The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Week 2

The Good

San Diego Chargers WR Vincent Jackson - I didn't see him at all this week and considering the luck of the San Diego Chargers on Monday night, his chances of getting a new contract seem better than they have at any point since his holdout began. Phillip Rivers played a fine game, but his receivers let him down, dropping two passes in the red zone in the fourth quarter Monday and then were completely ineffective again on the last drive in the loss at Kansas City. Also, if a trade can be worked out by next week, he'll see a two game reduction in his suspension. Good week for a football player who never left his house.

The Houston Texans and RB Arian Foster - The Texans entered Sunday 1-15 against the Colts in their franchise's history. Behind a 230 yard, 3 TD game for their new starting RB, the Texans look ready to take the AFC South over, despite allowing Peyton Manning to throw for over 400 yards.

The Kansas City Chiefs Defense - The Chiefs have royally sucked over the last three years, and while the offense didn't look much better this week, the defense specifically DL Glenn Dorsey looked outstanding in holding the four time defending division champion Chargers to only 14 points.

The New England Patriots - I predicted a fall from their tower atop the AFC East this year and they made me look stupid in the season opener against Cincinnati in a game that was never close.

The Tennessee Titans - Sure it was the Raiders but still, 38-13 is a great start for a team that had a ton of questions entering the season.

My Career - I finalized my internship this week and should be rolling into some real professional work this coming week, in addition to getting a resume professionally written for thanks to an opportunity through one of my teachers. Things look good for me right now, now if only anyone was actually hiring......

New England Patriots WR Wes Welker and Miami Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown - Both players were coming off of serious injuries in the second half of last season. Ronnie Brown looked great in the win over Buffalo and Welker scored two TD's early in the game against Cincinnati. There were plenty of concerns about both entering the season and all of them look unfounded as of now.

Daredevil - This book is just so damn good it's unbelievable. Shadowland has been brilliant so far, and the fact that this book stays amazing through all the changes to the creative team is just unheard of. I'm excited to see how this ends, although not stoked to see that Marvel is apparently "ending" the series. Look for an all new Daredevil #1 on the shelves by next September.

The FCS - Formerly known as division II-A football, these teams are started to close the gap between themselves and the monsters on top of the college football world. The FCS featured wins over Virginia Tech, Akron, Minnesota, and Ball State on Saturday, bringing their total to six for the season.

Alabama - Really this is no surprise as Penn State didn't really have the firepower to hang with a top ten team, but the way they ended any suspense by halftime on a very talented Nitany Lion defense was very impressive.

Scarlet - The latest Icon creation of Brian Michael Bendis has been brilliant through two issues. I have really questioned his books lately because I don't like the way he writes team books and he is behind most of the Avengers titles currently, but give this man a good artist and a solo character book and he is absolutely golden.

Oklahoma - They crushed Florida State this weekend in a way no one has since 1992. People can stop worrying about the shaky performance against Utah State to open the season.

Half-Off Appetizers - Every Sunday at Chili's if you sit in the lounge, which means I have a new Sunday night hangout. All the food you can eat for under twenty bucks for two people is something you just can't beat. Southwestern eggrolls, spinach and artichoke dip, buffalo wings, chili fries, bottomless chips and salsa, fried cheese, and bean dip for about eighteen dollars. Awesome.

Denard Robinson - Can you say Heisman? If he keeps these numbers up, he'll win the award in a landslide, he currently has more total yards on the season than Texas or Florida as a team.

The Return of Doctor Octopus - I have been eagerly awaiting the return of Doc Ock since Amazing Spider-Man #600 and this week I got it. This storyline is off to a great start and looks to be one of the best Spidey stories in quite some time.

South Carolina Defense - No TD's allowed against a Georgia team coming off their highest scoring game in four years. The Gamecocks look like they're for real this season.

DTV's New NFL Commercials - These are just hilarious, naturally my favorite is the one with the Dolphins fan in New England, but they are all good.

The Bad

USC - A seven point win over Virginia to follow up a 12 point win against Hawaii really makes the Trojans look like a shell of the team we saw over the last decade. Forget the PAC-10 title, I don't know that this team will be bowl eligible, no that it really matters.

Amazing Spider-Man's Art - It is so simple that it no longer looks like a modern comic. It isn't awful, just a little behind the times.

