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Celebrity Super Bowl picks
Compiled by David Martindale
Special to dfw.com
Regis Philbin, talk show host (Live With Regis and Kelly): “It’s true what they all say about Peyton Manning. He really is the best and, in the second half, will start dissecting the Saints’ defense. The Saints started to run down after their 13-game win streak, looked a little ragged against the Vikings. Everyone is pulling for New Orleans — and so am I — but it’s the Colts.”
Scott Turow, author (Presumed Innocent): “I take the Colts 34-31. My heart is with the Saints and I expect them to play better than vs. the Vikes. But Manning is the very best.”
Taylor Hicks, singer/American Idol winner: “The Big Easy will feel the world’s happy embrace of a first Super Bowl win.”
Bill Nye, science educator (Bill Nye, the Science Guy): “It’s more than Peyton vs. Brees. The Saints are playing for their fans, who are cheering like a hurricane. The ball is round but oblate, symmetrical but only biaxial — a funny shape that takes funny bounces. Spirited big plays will lift the Saints.”
David Gregory, TV news anchor (Meet the Press): “Colts. As great a story for New Orleans as a Saints win would be, they played poorly at the end of the year and the Colts have momentum. Plus, they have shown they can keep coming back and picking apart their opponents.”
Jimmy Fallon, talk show host (Late Night With Jimmy Fallon): “I predict the final score will be 45-31. The Saints will win and Charles Barkley will lose a million dollars.”
Edward Asner, actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show): “Colts. They’re friskier than the Saints, who have so much to think about. Besides, Peyton told me.”
Alice Cooper, music legend (“School’s Out”): “Saints by three. They’re a grittier team and they have more momentum going into the game.”
Jim Davis, cartoonist (Garfield): “Super Bowl Sunday is going to be a grand day for New Orleans. Yes, Isidore Newman’s very own Peyton Manning will bring glory to his New Orleans high school. Go, Colts!”
Robert Crais, author (The Watchman): “Another air circus. 38-31 Saints. Manning is great, but so is Drew Brees. And the spirit is with the Saints. Who Dat Gonna Beat Dem Saints? Not the Colts.”
Sendhil Ramamurthy, actor (Heroes): “Colts will win in an old-fashioned Texas shootout. No slight to Drew Brees, but if I can choose only one gunslinger, it’s going to be Peyton Manning. Plus, he‘s hilarious on Saturday Night Live, so I bet he keeps it loose in the huddle.”
Cindy Margolis, model: “Colts will win. I have two reasons: No. 1, Peyton. No. 2, Manning. ’Nuff said. No brag, just fact. He’s the best ever.”
Jake Pavelka, reality TV star (The Bachelor): “God bless those Dallas Cowboys, who just couldn’t quite shine as bright as that new stadium this season. Peyton Manning, however, will take some of the wind away from those Saints. 31-20 Colts.”
Jared Fogle, Subway sandwich chain spokesman: “It’s gonna be a shootout for sure. Peyton Manning is a Super Bowl veteran now, so my Colts have the edge. Final score: Colts 31-21.”
James Denton, actor (Desperate Housewives): “The Colts for a number of reasons, but here are two: The Colts scored 24 unanswered points on the No. 1 defense in football and the Saints gave up 475 yards and 31 first downs to the Vikings at home.”
B.J. Thomas, singer (“Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”): “The Saints. Drew Brees is a Texas boy and a great quarterback — and New Orleans is a far better team.”
Rex Linn, actor (CSI: Miami): “Colts 34-21. Peyton will probably know the Saints’ defense better than the Saints know themselves. I also predict somewhere between 2,000 and 4,000 audibles called by Peyton.”
Terry Fator, ventriloquist: “Indianapolis is playing so well and Manning is truly a force to be reckoned with, but New Orleans seems to be the team of destiny. Sorry, Colts fans. There’s always next year.”
Donald Faison, actor (Scrubs): “The Colts will win by seven.”
Sheldon Turner, screenwriter (Up in the Air): “The Super Bowl is more than a football game and the Saints are more than a football team. They’re playing for pride and precedent — and football is about the intangibles that can’t be analyzed or appraised. Saints 27-21.”
Luke Perry, actor (John From Cincinnati): “You don’t need psychic abilities of any kind to forecast this one: Peyton Manning hitting Dallas Clark over the middle, again and again. Indianapolis will get it done.”
Brad Arnold, musician, lead singer of 3 Doors Down: “Saints all the way!”
Daniel Tosh, comedian (Tosh.0): “My Super Bowl prediction is that Eli will be shown no less than three times in the Manning family skybox making his permanent dopey face.”
Jay Harrington, actor (Better Off Ted): “I want the Saints to win. Go, Saints! But who do I think will win? Colts, for three reasons: Clark, Freeney and Manning.”
James Rollins, author (Altar of Eden): “The Saints will break the Colts and ride ’em to victory. Can you imagine the wild bash that city will throw? It’ll make Mardi Gras look like a Sweet 16 party.”
Stephen Collins, actor (7th Heaven): “Two little words: Peyton Manning. Colts 28-16.”
