One game theory solution I've seen to overcome any concerns about "fair" is to have the opposing coaches bid for possession. The coach willing to take the worst starting position gets the ball and nobody can complain because the other side agreed to it or they could have bid worse. Could be made into quite the dramatic thing but would be kind of silly.

Howabout they put the "death" back in sudden death? The losing team gets summarily executed at the 50 yard line. Think of the money a clever owner could save on payroll! Probably get the best ratings in years, too.

Ok, sure. But that still doesn't resolve the issue of your rules for determining how to play the overtime and determine the winner. Probably just the issue more pressing.

I like the NCAA system.

I'd be fine with that, but just playing full quarters seems easiest to me.

I should say I don't really care if the current system remained during the regular season (still wouldn't like it but wouldn't be horribly bothered). But doing this in the playoffs seems really silly.

Favre didn't choke that away. Bad clock management and two lame-assed hand-offs on the first two downs to safeguard a 50 yard-ish field goal try choked that away. And oodles of fumbles.

As for the Jets: see me again when you're ready to play sixty minutes. When they let the Colts score that quick touchdown to make it 17-13 and the contented themselves with frittering away the last minute and a half of the first half, knowing they would get the second half kickoff, I knew it was over.

So both games turned out the way I was ostensibly rooting for, but I really wouldn't have been displeased to see any of the 4 teams in the superbowl. I think they all had the potential for an entertaining game, although this particular combination will likely mean a more offense-heavy affair.

Fun fact. This will be the first time since SuperBowl XXVIII in 1994 that the 2 #1 seeds will face each other (Dallas and Buffalo). It's only the 3rd time it's happened since the playoffs expanded to 12 teams in 1990 (the 1st time was in '92, Redskins and Buffalo). It happened 4 times in the previous 12 years when there were only 10 teams in the playoffs.

This also means that a #1 seed will win the SuperBowl for the first time since the Pats in '04.

So did I hear correctly this morning that this is the third time that Brett Favre has ended his career with an interception?

I know his last play with the Packers was one. Don't know if it was with the Jets as well.