Manning and Brady go for the AFC Championship...

How many times have we seen Peyton Manning and Tom Brady stood opposite each other in a huge football game?

Yep, it's all happening again as Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts will face Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis for the right to advance to Super Bowl XLI at Miami, Florida.

Fate sure had her way in this one eh? Both the Colts and the Patriots were able to survive two weeks of the NFL Football playoffs, each failing to have that important first round bye. Well, apparently, it didn't matter as Indianapolis upset the Ravens in Baltimore after beating the Chiefs at home while New England just recently shocked the Chargers in San Diego after destroying the pesky Jets at Foxboro.

So, with two arch-rivals going at it for the last time this season, let's find out for both sides if it will be the day Peyton Manning advances to the Super Bowl for the first time or will it still be a Tom Brady holiday?

First, let's start with mah' boy, Peyton Manning. Peyton needs to keep throwing the football (duh!) between the hashes and up the seams to tight end Dallas Clark. New England already knows Peyton likes to throw the football to Marvin Harrison on one side and to Reggie Wayne on the other. Having a third option like Dallas Clark will confuse the Patriots a little bit.

Both Harrison and Wayne are the two main options in the Indianapolis Colts offense but Clark provides the Colts a different dimension and, when he is flexed into the slot, is a difficult matchup for any defense. Because the cornerbacks need help from the safeties to cover the wide receivers, Clark becomes almost impossible to bracket sometimes.

For the Colts' sake, let's sure hope so.

As for Tom Brady, well... I LIED. I'm rooting for the Indianapolis Colts to advance to Super Bowl XLI here and I'd be DAMNED if I give those Patriots any advice. He he... Go Colts!

Can Peyton Manning lead the Indianapolis Colts pass the New England Patriots? Here are the odds on this huge AFC Championship game.

New England Patriots +3

Indianapolis Colts -3

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