It seems the ESPN analyst doesn't think the Patriots have a solid chance at Super Bowl LX.
The stage is set for Super Bowl LX. The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots will square off for the second time in NFL history to take home the coveted prize of the Vince Lombardi trophy.
Until the game's opening kick, there are going to be a lot of hot takes on who is going to be victorious, and on Tuesday morning, ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith wasted no time adding his two cents on who he thinks is walking out of Santa Clara, California, a Super Bowl champion.
Smith sat across from former New England Patriot Jason McCourty on Tuesday morning's episode of First Take and agreed with McCourty's assessment that the Patriots were being slept on heading into this game in less than two weeks.
Smith believes that the Patriots are being slept on so much that he is snoring on the team.
"I'm snoring," Smith said. "The Patriots aren't winning the Super Bowl. I'm telling that to your face right now, ya'll ain't winning the Super Bowl. It was a nice run. It was really, really nice. It's going to be competitive, I have no doubt, because the defense is real."
Smith would then pivot and critique the Patriots' offensive struggles in the postseason.
"I got big-time questions about your offense," Smith continued. Then he would go on about comparisons to the 1999 Rams and their easy regular-season schedule, a lackluster Chargers team in the Wild Card round, an anemic Texans offense, and a Bo Nix-less Broncos team in the AFC Championship."
The reason you should not sleep on the New England Patriots is because clearly divine intervention is shining down on them," Smith laughed while pointing up to the sky. There's not much new to the argument Smith has added against the Patriots and their ability to keep having things open for the team to get a win.
The Patriots have their backs against the wall as underdogs going into Super Bowl LX. The Seahawks are favored by 4.5 to 5 points. The Pats find themselves in a position they have not been in for over 20 years.
They have not been underdogs in the Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002.
If luck is on their side, come February 8th, hopefully it does not come in the form of another interception at the goal line by an overlooked cornerback on the Patriots defense, for the sake of Seahawks fans.