Scott Cordischi On Sports: Pats-Broncos Second Rate?

Scott Cordischi On Sports: Pats-Broncos Second Rate?

CBS executives may be thrilled with their made-for-prime time Brady-Tebow match-up Saturday night at Gillette Stadium, but the most intriguing game may be the one preceeding the Pats-Broncos game.

Saturday at 4:30pm on FOX, the New Orleans Saints will visit the San Francisco 49ers. Simply put, this is a match-up of a great offensive team (New Orleans) against a great defensive one (San Francisco).

Drew Brees had a record-setting season for the Saints who were unbeatable at home (8-0). But this game will not be played in the Superdome. It will be played outdoors on natural grass at Candlestick Park in San Francisco where the Niners went (7-1) this season. It’s a heck of an appetizer for what we New Englanders consider the main course.

GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST

-I like the Ravens and Packers big on Sunday.

-Now that he has decided on Romeo Crennel as his new head coach, Kansas City GM Scott Pioli may be looking over his shoulder if this doesn’t work out.

-Tim Tebow threw for 316 yards in Sunday’s win over Pittsburgh. As in John 3:16!  Coincidence? Or is there something more going on here?

-Tom Brady “Tebow’s” every night before he hops into bed with Giselle.

-As much as Bruins’ fans love Brad Marchand, he is developing a reputation as an antagonist throughout the NHL.

-Or should we say, “Marsh-mont!”

-So who’s it gonna be this week – Hernandez, Welker or Gronk? The Broncos can’t take away all three.

-Watching the PGA Tour’s Hyundai Championship from Kapalua makes me want to go back to Maui where I haven’t been since my honeymoon.

-Celtics’ coach Doc Rivers said that Jeff Green’s surgery to repair an aortic aneurism “went great.”

-What’s the big deal about Delonte West not being allowed to attend the Dallas Mavericks’ White House reception by President Obama? It’s not like West was on the Mavs’ championship team last year.

-It’s a shame that the Bruins and Canucks only meet once during the regular season because the bad blood between the two teams has made for a pretty good rivalry.

-I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to hear Joe Paterno’s side of the story.

-As great at top-ranked Syracuse is this season, there’s no way they make it through the Big East unscathed.

-While I’m loving this mild winter we’re having, I do feel bad for the skiers and snowboarders who haven’t had a lot of snow up north so far.

-Peyton Manning’s United Way skit on Saturday Night Live remains one of my all-time favorites.

-Something tells me that Rex Ryan will be a lot quieter this offseason.

-Watching the BCS Championship game between Alabama and LSU had to make you appreciate what seems like the lost art of defense in college football.

-If the Patriots can’t beat Denver Saturday, I will be convinced that this offensive-oriented team has to strike a better balance in 2012.

-As well as his PC Friars did out of conference this season, Ed Cooley is learning that life in the Big East anything but a lay-up.

-I still think that former Tigers’ pitcher Jack Morris belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

-What does it say about our society when Tim Tebow’s acknowledging God bothers more people than Ben Roethlisberger’s alleged sexual assault?

-Before the Patriots were this finesse, high-powered offensive juggernaut, we used to pray for snow for games like Saturday night’s.