Which Pro Bowl quarterback has the edge in the NFC Championship Game?
Though Drew Brees is pursuing his first Super Bowl appearance inside the cozy confines of the Superdome, you have to go with Brett Favre in this contest. Favre couldn’t stay away from the NFL because he wanted another shot at a Super Bowl. (Granted, having a couple of shots at his former team, the Green Bay Packers, also motivated him.) Now he gets to pursue that opportunity in a stadium that is (1) the site of his only Super Bowl victory and (2) about an hour from his hometown of Kiln, Miss. On top of all that, Favre’s last trip to the NFC Championship Game — a loss with Green Bay against the New York Giants two years ago — has to be etched in his memory because his overtime interception led to that defeat. You think he’ll be jacked? No question. 2. Which head coach has the edge in this game? Give the nod to the Saints’ Sean Payton because he was pulling out all the stops in his team’s 45-14 divisional playoff win over the Arizona Cardinals. Payton was handing out bats to sell his p
