A few weeks ago I thought that Brett Favre’s return to Green Bay was going to be the biggest non-playoff NFL game of all-time. Turns out I was wrong – it happens to be tonight’s Monday Night Football game, the New England Patriots vs. the New Orleans Saints. Everyone is talking about this game because it features two of the best teams in the NFL ( Pats are 7-3 and Saints are 10-0 ) and two of the best QBs in the NFL.

I’ve heard rumors that the city of New Orleans shut down at 3:00 this afternoon in anticipation of tonight’s game. I’m sure Saints fans are partying like it’s Super Bowl week on Bourbon Street.

This is a very hard game to predict. How can you ever pick against Tom Brady and Randy Moss? The New Orleans Saints have a very good defense – one that scores a lot of touchdowns, but can they shut down the Patriots passing game? On the other hand, can the Patriots defense shut down Drew Brees and the Saints? I’m not sure they can. This is the formula for a shootout.

Both teams are loaded with so much offensive talent that it makes my head hurt just crunching their yearly stats. If I had to pick a winner here, I’d go with the Patriots. They seem to be the hot pick right now, despite by 1 point underdogs in most sports books. I just don’t think the Saints will go 16-0, so they’ve got to lose to someone.