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by: J-Dawg

We’re finishing up our predictions

of the top 10 teams picked by Vegas.com to go to Super Bowl XLV. So far we’ve covered the first 8 of 10 teams. We’ll finish up by giving you our predictions for the Ravens and Giants who are teams 9 and 10 as well as tell you how the Ravens will beat the Saints in the Dallas!

Ravens: 2009 Record 9-7. Vegas.com odds to win Super Bowl XLV 14-1.

In Issue #6 we predicted the Ravens to make it back to the big game. We even went so far as to predict them to win the championship easily over the defending Super Bowl Champion Saints. Why? Well the Ravens are again one of the elite defenses in the league. Ray Lewis will continue to dominate and inspire and when Ed Reed comes back around week 7, the Ravens will be hitting their stride in route to an AFC Championship. Joe Flacco now entering his 3rd season is settling in as an offensive leader. The WR trio of T.J. “Who’s yo mama” (Houshmandzadeh), Anquan Boldin and Derrick Mason finally gives Flacco the ability to take a lot more chances in the passing game. Look, this team is just too darn deep and loaded for anything less than a championship run. The running game will be ridiculous with McGahee and Rice sharing double duty. Both RB’s could be 1000 yard gainers this year.

Giants: 2009 Record 8-8. Vegas.com odds to win Super Bowl XLV 15-1

We were quite surprised to see the Giants this high up on the list to win Super Bowl XLV. Vegas.com what are you smoking? First of all the Giants are still looking for their number one running back. Brandon Jacobs is not happy with losing his starting job to Ahmad Bradshaw who up until this year had been the Giants back-up RB. Eli Man-

ning’s receivers are average to less than average at best. Its rumored Eli is sometimes found sitting in Plexico Burress’ empty locker weeping. “Why did you shoot yourself in the leg Plexico, why?” That’s a joke of course but seriously, where is your Plexico New York? Tom Caughlin is the oldest coach in the league now at age 64. We’re not pointing that out because we think he’s too old for the NFL it just seems that he’s losing touch with his team. The Giants don’t seem to be on the same page. They finish 7 – 9 missing the play-offs ultimately retiring Tom Caughlin.

Super Bowl XLV Prediction: - Saints vs. Ravens. Baltimore will win the big game 38 – 28. Sorry Saints fans, Drew Brees won’t be healthy going in to the Super Bowl this year and his performance will suffer because of it. He’s going to have to do too much to carry his team just to get in the playoffs. The dreaded turnover will be the death of the Saints in Super Bowl XLV as the Ravens D will take the ball away 5 times! The Ravens will be peaking at the right time heading in to the playoffs. Their Defense may just be tops in the league but this year the offence will we just as good. They’ve addressed lacking areas in their passing game by adding top receiver Boldin not to mention “Who’s yo mama” who with Mason, all give Flacco a “deep ball threat” on any down. The combination of Rice and McGa-hee in the backfield is very scary. Rice will come on later in the year as he gets healthier from injury. Both players have a shot at going over 1000 yards. 5 takeaways, 3 touchdown passes by Flacco, 100+ yards rushing and a TD by Ray Rice equals a convincing Super Bowl XLV win in Dallas this February.

Now it’s time to enjoy some football! We’ll meet again just before the big game with the Ravens and Saints in February to see how we’ve done. See you all at the bar on Sunday. Check our Facebook page to see where we’ll be and come hang out with the Bar Fly!

Before you go out, get sloppy drunk and start phon-ing every friend, relative, or random person you can find in your phone - there are a few rules you must know. Etiquette is very important, especially when drunk dialing.

1. Only drunk dial when you’re drunk. Otherwise you will seem needy and lame. Also, it’s false advertising.2. It’s okay to call someone 27 times in one night. If you don’t remember it, it didn’t happen.3. If you’re going to drunk dial a family member say something nice. I.E. “Mom I’m in McDonald’s and they’re playing our song. I love you.”4. Dirty talk while drunk dialing is always preferred unless you’re calling your cousin. MAKE SURE YOU DON’T DIAL A FAMILY MEMBER in this case!5. Voicemails are always better. This way we can all laugh at you at your expense.6. Drunk texting is OK, but only if you’re prepared to read what you wrote the next day. Again, it’s fun to share.7. It is definitely a good idea to call all of your exes and remind them that you were the best lover they ever had.8. You can also call this same ex and let them know that you know that they still love you.9. If you are a frequent dialer, never get mad if someone dials you. Be happy they thought of you in this special time.10. It’s always a good idea to sing on someone’s answering machine or voicemail. Especially a Country Western love song.11. If you deleted a number sober, it was probably for a good reason. Do not try to retrieve this number. Nothing good can come from it.12. If your cell phone dies remember, everything happens for a reason. Never borrow a friend’s. Karma!