HERE THEY GO AGAIN! BRADY VS. MANNING

Can he finally do it? Will this be the same old song? They are not suppose to be here with that swss cheese defense and that QB who cannot seem to win the big game. Now he has a chance on his turf. This is going to be good!


Tom Brady and the New England Patriots did it again. And now they get to see if they can do it to Peyton Manning again.

New England knocked off the top-seeded San Diego Chargers, handing them their first home defeat of the season. Tom Brady wasn't his sharpest, but saved his best for last, as he often does. And Stephen Gostkowski, who earlier kicked the longest field goal in Patriots postseason history, booted the game-winner. This week, he'll get to face the kicker he replaced, Adam Vinatieri.

The Colts have reinvented themselves this postseason, using defense and ball control to limit their first two opponents to 14 points total. Despite the impressive victories, Peyton Manning hasn't looked like himself in those two contests and now he faces his playoff nemesis.

So what will happen when the Patriots hit the road to take on the Colts? Will Manning exorcise his playoff demons and reach the Super Bowl for the first time? Vote on all the key questions!


1) Which team will win the AFC title game?

Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots

2) Which team would you pick if the game was in New England?

Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots

3) Which team would you rather watch in the Super Bowl?

Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots

4) If you're Patriots defensive coordinator Dean Pees, which player would you worry the most about containing?

Joseph Addai
Dallas Clark
Marvin Harrison
Peyton Manning
Dominic Rhodes
Reggie Wayne

5) If you're Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks, which player would you worry the most about containing?

Tom Brady
Reche Caldwell
Corey Dillon
Jabar Gaffney
Laurence Maroney

6) Which quarterback would you rather have?

Tom Brady
Peyton Manning

7) Which pair of running backs would you rather have?

Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes
Corey Dillon and Laurence Maroney

8) Which team's defense is better against the run?

Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots

9) Which team's defense is better against the pass?

Indianapolis Colts
New England Patriots

10) Which Peyton Manning will we see on Sunday?

The one who has one TD and five INT and averaged 237.5 yards in two career playoff meetings vs. New England

The one who has five TD and two INT and averaged 323.5 yards in the last two meetings since (both in reg. season)

Somewhere in between -- neither spectacular or terrible

11) Which coach would you rather have preparing a team for a conference title game?

Bill Belichick
Tony Dungy