A Helluva Game

Feeling like the significance of tomorrow's game should be recongized. But everything that can be said has. A dozen times. Hourly. I stopped following sports coverage on Wednesday due to nausea.

I could rip the nonsense spattered across every tv screen and radio wave but that would just waste everyone's time. The game will be historic, either way. Pats win and they join the most successful of franchises by reaching four Super Bowls in six years. Colts win and the most prolific QB since Marino ups him one with a Super Bowl appearance. The media has another two weeks' fuel either way. Pats: Officially a dynasty. Colts: Manning and Dungy throw the monkey from their backs.

But no Pats or Colts fan would have it any other way, they face each other to reach the big game. My take? The Colts D isn't as good as its 140 total rushing yards in two playoff games and now better than its regular season statistics suggest. If the Pats can control the line of scrimmage--their heavier offensive line should be able to over power the Colts' small Dline while the Pats' Pro Bowl D-lineman should be able to stuff the opposing offense's O-line--and are able to control the game with the run then they should stand a good chance. If the Indy D that's been flying around the field the past two games is allowed to do the same this week things won't look good. Manning stands a good chance of shredding New England's secondary if he's not under almost constant pass rush pressure. So that's my two cents. Not that it's worth a penny.

In the early game, I suspect Chicago's defensive speed matches up better than most teams with the Saints' explosive offense. But Brees has been the best QB in the playoffs thus far and Grossman hasn't. And isn't. Not to mention, Chitown's D has been less than suberb of recent. Unless it's heavily snowing, New Orleans wins a possibly close game as the Saints D pretty much shuts down the Bears' O.

Enough prognosticating; for the same reason I shut the tv off on Wednesday, I don't expect you to turn your computer on for this.

Now nothing left but for the game. And a great one it should be.