The teams to play in Super Bowl XLII (42) have been set.  The Patriots defeated the San Diego Chargers in the AFC championship game with a score of 21 to 12 and advance to the Super Bowl for the fourth time this decade.  New England continues their perfect season and now have 18 wins and 0 (that’s right, zero) losses.

The NFC championship, on the other hand, proved to have a surprising ending and gave fans a great game to watch.  The New York Giants beat the favored Green Bay Packers 23 to 20.  The 47-yard winning field goal was kicked by Lawrence Tynes in overtime to upset the Packers.  The third time was the charm for Tynes who actually missed two field goals in regulation that could have sealed the game for the Giants.

As much as everyone wanted to see the Favre vs. Brady match up in the Super Bowl, they are going to get the Manning (Eli, of course) vs. Brady match up.  There is no doubt that the Patriots are going to be favored, but hopefully the Giants will put up a good fight and make it a good game.  If not, we always have the commercials and half-time show to look forward to.

Here are the details for Super Bowl XLII:

Finally, you know we can’t let you go without a prediction.  The official SABAsearch prediction (which is an absolute guess and should NOT be used for any betting purposes what-so-ever) is:

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