My Fantasy Football Teams - I went 13-13 this week. Yes, you read that right, I have 26 teams. .500 isn't technically terrible but I have high standards for myself as I am usually near the top of every league I'm in. The worst part is I lost to my archrival Jeremy twice and my Uncle Dave. I can accept losing to random people in random leagues I sign up for but losing to people I have to talk smack to every week is unacceptable.

Laurence Maroney to Denver - I just don't see why the Broncos would make this trade, I think Bill Belichick is taking advantage of his former protege.

Obama's Education Speech - I have no problem whatsoever with Obama making these speeches and really can't defend anyone who says that their children shouldn't be exposed to the president of their own country. My problem is that the speech was boring, uninspiring, and lacked charisma. There is only one thing I expect from Barack Obama, it's not good politics, it's good speeches.

The Dallas Cowboys - When you literally lose on a penalty, things can't get much worse. No one on this team looked bad expect for the offensive line, unfortunately for Dallas, your O-line loses games faster than anyone else if they perform poorly.

BSU's Title Hopes - Thanks to Virginia Tech's loss to James Madison and Ohio State and Alabama winning their biggest tests out of conference for the year, the Broncos title hopes are on life support. They aren't over yet, as it's still easily possible that everyone else could lose and let them in but this weekend certainly derailed any momentum they had coming out of the big Labor Day win.

The Ugly

Referees - I told you it wouldn't take long for the zebras to find their way into this column. The easy criticism is to rip them for the horrific call that ruined the Lions week one upset of the Chicago Bear but I can't. It's a stupid rule, but according to the rule they made the right call. The terrible calls I am referring to are in college football. Last week I ripped apart the new rule that automatically penalized players flipping into the endzone. This week, Alabama star WR Julio Jones did it and so did a Oklahoma player that I can't remember the name of, neither were flagged. I guess like all college football fouls, they are subjective to how good your team is supposed to be.

The ACC - I could go on forever about this, if want to see the full rant, you can read my last post.

The Big East - This conferences automatic BCS qualification will likely come under heavy scrutiny after this season. The conferences only ranked team struggled to beat a MAC team in overtime this past weekend. They are still probably worse than the ACC, it just isn't a surprise to anyone when they underwhelm anymore.

J-E-T-S - I could post all the stats telling you how much they suck, or you could just look at the box score. Virginia Tech looked more impressive this weekend than the Jets did.

The San Fransisco 49ers - I predicted big things for the niners in my preseason preview. They rewarded my by absolutely dominating the game...... for about nine minutes, the rest of the way was all Seahawks earning a 31-6 victory. Alex Smith awful, Crabtree looked worse, and the o-line and Frank Gore didn't do a lot to help them.

The Wall Street Journal - Today marks my eighth day of my subscription, it also marks 8925th straight day of my life that it wasn't delivered to my home. A cancellation is now pending.

The Arbiter - Honestly, I could write about how bad our student newspaper is but you can read it online and see for yourself. Imagine Fox News' bias with high school talent writers, and CNN's actual bias. I was under the impression our student fees didn't have to support this garbage anymore this year.

Cleveland Browns QB Jake Delhomme - I don't understand why Cleveland signed him, I don't understand why they traded anyone who could possibly beat him out for the starting job, and I don't understand how they plan to win with him this year. Ne looked just like the guy who led the NFL in turnovers for Carolina last year.

LaRouche PAC - Where do I start with this guy? He shows up on campus last year with posters showing Obama with a Hitler mustache, justifying it with talks of how his budget is killing NASA funding? I fail to see how this relates to the holocaust. Guys like this are why people just hate people like me. Just because I am a conservative who considers my political views very tea partyesque does not make me a racist, a homophobe, or a muslimphobe. This guy makes all Obama haters look bad. Then I look him up online and he is a democrat? What an idiot.

Finally here are my picks for the week, hopefully they go better than last week.

