I see you remember me as the Duke, and yes you raise a good point of "those that shouldnt have a chance have the greatest advantage" and that can have an effect like when the Giants beat the Pats to end the perfect season. Rematches are very tough to call, and the Broncos have that magic element in them to have a shot at this game. part of me thinks that Tebow will just fall short, but the other part of me thinks that if he is that close he will find some way to pull it out. I think you are on to something in regards to the defense. We have never seen a defense win as poorly as the Pats, Packers or Saints of this year, however we did not have 3 guys contending for Dan Marino's record that late in a season, and had Rodgers and Brady went all out, maybe all 3 would have it. So it is a new age of Quarterbacking that can have an offsetting effect on defense. Defense is much more sound and more stable, thats why I like Baltimore in the AFC, however I feel that the only defense in the NFC that has any real chance of holding the offenses close enough to let their team score that amount of points is the Giants, who I have slated to beat a crippled o-line of the Packers. The 49ers lack experience in my mind, they compare to my beloved Titans a few years back at 13-3, they lack the offensive talent to come back and win, that is the issue. We will just have to see though.