2017 WINTER CLASSIC
SUPER BOWL LI
NFL PRO BOWL 2017
Sports
2017 WINTER CLASSIC
By Gabriel Kraus
The 2017 Winter Classic took place at Busch Stadium here in St . Louis , Missouri . The Winter Classic is an annual outdoor hockey game between classic hockey rivals . This year the St . Louis Blues played the Chicago Blackhawks [ boo !]. Busch Stadium was turned into an enormous outdoor hockey stadium . The transformation was amazing and was a wonderful way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The St . Louis Blues . The ticket prices ranged from $ 300 to $ 23,000 . This is the first time St . Louis has hosted a Winter Classic and those who participated became a small part of history . The event was a huge success . An Alumni game was held the day prior . Blues alumni , including hockey greats such as Wayne Gretsky , Brett Hull and Martin Brodeur , were victorious over the Blackhawks alumni . Even the rain did not dampen the spirit of the attendees who also enjoyed a pre-game concert from local music artist , Nelly . The Blues dominated the Winter Classic beating the Blackhawks 4-1 . This was definitely a game that will be a legend .
By Lance Lavery
SUPER BOWL LI
Super bowl LI is going to be a good one . The two teams are the Falcons and the Patriots .
The Patriots are 14-2 this year and have the number 1 defense in the NFL . Their quarterback is Tom Brady . He is one of the greatest QB ’ s ever . This is his 7th Super bowl in his career . Tom Brady does tend to get anxious when he is pressured and makes bad decisions . Their defense , on the other hand , is a big threat to the Falcons .
The Falcons are 11-5 this year and as by records , it looks like another Super Bowl to the Patriots . But they do have the No . 1 offense in the NFL . With Matt Ryan as their quarterback and Julio Jones who is possibly the best receiver in the NFL , they have a 50 / 50 chance . Going up against the Patriots is going to be good , I think . The Falcons defense isn ’ t bad . Their average points conceded per game is 19.7 points which is enough to win the game .
The Falcons ’ down side in this is that when the No . 1 defense plays the No . 1 offense the record is 5-1 . My personal opinion is that the Falcons will win because if they can waste clock on offense and keep Brady waiting , they can score and hold them to a couple of points . Super Bowl LI is going to be interesting , and whoever wins definitely deserved it .
NFL PRO BOWL 2017
By Luke Sommer
The Pro Bowl 2017 was great . The hometown heroes that got the nod were the following : Tyreek Hill , Travis Kielce , Dustin Colquiit , Eric Berry , Alex Smith , Marcus Peters , and D . J . Alexander ; but only Travis Kielce , Eric Berry , Marcus Peters , and Tyreek Hill were in the lineup . The game was action packed and exiting ; the final score was 20 to 13 , and the AFC won this year .