College:

Clemson 35 Auburn 31

Iowa 31 Arizona 30

Notre Dame 27 Michigan State 14

UPSET SPECIAL: Tennessee 20 Florida 14

Nebraska 28 Washington 13

Oklahoma 24 Air Force 21

Boise State 50 Wyoming 7

NFL:

Cincinnati 17 Baltimore 14

UPSET SPECIAL: Minnesota 24 Miami 27

New Orleans 31 San Fransisco 20

Indianapolis 37 New York 23

The Truth Without Hype: The ACC - Awful Coast Conference

I have said many bad things about many conferences depending on their performances the week before in my top 25 countdown's short life to this point but none of them compare to what happened in the ACC this week. Many have suggested that the BCS system for automatic qualifiers given to certain league champions, generally directed at the Big East, but after this week one could argue the ACC is worse than the Big East, Mountain West, WAC, MAC, Sun Belt, Conference USA, and maybe even the top 25 of the FCS. The ACC entered the week with four ranked teams, guess how many won. I'll give you a hint, the number matches the number of Idaho Vandals jerseys I own. That's right, a big fat zero. Two of those losses are justifiable, Miami's loss at the Horseshoe was certainly expected and Florida State's loss to Oklahoma was also no surprise, what was a surprise was how they lost.

The Miami Hurricanes were expected to make the move up to BCS contenders this season and while losing to Ohio State is nothing to be ashamed of, handing them the game on a silver platter is. Miami QB Jacory Harris tossed four picks in th loss, all of them in Buckeye territory on the way to a 12 point loss. 12 points by the way, is the same number of points the Canes would have had if they had simply turned each of those possessions into field goals.

The Hurricanes were still the most impressive of these teams this weekend. Next we move onto Florida State, again a loss to Oklahoma is nothing embarrassing, but having over thirty points rolled on you by halftime on the way to a thirty point loss is, especially when you score fewer points against the Sooners than lowly Utah State managed a week earlier.

Then there is Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets struggled to stop a Kansas offense that managed only three points against FCS squad North Dakota State just a week earlier. Coming of the worst offensive performance in a decade to a out of conference team and a loss to a FCS team, the Jayhawks beat the Yellow Jackets.

Finally there is Virginia Tech, oh my dearly disappointing Virginia Tech, you bastards have ruined everything. Virginia Tech opted not to make the intelligent move to take the week off like Boise State did after their Labor Day classic, instead they took the field against FCS powerhouse James Madison just four days after their heartbreaking loss to the Broncos. The result? A loss that more or less made the Broncos win look worthless and barring a gigantic turnaround by this team and a BCS run, the Broncos shot a national title may have come to an end at the unlikely hands of James Madison.

As a result of all these games, I have seen people in their 70's come out of strokes looking stronger than the ACC, and have seen Gazelles look more competitive against lions on the discovery channel.

Don't worry though, the winner will still get an automatic BCS berth, just like the Big East champion (a conference that to this point has not beaten a team from a conference better than the MAC). Meanwhile Boise State, TCU, and Utah will all end up fighting over at most two BCS spots. Reason #3429 why the BCS sucks.

25. Clemson - The Tigers are literally hunting well below their spot on the food chain but they have looked dominant in doing so.

24. Arkansas - The Razorbacks have rolled to any easy 2-0 record but like the Tigers haven't beaten anyone even decent yet.

23. Oklahoma State - The Pokes offense doesn't look like it has dropped off at all since the last few years even though this was supposed to be in a rebuilding year. Troy made it close this week, which makes it official, after the blowout of Washington State in week one, we can determine that the Cougars are no better than an average Sun Belt team.

22. Michigan State - The Spartans have beaten bad but at least a FBS team thus far, this week they face a real test against Notre Dame.

21. Kansas State - The Wildcats win over UCLA looks a lot less impressive after the schallacking the Bruins got this past weekend.

20. Iowa - A beat down of the rival Cyclones gave us a look at how good the Hawkeyes could be this year. They will likely end up much higher than this once conference play starts.

19. Fresno State - The Bulldogs win over Cincinnati is still impressive, but after an idle week, they are a win behind the rest of the pack.

18. Houston - Don't look now, but the Cougars can suddenly run the ball. Be afraid, be very afraid.

17. Missouri - Still haven't beaten any great teams but there is something to be said for being 2-0 and winning against a Big Ten team.

16. LSU - An idle does nothing to move the Tigers one way or another.

15. Arizona - After a few destructions against MAC and FCS squads, the Wildcats will get the chance to really prove themselves against Iowa this week.

14. Air Force - A big upset over BYU this week seems to indicate a moving up in the pecking order in the MWC this season.

