Super Bowl XLVII - The Moment of Truth

I purposely used the two weeks of off time to sit & mull this one over. And up until just now I had no idea who was actually going to win this game. Too many variables, too many "what-ifs", too many "X-factors". The match-up was highly unlikely and very intriguing. The media, as expected, ate this one up. I mean, barely any of the "experts" have a clear definitive pick. And most of the picks are no more than 4 point victories. (Vegas odds 49ers -3.5pts)

The Ravens are riding a couple of "prayers" and the team is sitting in a tough position, facing a offensive & defensive juggernaut in the 49ers. Now everyone believes the same thing heading into Sunday, if Joe Flacco has a bad game, the Ravens don't have a chance unless the defense & special teams keeps the game close. Flacco & his ability to stretch the D & throw the deep ball has been a pivotal part of the Ravens playoff run. Torrey Smith & Jacoby Jones won't need monster games, but they're going to have to come up big. O yes....hand the ball to Ray Rice...I doubt he'll be extremely effective....but it'll keep the niner's D honest.

Even though the offense will have to come up big, the Ravens defense will have to come up twice as big to find a way past the main man Kaepernick and all of his weapons. The pistol offense is just down right tricky but like the other well known quaterbacks that run the pistol, Kap can throw this ball. With great accuracy. Like we saw against the Falcons, if you put a major focus on containing him, Kaepernick will find his receivers/tight ends for huge gains. I'm not sure how that aging group of stars can do it. But if anyone can this postseason, it'd be Ray Lewis & the boys back there.

This game can go a multitude of ways & I'm sure you've explored every angle with ESPN & the NFL Network so I'll get to the point. This is a very tough pick but somehow I don't see Ray Lewis getting the 2nd ring we all want to see him get. Its just something about the 49ers team as a whole that is, like I said earlier, a JUGGERNAUT.

HeartLess picks: 49ers 24-21