Hawks vs. The Pack: My Two Favorite Teams

Tonight my two favorite football teams take the field against each other and I'm faced with a dilemma... Who do I root for? (FYI - this isn't the question of the day)

If they face each other during the regular season, it's simple. Who needs the win more? Who has the best chance to make the playoffs? These are the things I take into consideration when I decide who I'm going to root for.

If it's the playoffs, that's a different story. Who has the best chance to make it into the Super Bowl? That's what it comes down to.

Now, preseason is a whole different story. I typically could care less about the preseason, because it doesn't count towards the regular season. It's a time for a team to determine who's going to start and who's going to be cut. When the Hawks beat the Titans last week, I didn't even blink... because it's meaningless to me. And when the Browns beat the Pack last week, I didn't break anything, nor did I have to attend my anger management class. Why? Because the only thing I cared about was that Aaron Rodgers had a decent game.

Don't get me wrong... I love the preseason. I'll be scouring the internet tonight looking for this game. And when I find it, I'll enjoy every minute of it. It'll be a chance for me to learn some of the 2nd and 3rd stringers names. I'll have an opportunity to watch rookies Bryan Bulaga and Golden Tate take the field.

Most importantly... I'm assuming that this game is a sign of good things to come. The last time these teams face each other in the preseason (2007), they met again 5 months later in the playoffs. I'm hoping that they're establishing a pattern and we'll see them face off against each other in this year's NFC Conference Championship game.

Now before you give me a hard time about having two NFL teams especially two NFC teams), at least go back and see the history of my "tom foolery". If you still think I'm cheating the system, so be it. I accept it. I could obviously drop one of them, but I'm not going to. I've supported both of these teams since Dickey was passing the ball to Lofton and Zorn was handing the ball off to Warner.

So, here's your question of the day... Who do you think will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl this season?

Below are the updated point totals. It's a pretty tight race between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, so I figured I'd make things a little interesting. You bonus challenge is simple. Pick the winner of tonight's Seahawks/Packers game.

If you choose correctly, you earn 2 extra points. However, if you pick incorrectly... you lose 2 points. So who's going to step up to the challenge?

Spastikmooss - 18 points

Hoopography - 17 points

Tony MC - 17 points

G Moses - 16 points

82Redbirds - 14 points
TJ - 13 points
Sal - 12 points
BA Benny - 12 points

Play at the Plate - 10 points
Cam - 9 points
dkwilson - 9 points
Steve D - 8 points

night owl - 8 points

Martyn - 8 points
John - 5 points
Jeremy - 3 points
Redsox101 - 3 points
(...Joe) - 2 points
Captain Canuck - 2 points
longlivethewho - 1 point

The Ranter - 1 point

Spastikmooss continues to hold onto the lead... we'll see what happens after tonight. Sorry Redsox101 & BA Benny about closing the contest early yesterday. I had to do it early, because I had plans in the afternoon and evening.

Enjoy your weekend!