Everyone else is talking about it, so we better start with Terrell Owens' ankle. Will he play? More importantly, will it matter?
Riley: Owens just loves the hype two weeks of ambivalence conjures up. When he plays, Narkun will at least have one thing to cheer about on Sunday while his beloved Eagles are wallowing in the mire.
Chris: A player like Owens won't be able to back down after helping fuel the ridiculous hype inferno the run-up to this Super Bowl has become over the last two weeks. Even if he just hobbles onto the field for one series to get knocked down by the almost-healthy Patriots secondary, that's one series that gives Greg Lewis and Brian Westbrook gaps in coverage to exploit. As long as Owens is on the field, the Patriots can't ignore him, and that matters plenty.
Phil: This story is so tired. You know T.O. has loved this last month. The media is ravenous for interviews, and he hasn't even had to practice. He can finally live like his idol, Paris Hilton.
Sure, God wants him in the Super Bowl, but so do the Patriots. You think they're scared of one good receiver? If Owens doesn't play, and Philly loses, then Chris and the rest of their sad-sack fans will be whining "if only" for the rest of their title-less lives.
McNabb or Brady?
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Riley: McNabb's got better hair. Brady dated Tara Reid. I say push on this one. Brady's got Belichick helping to devise offensive schemes that could have been concocted in a beaker. McNabb has impending doom in the form of that fire-crotch Andy Reid staunchly situated over his shoulder if he fails. It's a push.
Phil: Every guy who has watched the Patriots' run over the last four years has wished he could trade lives with Tom Brady. The man is a god - when he's not winning Super Bowls, he's judging Miss America contests and wooing that babe from "The Recruit."
We've seen McNabb choke in the playoffs. Brady won all eight playoff games in his career. I'd pick Brady over anyone.
Chris: McNabb may not have the experience in Super Bowls that Brady brings to the table, but his versatility and leaps and bounds of improvement this season make him a better quarterback than Brady was in his first two appearances in the Big Game. Also, he's hungrier than Mary-Kate Olsen.
Dillon or Westbrook?
Chris: Corey Dillon runs harder than Riley's prom date but lacks the short-yardage receiving threat Westbrook brings. Running yards: Dillon. All-purpose yards and game-breaking plays: Westbrook.
Phil: Was Westbrook this good during the season? I never heard anything about him until the playoffs, and now he looks like one of the best in the league, even better than Dillon.
Riley: Although Dillon's kept his loquaciousness to a minimum this year, it's only a matter of time before he whines about not getting enough touches, money, girls in his hotel room after the game, etc.
Westbrook is a workhorse and plays under the shadow of Owens and McNabb, but - and brace yourself for this - he keeps his mouth shut. Westbrook, hands down.
Pat's D or Eagles' D?
Riley: Brady will be able to expose the Eagles' cornerbacks, while the less adept passer, McNabb, won't wreak the same havoc on the Patriots' secondary.
Brady's pigskin prowess will win over the hearts of beer-guzzling fans and teenyboppers everywhere come Sunday.
Chris: The Eagles' defense is healthy and stocked with Pro Bowlers and a few players who should be in the Pro Bowl. The Patriots have done fabulously with their Frankenstein defense, but I'd have to go with the defensive backs who were actually signed to play defense.
Phil: The Patriots easily handled the No. 1 passing team in the league three weeks ago when they beat the Colts. A week later, they shut down the top rushing attack.
Forget stats and Pro Bowlers and all the peripheral rubbish - this defense is stone-cold perfect.
Are we in for a good game? And who's going to win?
Phil: These games can be brutal. Historically, the Super Bowl has been more anticlimactic than the fourth season of "The Sopranos." Just 12 of the last 38 have been won by a touchdown or less. Let's hope this game stays close until the quarterbacks have to win it at the end.
My sports sense tells me this will be a New England blowout. My sports sense is always wrong. Expect a close Philly win.
Chris: I can't guarantee an Eagles victory. These Patriots are hardcore, and losing to them certainly wouldn't be as agonizing as falling to the inferior Panthers last season. Still, I think this game will be closer than many are predicting, and I believe in these Eagles enough to pull off one of the biggest upsets since Phil graduated fourth grade.
Riley: The Patriots are creatures of habit and will take it in a squeaker, 23-17. That means they won't cover the spread folks, so bet it all - legally, of course.
Phil and Riley welcome four-eyed opinion editor and hardcore Eagles fan, Chris Narkun to their lively debate as they ponder the most important questions heading into... Super Sunday
