What NFL teams will play Sunday in the 2010 AFC Championship game?
The No. 5-ranked New York Jets (11-7) will play the top-ranked (15-2) Indianapolis Colts Sunday in the AFC Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. ET on CBS. Here’s a quick look at the match-ups: QUARTERBACKS: Advantage Colts. Four-time league MVP Peyton Manning has the playoff experience, stats and Super Bowl ring that all quarterbacks strive for — including the Jets rookie Mark Sanchez. However, Sanchez has done the one thing team’s want from any quarterback: someone who can manage games and not turn the ball over. If the Jets beat the Colts and win the Super Bowl, I’ll consider them the second coming of Trent Dilfer’s Super Bowl-winning Baltimore Ravens; a team with a strong defense and run game with a quarterback who does just enough to win. RUNNING BACKS: Advantage Jets. In this day and age where egos seem to outweigh modesty, the Jets’ Thomas Jones is not only one of the top backs in the league but a very humble player as well. His back-up, Shonn Greene, is a
