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Super Bowl Math

So how about a picture of the Super Bowl stats?

The strong, average and weak elements in the cartoon below picture the strengths and weaknesses of the Pats and Panthers. The left side of each player represents offense and the right defense.

The better the player looks, the strong the team.


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Legend - Elements
Sacks: "Stars" on Helmet
Sacked Opponent QB: Nose
Fumbles Recovered: "Patch" on Helmet
Passes Intercepted: Left Eye
Opp. Passes Intercepted: Right Eye
Yards per Pass Attempt: Left Arm
Opp. Yards per Pass Attempt: Right Arm
Total Rushes: Left Leg
Opp. Rushes: Right Leg
Field Goals: Left Toe
Opp. Field Goals: Right Toe
Mouth: Average Points Difference
Jersey No.: Points Difference Value

In the Patriots vs Panthers matchup, the cartoon above shows the Panthers have an advantage on offensive yards per pass (left arm). But the Patriots have advantages on defensive interceptions (right eye), defensive sacks (nose) and fumbles recovered (helmet patch).

Based on the strength of the Patriots defense (an almost perfect-looking right side of the Patriots' player), the computer character (middle) favors the Patriots by 7.

Bud Goode

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