That can’t be true. If the NFL wanted ratings through the roof, it would’ve been Packers vs. Vikings in the Superbowl. ;)
Um, just one small problem with that matchup - IT’S IMPOSSIBLE!!!!! Both teams are NFC. Did you hear that an NFL official came out and stated that the hit on Favre on a play resulting in a turnover by Favre should have resulted in a roughing the quarterback penalty, but didn’t? It was one of THE most blatent roughing the passer hits I’ve seen all year. I’ve seen games during the regular season where roughing the passer was called and I had to scratch my head as to why. This one wasn’t even close. And, the ref was looking right at Favre when the hit came it. There’s no way the ref missed the call. And, that was one of several that could have been called, but wasn’t. Plus, the Saints were holding on both offense and defense the entire game and there was only one defensive holding penalty called against them. Blatent holding too. On three passing plays Viking receivers were blatently held with no call, and the announcers pointed them out.
I’m convinced that the NFL wanted a Manning playing against the Saints this year, and they got it - through dubious means, but they got it. And, in case your wondering, I’m a 49er fan (since age 7) and a Patriots fan (since age 10). After the Patriots petered out of the playoffs I had no horse in this race.