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Giants	6:30PM ET (NBC)	Patriots

The Super Bowl is here! Come for the football, try to avoid the Madonna, and all around let's have a great game! And a bonus after the jump!

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So I promised you guys a part two of fixing the Pro Bowl. Due to some minor technical difficulties, you can find that below the jump.

But with that, we also have a group of all-star caliber football players on vacation in Hawaii who are going to play in a football game. Some of them played for the Chicago Bears this season. This is your open thread for tonight's Pro Bowl competition. As always, Open Thread Responsibly (TM).

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Amalgamated highlights of the past two weekends' worth of playoff games. Jump!

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Giants	6:30PM ET (FOX)	49ers

The question now is: Who will take on the Patriots in the Super Bowl in 2 weeks?

The New York Giants won their division in the last game of the season, while the San Francisco 49ers had the second best record in the NFC. Rookie head coach Jim Harbaugh has led an impressive turnaround of this 49ers team, and the team looks to take that a step further today.

Eli Manning's Giants have a habit of winning some games like this. Look for overwhelming defense, aerial acrobats, and bold calls from Harbaugh. This has the makings of an epic postseason match-up. Let's hope it lives up to that potential.

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Ravens	3:00PM ET (CBS)	Patriots

There are only 3 games left in the 2011 NFL season. It's hard to believe we're here, seemingly only yesterday that we were wondering about shortened seasons, crazy free agency periods, and teams with no practice.

The Baltimore Ravens travel to Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots, with the hopes of knocking them off and returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2000. The Patriots have been a playoff team that can't get over the hump the past few years, and hope to return to their winning ways.

Big offense. Big defense. This is what we sign up for as football fans. It's anything-can-happen Sunday. Enjoy!

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NFC		vs.		6:30 ET FOX

After a weekend of some great match-ups, and some not-so-great (I'm looking at you, Broncos), the Championship Game Match-Ups have been set. The Baltimore Ravens will travel to Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots, while the New York Giants will travel across the continent to take on the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park. We're nearing the end of the 2011 season, and we've got some great match-ups to determine the Super Bowl contenders. The countdown to the Super Bowl begins now.

Today's second game brings the pass rush of the Giants versus the well-executed offensive attack of the Packers. The last time these two met up in the playoffs, the Giants beat Brett Favre as they went on to upset the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Will this time bring more of the same, or will the Packers continue their dominant ways of this season?

As always, Open Thread Responsibly (TM).

So last night, the Niners matched New Orleans point for point and took the lead in the final minute to drop the Saints, and Tebowtime came to a screeching halt as Tom Brady and the Patriots went off. Will any of today's action match that?

Houston took down Cincinnati last week in the wild card round in a battle of rookie quarterbacks to win their first ever playoff game, and now TJ Yates and company head to Baltimore to face the second-seeded Ravens.

As always, Open Thread Responsibly (TM).