Rogers is playing about as well as a QB can right now. I think it is going to be GB in a walk.

Jets are not going to do well against Steelers. Steelers by at least a touchdown if Polamalu is healthy.

and in a GB-Steelers SB - pick 'em - but a game for the ages

Pretty much depends on injuries in the conference championships.

>I am not making predictions because I always seem to wind up cheering for my predictions instead of the teams I really want to win. Such vanity, but there you have it.
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>The focus here, as you might imagine, is on the Bears-Packers game Sunday afternoon. This is a Bears town and any old Packers game is always a heightened occasion. To be playing for a spot in the Super Bowl, it's through the roof. It's all anyone is talking about, other than a little about the cold. (Predicted temperature at kickoff on Sunday is 18F, which is about normal for Chicago in late January). Scalpers say they have never seen prices like these.
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>I am a bit of an anomaly. The basic rule is if you like the Bears you hate the Packers, and vice versa. In my case they are my two favorite teams. I have cheered for the Packers since I was a kid. I liked their uniforms and from the vantage point of Maine, Green Bay seemed exotic. "Instant Replay," which is on any short list of best sports books, cemented it. Later on I found myself living in Chicago and am first and foremost a Bears fan. But I cheer for the Packers any time they aren't playing the Bears. In any case I will be cheering for the winner in the Super Bowl.
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>My gut says the Packers are going to win. Since getting healthy after a wave of injuries they have been close to unstoppable. Their defense is also playing well. The initial line had the Packers as 3 point favorites, then so much money came in on the Packers it went up from there. The line remains at 3 1/2.
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>But you never know. The Bears have exceeded my expectations all year long. The preseason predictions had them 3rd if not 4th in their division. They went through all kinds of pain on the offensive line -- most infamously allowing 10 sacks by the Giants in a Sunday night game -- before finding a unit that is getting the job done. (Tip of the hat to Mike Tice). Their defense is playing very well, especially stuffing the run. They're playing at home; there will be no Lambeau leaps. Game on! There really is more excitement here than there was the last time they were in the Super Bowl.
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>Over in the junior conference <g>, I understand they will be playing a game as well. I don't care that much for either the Steelers or the Jets but have to say I will be cheering for the Jets. Rex Ryan may be obnoxious but I like the players all right. And they don't have a serial sexual molester at quarterback.