The first game on Sunday is the J-E-T-S traveling to face Manning's Colts. The odds on favorite to win this game is Indy, but the Jets are making that playoff wild card run thats been happening the last few years. The Colts have the more explosive offense with Peyton slinging the ball and the Jets have the dominant defense with blitz enthusiast Coach Rex Ryan at the helm. Manning is going to see a lot of pressure but with the multiple weapons to choose from I don't see the Colts falling to the adrenaline riding green team. Sanchez will most likely make some rookie mistakes but his D will keep the game close in hand. I say final score 24-17 Colts victorious.
The NFC game is a little harder to predict. The questions is which Brett Farve will show up Sunday night? He either has miraculous games or complete failures. I don't see him throwing 4 touchdowns against the Saints defense like he did against the Cowboys last weekend. Favre and Brees are having their best seasons but you can thank their supporting cast for those stats. Percy Harvin has suprised everyone with his stellar rookie year. Drew Brees has multiple targets to throw or hand off to, especially Reggie Bush who has emerged this last week as a serious threat. I think the Saints have the upper hand but I'm going out on a limb here and saying the old man perserveres. Vikings win 34-27 in the final seconds of the game.
If my predictions become true, this would give us a Peyton Manning vs Brett Favre Super Bowl. Arguably two of the best quarterbacks of all time. Each hold countless records and have solidified themselves in the Hall of Fame. If this happens, I can see this game breaking all previous tv ratings because of the dynamic match-up. Let's hope this Sunday provides two really good games with the winners actually deserving to play for the Lombardi Trophy.
Until Next Time...