13. Auburn - 2-0 with a win against a decent SEC squad, puts them in good position against a flurry of teams with incredibly week schedules.

12. Maryland - The win over Navy is still impressive a week later and although they don't have a huge win yet, it's pretty great for the Terps to have already matched last years win total.

11. California - An absolute slaughter of Colorado this week made the Bears look a lot better than I expected, even if Colorado is no better than most of the MAC.

10. Stanford - An annihilation of in-state rivals UCLA 35-0, coupled with the win one laugher against some nobody has the Cardinal looking like a real contender in the PAC-10 early.

9. Boise State - After a week off, the Hokies loss drops the Broncos big, Virginia Tech is better than 0-2 but the win can only mean so much right now.

8. Oklahoma - No matter how ugly the defense was in week one, the blowout of the Seminoles this week looks absolutely outstanding. The Sooners can't sleep on Air Force this week, the Falcons run the ball really well and have been among the top teams in the nation stopping the pass for a few years running now.

7. Utah - This weeks win meant nothing but the week one upset of Pitt is good enough to keep them high on the list.

6. South Carolina - an upset of Georgia may signal a change in the food chain in the SEC East.

5. Ohio State - They looked good in the win over Miami but I have a hard time putting them any higher because the Hurricanes didn't make them try very hard, Jacory Harris played like a FCS QB.

4. TCU - A 62-7 laugher coupled with a win over Oregon State has the Horned Frogs looking great early on.

3. Alabama - The win was very impressive but even though Penn State should be good again this year, no one really believed they had enough firepower to make this one close.

2. Oregon - Weeks one's biggest blowout was followed up by delivering Tennessee their largest home loss to a non-conference opponent in team history. A very nice start for the Ducks.

1. Michigan - Only one team has recorded two wins over BCS teams and the Wolverines deserve this spot right now. QB Denard Robinson has more yards than 87 teams do right now and eight of those teams are ranked.

NFL Season Preview

I don't have time for any real lead into this but here are my picks for the NFL season kicking off tonight.

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys - The Dallas Cowboys have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball and enter the season with high expectations. This isn't always a good thing as owner Jerry Jones loves to create drama with his team and if they don't get off to a hot start, Jones could crush the team by spitting rumors of firing head coach Wade Phillips. The offense is stacked and could be the best in the league this year. History says they won't play in the Super Bowl as no team has ever played one in their home stadium.

Prediction - 10-6 Division Champions. They are better than this record but a ridiculously tough schedule will keep them from doing much better.

New York Giants - The Giants have picked up this preseason exactly the way they ended last year, with tons of players getting hurt. The IR and injury report are in midseason form already and I think will hurt the team a lot this season. Brandon Jacobs has looked awful in the preseason and the running core of two years ago may just be a single back system with Ahmad Bradshaw by seasons end.

Prediction - 9-7

Philadelphia Eagles - McNabb gone, Westbrook gone, Dawkins gone. The core that helped this team dominate the NFC for so much of this decade is gone. Kolb is good but definitely isn't as good as McNabb yet, I'm not sold on LeSean McCoy yet, and no receiver has proven to be an every down threat yet. The defense is solid but not scary, I think this team disappoints a lot of people.

Prediction 7-9

Washington Redskins - I've heard a lot of people project Washington as a playoff contender. Last I checked the only thing this team did this offseason was add a past his prime running back and a past his prime quarterback who is already dealing with injury issues and has shown issues picking up the offense thus far. McNabb will make them better but this team needs a few good drafts before they can even think about playoffs.

Prediction 6-10

AFC East

Buffalo Bills - This team is bad, really, really bad. They went into the offseason needing a wide receiver, a good left tackle, a few guards, a lot of defensive lineman, and of course were still looking for a consistent quarterback. They spent the ninth overall pick on a running back. At least they'll be picking early next year again, maybe now they'll get that QB.

Prediction - 2-14

Miami Dolphins - My boys did a great job of filling weaknesses this offseason, the biggest move being the acquisition of WR Brandon Marshall form the Denver Broncos. The addition of Karlos Dansby at linebacker and a great pickup of Jared Odrick in the draft should make the defense better right away. The running offense is already great and with a year of starting experience under his belt and a real threat at WR, I think Chad Henne will make big strides this season.

