Chill Out! Just Enjoy The Game

I know that a lot of you are still angry about the Minnesota Vikings failing to make the Super Bowl, and have threatened to boycott Sunday's game between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts.  We're hearing that every day through talk radio and the blogosphere.

I'm also aware that there is a petition running on Facebook pleading with quarterback Brett Favre to return next season.  But after seeing the beating Favre took against the Saints in the NFC Championship game (and the pictures of his damaged joints that accompanied it, I'm not so sure he should.  Favre and his family need to think long and hard before committing to another season.

There are fans and then there are fanatics.  There are those who live and die with the home team, and there are others who move on.  It's great when your team makes it to the Big Game, but when it finally comes you become so obsessed with it that you can't enjoy it.  It's also true when you personally know someone who's playing in that game.  And when that player is injured, nothing else matters.

It may be heresy to say this, but I think it's best for one's mental and physical health if your team is NOT playing for the world championship.  If your team wins, that's great.  Go celebrate like there's no tomorrow.  If they lose, especially if the score is close, don't take it out on your furniture or your loved ones whether or not you've had one too many beers.  It's a game, folks, not a matter of life or death.  The sun will rise tomorrow morning no matter what the result.

This is what fans in New Orleans and Indianapolis will face this Sunday.  They won't care about how well the other team played, or how good the commercials were.  They just want to see their team win.  The rest of us will be noshing on snacks and enjoying the game.
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As for who we think will actually win the game, we're going with the Colts.  Never bet against Peyton Manning.