Fearless predictions for football championship

Did you ever try stuff and it's not working out liked you had envisioned but still you keep doing it because you cling to the belief that sooner or later, even a blind squirrel trips over an acorn?
Welcome to the fearless predicting of the NFL conference championship games this Sunday (as Dave Letterman says, this is not a competition... please, no wagering), where getting things right half the time isn't nearly right enough. There are those who say the conferences championships provide for better football than the Super Bowl. There are those who say the Super Bowl is capital I capital T "it", and there are those who say no sport is worth a nickel unless there's a puck involved.
Minnesota at New Orleans
Have a good friend who's a diehard, massive Vikings fan and hated Brett Favre for years when he played for the rival Packers. Now, he's semi in love with Favre, who is on the verge of doing what Packers fans have dreaded ever since the old coot signed with Minnesota: taking the Vikings to the Super Bowl. The Vikings defence rattled Dallas quarterback Tony Romo last week until he went silly, fumbling and bumbling away the Cowboys' season.
Drew Brees isn't Tony Romo, however; Brees might be the best QB playing who's first name isn't Peyton. The Saints, who have never been to the Super Bowl, are virtually unstoppable on offence, as entertaining as any team in the NFL. And so it will continue, the march to Miami for the team from a Louisiana city that a few years ago was under water and seemed ready to disappear forever. 27-20, Saints.
N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis
People like underdogs - deep down, maybe they relate to a team or individual who rises up to a tremendous challenge and doesn't blink in the face of fear, finding courage when confronted with adversity. Yadayada, so on and so forth pick your hyberbole. Unless I have an emotional stake in the matter, I usually like underdogs too. If it weren't for Braylon Edwards, I'd be hoping for the Jets today against Peyton Manning and the Colts.
Manning, who I believe might be the best quarterback ever (never thought I'd say that about anyone other than Joe Montana), can make any teammate look good as long as they can hold on to the ball when he throws it to 'em, which would exclude someone named Braylon Edwards.
Come to think of it, Manning is the type of leader who would just tell Edwards to get off the field if he can't catch the ball. And the head coach probably wouldn't do a thing about it.
Remember Marvin Harrison? He was pretty good, no? Well, maybe "no" is the answer. Because Reggie Wayne and a couple of unknowns haven't missed a beat in Harrison's absence (Harrison now has been busy getting publicity for shooting bullets at people).
Manning has the eyes and hands of an assassin, is smarter than a Philadelphia lawyer, can make throws no one else can make and now has a stud defence. Which is why on Sunday it'll be. 31-10, Colts.