Prediction - 10-6 Division Champions

New England Patriots - I really think the dynasty is over in Foxsboro. Last seasons team underwhelmed all season long even with a healthy Tom Brady and then got blown out by the Ravens in the first round of the playoffs. The division is just getting to good and the defense is just way too old to keep up. They have Brady, Moss, and Welker, and not much else.

Prediction - 7-9

New York Jets - Are the Jets all hype? I think so and apparently I'm not alone, ESPN's panel of sixteen experts featured exactly zero picks with the Jets in the Super Bowl this year. Revis is likely to take three or four games to get back to his best and Mark Sanchez probably won't be much better than last year. The loss of Thomas Jones also hurts a lot as Shonn Greene has yet to prove he can be a every down back in the NFL.

Prediction 9-7

NFC North

Chicago Bears - The Bears made a big splash the first day of free agency, adding Julius Peppers and Chester Taylor. The personal has improved but I'm not sure that the coaching has. Lovie Smith has the hottest seat in the league and with Mike Martz as the brain of the new offensive system, it kind of scares me that Jay Cutler is still throwing so many picks. The defense looks worse every year and I don't see this season turning it around.

Prediction - 5-11

Detroit Lions - Call me crazy but I don't hate this Lions team. The offense has a ridiculous amount of young talent. Matt Stafford should be a lot better this year if he stays healthy, Calvin Johnson is always a beast and is also healthy again and having Nate Burleson as the new WR no. 2 should take some pressure of him each week. Jahvid Best and Ndomukong Suh may be the two most explosive rookies in the league.

Prediction - 6-10

Green Bay Packers - The Pack enter the season with high expectations and I believe they will live up to them. Aaron Rodgers should be just as good again this year and the line should be improved with the addition of Iowa great Bryan Bulaga. The defense is not likely to repeat what it did last year but will be more than good enough to keep the offense ahead most of the time.

Prediction - 11-5 Division Champions

Minnesota Vikings - This team is really hard to figure out. Satan does not look healthy enough to last the entire season and even if he does, there is simply no way he repeats his performance from a year ago. He is missing his favorite target for at least half the season and Percy Harvin is having unpredictable injury issues. The team is getting old on both sides of the ball and that is also a concern. With all that said, there is so much talent here that the only way the Vikings miss the playoffs is if the devil goes down really early in the year and Tarvaris has to lead all season.

Prediction - 10-6 Wild Card

AFC North

Cincinnati Bengals - Despite all the drama, all the players with off the field issues, and all the history that says don't ever bet on the Bengals, I am betting on the Bengals. I think Benson repeats his success this year, Owens makes the passing game considerably better, and the defense is even better than a year ago. Lets just say I trust the coaches.

Prediction - 11-5 Division Champions - First Round Bye

Cleveland Browns - Things never really seem to change for this team.

Prediction - 5-11

Baltimore Ravens - This team has to love that they just got to add Housh for less than a million dollars this season. The offense is loaded, with Joe Flacco's development continuing rapidly, new receivers in Boldin and Housh, adn Ray Rice should continue be great running the rock. The defense is tough against the run but looks rather thin in the secondary, with one starter gone for the year already and Ed Reed starting the year on the PUP list. I think this concern keeps them from making a deep playoff run.

Prediction - 11-5 Wild Card

Pittsburgh Steelers - This team will go only as far as the defense lets them. The D was a huge letdown last year and kept the team out of the playoffs. I know the Big Ben suspension is the point of conversation for this team, and it will cost them a game or two, but a tough division and a still somewhat shaky defense will have them at home in January.

Prediction - 9-7

NFC South

Atlanta Falcons - The Falcons finished their second consecutive winning season a year ago for the first time in franchise history. This year with Matt Ryan and Michael Turner back to full strength, the team looks to do even bigger things. I think they make it back to the postseason but the defense needs more playmakers before they will get any further than round one.

Prediction - 11-5 Wild Card

Carolina Panthers - This team runs the ball really well, unfortunately, that is all they do well. The defense is just incredibly average in every way and the jury is still out on incumbent QB Matt Moore. The Panthers will never be an easy win but they will not be a winning team either.

Prediction - 6-10

New Orleans Saints - Coming off the teams first ever Super Bowl, the Saints face great expectations again this season and they can score well enough to rise up to them for a second straight year. The defense is a work in progress and it will have a very hard time repeating what it did a year ago. That being said, no way does Drew Brees not take this team back to the playoffs again.

