4 teams play this Sunday to decide who would play the Super Bowl in Miami. New England Patriots play Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints play Chicago Bears. Based on historical performance, Patriots seems to be the team to go all the way. What makes things interesting is that if we ignore past performance, Saints seems to be the team to beat.
Patriots would not be playing the AFC title game if Chargers had not thrown away the game last week but Chargers did prove that Patriots can be beaten. Colts come into this game with perennial problems in playoffs. This Sunday might be the day when Colts and Peyton Manning will leave the past behind.
NFC title game is going to be even more interesting. Saints have a great offensive line that does a great job for its quarterback, Drew Brees. Then they have two awesome running backs, Deuce Mcallister in the center and Reggie Bush, with all his flair, on the flanks. In Marcus Colston, they have a great receiver capable of making big plays with Brees. The problem is defence and if Rex Grossman plays well, there is clearly a huge possibility of making big plays. Bears have a great defence but offence has been scratchy. This would be a rocking game and I will be rooting for Saints.
The games this Sunday augur well for NFL as well. They once again prove that no team can take their place for granted in NFL and everyone gets a decent shot at the title year over year. Who would have thought that Saints would be playing in this game. More competition, more audience interest mean bigger TV contracts and bigger team valuations...and overall more popularity for the game.
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