Football Intelligence

Will the CIA's Mike Hayden be able to predict al Qaeda's next move? If football prognostication skills are any indication, the answer may be yes. Check out Hayden's response to a Scripps Howard News Service survey of 100 famous people last week about who they thought would win the Super Bowl:

Giants, 28-24. The spread favors the Pats, but careful intelligence work looks beyond the obvious. The Giants are hot now. Three playoff wins on the road (like the Steelers before Super Bowl XL). Regular season finale shows they match up well against the Pats. Besides, nobody's perfect!

That's as good a piece of analysis as any football expert provided leading up to the big game.

(Hat tip: Danger Room)