Prediction - 12-4 - Number 1 Seed in NFC

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Watch out Buffalo, 2-14 may not guarantee you the top pick.

Prediction - 2-14

AFC South

Houston Texans - The offense should be just lights out all year long. Andre Johnson is the best WR in football, QB Matt Schaub is a star on the rise, and Adrian Foster looks ready to be a dominant RB. If the defense is decent, I expect this team to finally turn the corner and get their first playoff birth.

Prediction - 10-6 Wild Card

Indianapolis Colts - Do I even have to explain why they'll be good again this year? You should be used to it by now. Here's a short list of why they will be: Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon, Joseph Addai, Anthony Gonzalez, Donald Brown, Austin Collie, Jeff Saturday, Gary Brackett, Dwight Freeney, and Bob Sanders all healthy.

Prediction - 13-3 Number 1 Seed in AFC

Jacksonville Jaguars - The hardest team in the league to predict. MJD is a beast, the entire rest of the team is one big question mark. I think there are too many uncertainties for this team to compete week in and week out.

Prediction - 4-12

Tennessee Titans - This team did absolutely nothing to improve themselves this offseason and in the NFL that means you got worse. This team is not bad but not good enough to surprise anybody.

Prediction - 8-8

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals - Everything this team did over the last two years needs to be forgotten, this is a terrible football team. The QB situation downgraded from Kurt Warner to Derek Anderson, ouch! The team also traded away it's second best WR, Anquan Boldin, for virtually nothing and two of their three best defensive players left in free agency. Forget about owning the NFC West, that is over for this team.

Prediction - 5-11

San Fransisco 49ers - This team has a shot to go really far. QB Alex Smith finally looks ready to play NFL football, so does TE Vernon Davis, and WR Michael Crabtree has a shot to be a top ten receiver with a full training camp under his belt. The defense just may be the best in football and Patrick Willis is my front runner for Defensive Player of the Year. Frank Gore is a stud running the ball and the offensive line got some massive upgrades in the draft this year.

Prediction - 12-4 Division Champions, First Round Bye

Seattle Seahawks - There isn't a lot to say about his team right now, they aren't bad, but all of their best players are too young to win games for the team yet. Matt Hasselbeck is made of glass and if/when Charlie Whitehurst takes over, the Hawks will really struggle to win games.

Prediction 5-11

St. Louis Rams - Sam Bradford makes the Rams two games better this year, whether anyone in St. Louis is actually grateful for a 4 win season is unknown, but at this point they should be.

Prediction - 4-12

NFC West

Denver Broncos - There is nothing great about this team. Nothing. Sorry Denver fans but Kyle Orton is the best player on your team and none of your recent draft picks have managed to stay healthy through training camp. Your best defender is already on IR. Look for a top five draft pick next year.

Prediction 4-12

Kansas City Chiefs - Another bad team that I think will surprise people on offense. Thomas Jones, Jamaal Charles, Matt Cassel, and Dwayne Bowe make a solid if unspectacular offense that will sneak up on people all season long. The key additions this offseason were to the coaching staff, adding Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel as the offensive and defensive coordinators respectively.

Prediction 7-9

Oakland Raiders - The team has improved and suddenly looks to have hope for the future, not by getting great players, but by releasing JaMarcus Russell. There is however, no playmakers anywhere on this offense. The D will be good enough to make the Raiders more competitive but the wins will probably be about the same.

Prediction 5-11

San Diego Chargers - The division is still theirs to lose but the holdouts of Marcus McNeill and Vincent Jackson will significantly affect this team. The playoffs will be there again but don't expect any wins, no matter how good Phillip Rivers is.

Playoff Predictions

Wild Card Round

Dallas over Minnesota

Green Bay over Atlanta

Baltimore over San Diego

Miami over Houston

Divisional Round

Green Bay over New Orleans

San Fransisco over Dallas

Indianapolis over Baltimore

Cincinnati over Miami

Conference Championships

Indianapolis over Cincinnati

Green Bay over San Fransisco

Super Bowl

Indianapolis over Green Bay

League MVP: Peyton Manning - He is always the smart bet, winning the award five times in a twelve year career.