Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek (Post 1892892)

o.k. so who do you think will throw more touchdown passes? Drew Brees or Peyton Manning? I hope the Colts kick butt and take names, because I hate the Saints, and I don't think Drew Brees stands a chance against Peyton Manning.

Originally Posted by KSig RC (Post 1892897)

Well, there's that whole thing where Brees threw more TDs in fewer attampts in the regular season even through a MUCH more difficult schedule (and with a very similar "call-off-the-dogs" approach at the end, although he did actually play). Oh, Brees also had fewer INTs and a better completion percentage. Beyond that though, sure, he can't touch Manning.

If it's Vegas and the line is "even" you have to take Manning simply because the Saints can actually run the ball (1st in Rush DVOA) while the Colts don't even really try anymore (22nd), so Pierre Thomas et al. may snipe TDs.

Hilariously, the way to attack NO is through running though . . . it'll be an interesting game. The line at IND(-6) seems . . . poor, though. We'll just go with "poor" and leave it there.

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek (Post 1892901)

I agree with this, and not to bring my Vikings into this thread because they lost, so it's irrelevant, but I was really hoping for a Favre/Manning Super Bowl, not because I'm biased to the Vikings but because I'm thinking it would probably be a better game and a better thread. But that's neither here or there, so it's Manning for sure.

eta: if it was Favre? Then, I don't know.

Originally Posted by southbymidwest (Post 1893010)

Manning. No stats to back my choice. But oh, how I would have loved to have seen Manning vs. Favre. Oh well.