Much has been said already comparing the 72 Dolphins to this year's Patriot team. Something to do with both of them going undefeated. Maybe you've heard about it. It was in all the papers.

Everyone pretty much agrees that the 72 Fins would have no chance against the 07 Pats. It's the Steve Austin theory...bigger, stronger, faster, etc. For that matter, most of the experts say that no team from the past could hang with today's Patriots. Except for the 85 Bears. There are a few football people who give the 85 Bears a good chance to win this fanasty game, or at least come close.

The 85 Bears came very close to running the table. They only lost one regular season game all year. On one magical Monday night in Miami they were denied the chance at perfection. Don Shula showed the other NFL coaches how to deal with that vaunted Bears defense, and outscore the Bears average offense. Of course the other NFL coaches did not have Dan Marino at their disposal. Marino's gunslinger persona, ultra confidence, and the quickest release ever known in the NFL carried the day against the unbeatable Bears. Remember that this was the 80s. The NFL's golden age of quarterbacks, and not one of those other great QBs had anything for the Bears.

Thus I advance to you that the only team with a puncher's chance to knock out the 07 Patriots would be the 85 Dolphins. The Pats defense would not contain Marino throwing to the Marks Brothers and Nat Moore. It would certainly be a shootout with Tom Brady going against Miami's Killer B Defense. This was the defense that coined the term 'bend but don't break.' Final score...Miami 48   New England 45.

Hello sports fans and welcome to the Monday Mailbag, where we try to answer the most pressing sports questions from the interweb. Feel free to ask anything yourself.

Q...Will Favre be back next season, and what do you think of the book, 'Who moved my Cheese'?..............the big cheese

A....Yes he'll be back. Much like a girl, all he wants is for someone to tell him he's pretty, and they love him, and make him feel wanted. The cheese in the book represents money.

Q...Is Eli Manning really all that, and a bag of chips?............P.M.

A...Don't worry P.M., he's much closer to a bag of chips, than all that.

Q...Is it true that Randy Moss is the reason the Pats have won their two playoff games? He only has one catch in each game. Could you recommend a good DVD, as I suddenly have a lot of free time..........T.O.

A...Yes T.O. He is taking double coverage down one side of the field, and that's helping the Pats run to the other side, and also allowing short passes underneath or to the opposite side of  Moss. 'Band of Brothers',  you should rent it.

Q...Why did they only show the Packer bikini girls once, for a split second, late in the third quarter?.........Deanna

A...The FOX director is practicing for upcoming Pro Bull Riding events where the action only lasts 2.1 seconds

Q...Who is the sports personality that Barak Obama reminds me of?........Hillary

A...That would be Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, former D lineman at the U, and pro wrestler. Obama has spent hundreds of hours listening to the Rock's old wrestling promos to get the inflection and cadence down. He really would like you to smell what Barak is cooking.

Hey Chowd, so you're going to the big game on Sunday. Here's a handy checklist of wicked awesome gear you need to be rockin.

Pat's hooded sweatshirt. Sleeves optional.

Red Sox cap. The one Grandma bought you in sixth grade.

Bruschi jersey. The one Grandma gave you for graduation. High school graduation.

Condom (still unused since high school). In case your sister gets lucky.

Peppermint schnapps. You know, like on SNL.

That should be everything you need in the bar where you'll be watching the game. Fellow NFL fans, did I leave anything out?