and is overtly subjective. Still, we stay the course.
We believe defense wins championships and we think Peyton Manning and his Gomer Pyle, “aw-shucks” demeanor is a fraud and a phony.
For these reasons, our
TCh World Famous Super Bowl Lock:
Seattle +3 vs Denver W
TCh NFL Locks ™ vs Spread (126 – 131 – 8 ) (.490%)
Disclaimer: The Chickenhawk’s NFL Locks™ are not for entertainment purposes. They are for making you serious amounts of ca$h. Remember: the more you bet, the more you win.
