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For the past two weeks, I have stated my love of the NFL playoffs. Both the wild card weekend and the divisional round weekends really get me excited. But conference championship games are a whole new ball game. You can bet I will be glued to the TV from 3p until roughly 10p Sunday (the weather forecast is calling for a lot of rain in Georgia on Sunday, so that enhances my chances of being able to watch more football!) Both of the games should be very entertaining for different reasons, though being more of a fan of great offense than great defense, I am personally looking more forward to the Saints/Vikings game. But as far as what I think would be the ideal matchup for the Super Bowl in two weeks, I think it is a no-brainer that it would involve the Indianapolis Colts and the Minnesota Vikings.
We have done a lot of debates since our inception that have included Brett Favre in some sense. At the end of 2009, Bleacher Fan wrote that the Brett Favre saga was the story of the year. I wrote an argument awhile back about how I was sick and tired of hearing about that Favre guy!!! Months later, I must admit I have changed my tune a bit on number four. I find myself kind of rooting for the guy. Obviously I rooted for him last week against the hated Cowboys. But in general, it has been fascinating to watch a 40-year-old roughneck come back from retirement (AGAIN) and put a team up on his shoulders and lead them to great things. What this guy is doing is amazing! I think the Vikings have a real shot at closing this season out in style in South Florida. The Vikings are obviously a ratings draw with Favre and I do not think the NFL would have any opposition to Favre being in another Super Bowl, even if it still makes me turn my head sometimes to see him in something other than a Packer uniform.
The Colts, meanwhile, have another guy at quarterback that you may have heard of. Peyton Manning, along with Favre and Tom Brady, are in my mind the face of the NFL and have been for the past decade. With all the hoopla surrounding coach Jim Caldwell’s decision to rest his starters at the end of the regular season, I think it is quite awesome for Caldwell – by nature a quiet person – to be able to stick it to all of his critics. Manning, in my opinion, is one of the most likable guys in sports these days, and it is really hard to root against him. You get the feeling that he really needs another Super Bowl to add to his legacy also.
How awesome would it be to see a Favre versus Manning showdown in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami at newly named Sun Life Stadium? I think it would set records as far as ratings go and yeah, I know we would all probably get tired of the hype leading up to the game. But Manning and Favre, two future Hall of Fame gun slinging quarterbacks that would be trying to win their second Super Bowl each, would be a dream matchup. I sincerely hope it happens! You know you want it too!