Neil Flynn, actor (The Middle): “I’m picking the Colts, because Manning will find a way to win and that will make the Heck family happy.”
Ace Atkins, author (Infamous): “Colts 43-13. This is going to be a classic Super Bowl blowout. If the Colts’ defense can really stick Drew Brees early in the game, they’ll rattle him.”
Mark Duplass, actor (The League): “Saints. Because God is good and Drew Brees is good. So, you know, that means Drew Brees is basically God.”
Ryan McPartlin, actor (Chuck): “While I was making my deal with the Devil for the role of Captain Awesome, the Devil confided in me that Manning’s deal is set to expire in 2010. Peyton and the Colts lose to the Saints 34-17.”
Nick Carter, singer, of Backstreet Boys: “Colts 38, Saints 27.”
Christian Kane, actor (Leverage): “Colts will win. Seeing as how my mama’s from New Orleans, I gotta pull for the Saints. Also, being a Dallas fan, and we handed them their first loss of the season, it would be bittersweet. But Peyton is like the general of an unstoppable rebel force. So many weapons.”
C.J. Box, author (Nowhere to Run): “Colts 34-28, but it won’t be that close. The Colts have the best quarterback in the NFL. And if the Saints can barely win an overtime game at home with the gift of five turnovers, they are no match for Peyton Manning.”
Christopher Knight, actor/reality TV star (My Fair Brady): “Saints by 1. The voodoo being brewed in the Bayou will be too much for Peyton. That and Reggie Bush being well schooled by Kim Kardashian on going wide to get out of the room!”
Dick Clark, TV personality (American Bandstand): “Indy 28-24. In the end, the difference will be Peyton.”
Stephen Root, actor (Office Space): “Colts over the Saints 21-13. I feel it will be a defensive game, but Manning will eventually be able to figure out the Saints.”
Bill Bellamy, comedian (Who’s Got Jokes?): “I’m rolling with the Saints. They are on fire. The swagger of the whole city is riding on this. Who Dat Gonna Beat Dem Saints!”
Andy Williams, singer (“Moon River”): “New Orleans 28-14. Actually I’d like Indy to win because of Peyton, but I just think it’s the Saints’ time.”
Dennis Miller, comedian/former Monday Night Football commentator: “Indy will win. Peyton is a monster.”
Regina King, actress (Southland): “Saints will win 38-28. I absolutely love Drew Brees. And Pierre Thomas is an awesome tailback. Plus, I always like rooting for the underdog.”
Don Rickles, comedian: “Indy 21-13. Brees is great, but Manning is a step ahead.”
Ken Howard, actor (The White Shadow): “Colts by a touchdown. The Saints will put up a good fight, but Peyton is just too good.”
David DeLuise, actor (Wizards of Waverly Place): “It’s the year of the Saints.”
Noah Boyd, author (The Bricklayer): “Colts. Peyton Manning is a man of character, as much off the field as on.”
Tommy Davidson, comedian: “The Saints come marchin’ in … with a Brees. 34-10.”
David Blue, actor (Stargate Universe): “The Colts are going to take this one from the beginning — and I say this for the one and only reason anyone should say such a thing: Because I will be drinking heavily with a lot of Colts fans and they’ll be in possession of the beer.”
Rich Fields, game show announcer (The Price Is Right): “It will be a high-scoring game: more than 50 points combined. I expect to see a touchdown by Reggie Bush after a kick. But the Colts will win.”
Alex Berenson, author (The Midnight House): “It pains me to say it, because I’m a Jets fan, but the Colts are going to win. Peyton Manning is just too much. I find Peyton to be a little bit irritating and pouty at times, but he is certainly one of the great quarterbacks.”
Adam Hicks, actor (Zeke & Luther): “Colts 24-21. Peyton Manning may be the best quarterback of all time and his Super Bowl experience gives him the advantage.”
Daymond John, reality TV star (Shark Tank): “Saints for their potent offense: Brees to my man Colston. Throw in the added attach of Reggie Bush and the Saints’ solid defense.”
Frank Vincent, actor (The Sopranos): “I’m from New Jersey, but the Jets didn’t do it. Next I expected Brett the Viking to get it done, but that was ridiculous. So I’m thinking Saints. They seem to be the luckier of the two teams remaining.”
Omar Miller, actor (CSI: Miami): “Peyton Manning is still the NFL’s bonus baby and I’m sure they will make it a Colty good time.”
Michael Cudlitz, actor (Southland): “Something tells me the Saints are going to take it. 24-21.”
Rocsi Diaz, co-host of 106 & Park: “Saints will win. Who Dat fever is running through everyone’s veins. It’s just New Orleans’ turn.”
Jonathan Togo, actor (CSI: Miami), responding via email in the third person: “When reached for comment regarding this year’s Super Bowl, Jonathan Togo’s publicist stated his whereabouts have been unknown following the Patriots’ crushing Jan. 11 loss to the Ravens. Anyone possessing information pertinent to the CSI: Miami star’s current location is encouraged to email billbuckner@whyhasgodforsakenbostonsportsfans.com.”
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