McNabb Gives Super Bowl Analysis On ESPN

Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb appeared live on ESPN's 6 p.m. SportsCenter on set in Miami to analyze this Sunday's Super Bowl.

McNabb offered up a breakdown of several matchups and then provided his prediction for the final score.

"I'm going to take the Indianapolis Colts," McNabb said. "I think what they've been able to accomplish all season, by being able to get the ball downfield, put points on the board, run the ball effectively when they needed to. I'm going to take the Colts (to win) by 17.

"It's definitely going to be in the 40's. What it's going to come down to is the third-down conversions. If a team is able to sustain drives and move the chains and come out with points, then you're going to see this thing go all the way down to the wire. But if teams can't convert on third-downs and certain situations, and defenses aren't creating turnovers, it's going to be a long day."

McNabb also offered insight as to what is going through the heads of the respective Super Bowl quarterbacks, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. McNabb, of course, played in the 2004 Super Bowl.

"Well right now they understand that they've been preparing for a week and a half now and by this time they've already broken down what they can do on first down, what they can do on second down and third down," he said. "They know how to attack the blitz. I think at this particular time, this is when you relax. You begin to spend time with your teammates, you go out to dinner, watch a couple movies and be able to understand what's at stake this weekend."