Sunday Funday... at least it should be

The Conference Championship games are this Sunday and what a treat they should be for football fans. The Saints will host the Vikings for the chance to represent the NFC in South Florida and the Colts will host the Jets for the AFC.
Here's my thoughts and predictions for this upcoming weekend...
The Saints offense looked as sharp as they have all season against the Cardinals. They had a great balance of run and pass and were in complete control of the game, even after Tim Hightower broke a 70 yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage. Their defense bounced back nicely after that initial play causing turnovers and putting constant pressure on Kurt Warner. The offense then did its job scoring almost at will putting the game out of reach by halftime.
In order for the Vikings to have a chance they are going to have to lean on their running game and the monster known as Adrian Peterson. AD (stands for All Day, you should know this by now) has had a modest season by his standards. The Saints have a modest run defense. This could be a game, if given the chance, that he runs for 150+ yards with a couple scores (for my playoff fantasy team I hope he does). By controlling the clock and keeping the Saints offense off the field, Minnesota could come away with their biggest road victory of the season.
Now... while the Vikings are a much better defensive team than Arizona, I think Sean Payton will develop a great game plan and Brees will execute it perfectly. I also feel Brett Favre is going to come back to Earth a little bit after last week's 4 touchdown performance. Add to that what appears to be a healthy and determined Reggie Bush and the Saints will march right on down to South Florida for the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance.
I'm predicting Saints 30 Vikings 17...
The Jets remind me of the Cardinals last year. I kept dismissing them and they almost won the whole friggin thing. Unfortunately for the Jets, I don't see history repeating itself. While their defense is incredibly tough, Peyton Manning is not going to let Darrelle Revis stop him from going to the Super Bowl. Manning is the best QB in the game; best QB of his era and stacks up as one of the best to ever play the game; he's definitely on the Mount Rushmore of QBs. He will find ways to beat the Jets coverages and will find the holes in the different looks Revis and Co. will throw at him.
The only chance the Jets have is to force multiple turnovers and, much like the Vikings, control the clock with their running game, which happens to be one of the best in the league. This may be too big of a game for rookie Mark Sanchez to handle. He's shown great poise so far in the playoffs but will need his defense and special teams to keep them in the game. If he has to pass the Jets to victory, then it is going to be a very long day for him.
It should be a close game, but I'm going with the experience of Peyton Manning in this one; Colts 24 Jets 14.
That sets up a Saints/Colts Super Bowl; a battle of the two best quarterbacks in the NFL. Without going into great detail... I'll take the Saints to win it all.