In the eyes of many people we have finally reached the best football week of the year. Two high intensity games to determine the matchup of who will be fighting for the ultimate prize in the Super Bowl. While these games are very hard to predict, the one thing that we know for sure is that every possible matchup would have some compelling storylines. Here is every possible Super Bowl scenerio and the topics you will then start hearing about for the next two weeks.
Colts vs Saints: Peyton Manning playing against his dad's old team (This year's eqivilent of Jerome Bettis is from Detroit), Saints making their first ever Super Bowl appearance, The city of New Orleans and how it's rallying around the team, Could the Colts have gone undefeated and last but not least Manning vs Drew Brees: the league's best quarterback against the best quarterback who has yet to win a ring.
Colts vs Vikings: Peyton Manning vs Brett Favre: arguably two of the ten best quarterbacks of all time going at it for their 2nd rings, Sidney Rice emerging into an elite receiver, Adrian Peterson's lack of recent production and finally on two weeks notice could Prince possibly make a worse "fight song" for his hometown Vikings.
Jets vs Vikings: Brett Favre against his former team, Rex Ryan and his dad, Rex Ryan soundbites that will be said leading up to the game, The Jets running game against the Williams wall, Sidney Rice vs Darrelle Revis and the debate over if we will we get a poolside guarantee from Mark Sanchez (In my opinion this has to be done. It doesn't even have to be about winning the game but something related to it).
Jets vs Saints:(The least attractive of all the matchups on paper). Dominant defense against explosive offense and how will the game be different from their week four matchup.
Last week: 2-2
Playoffs: 3-5
Last week with the spread: 2-2
Playoffs: 3-5
Jets vs Colts: The Jets have been the story of the playoffs so far and now they go up against the team who by starting the "Curtis Painter Era" helped them land a playoff birth. Mark Sanchez has played well this postseason but with the Colts ability to put up points will he be able to keep the Jets in the game? Considering the way Peyton Manning distributes the ball that is the question that could determine the winner of this game and if it does happen to be the Jets, Rex Ryan should give Bill Polian the game ball.
Prediction: Jets 14 Colts 20
Vikings vs Saints: With both teams contaning explosive offenses and solid defenses this is a very hard thing to predict. If there is one thing for certain though it is that the Superdome will be rocking. The Vikings have been practicing wearing ear plugs and some players might even wear them in the game. Other then getting Adrian Peterson going, the Vikings need to get other receivers involved early. Jabari Greer who has had an outstanding season will be covering Sidney Rice so for Rice to have the opportunitites to make plays Favre needs to connect with guys such as Bernard Berrian, Percy Harvin and Vishante Shiancoe a few times.
Prediction: Vikings 26 Saints 30
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