The NFC Championship game between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints was watched by some 57.9 million viewers as the Saints prevailed in the classic back and forth overtime battle. The allure of Brett Farve possibly making it back to the Super Bowl and the feel good appeal of the Saints drew in the mammoth audience. Not since the finale of Seinfeld had so many people watched a television program outside of the Super Bowl. Following the tremendous success of the NFC Championship and the star appeal of everyone’s favorite pitchman Peyton Manning, Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV could beat the 1982 Super Bowl for highest Super Bowl ratings ever. The Colts and Saints’ two high powered offenses should make the game itself should be must-watch-TV for Super Bowl viewers.

Some Brett Farve sentimentalists might have preferred seeing the 40-year-old have one more go at the NFL’s biggest game, but it’s hard to argue with the fact that the 44th Super Bowl is a football fan’s ideal match up. Not since 1993 has two #1 seed teams met in the Super Bowl. The Saints and Colts have been the two best teams in the NFL all season and deserve to be where they are. On one side you have the most accomplished quarterback in the NFL in Peyton Manning (some say the best QB ever) and the other you have the feel good story of the New Orleans Saints, a shinning light to the Louisiana city still rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina. To add further meat to the game’s back story Peyton’s father Archie Manning is one of the beloved Saints of all-time having played 10 years in the Big Easy during his playing career. Having reached their first Super Bowl in the organization’s 44-year history, the “Who Dat Nation” (as New Orleans fans call themselves) believe their Saints are a team of destiny. Colts fans would disagree as they’re hoping to see their boys bring hope a second Vince Lombardi Trophy in four years. No matter what happens in Miami on February 7th football fans should prepare themselves for one great game.