chas ... I hear ya about the 'underdog' thing ... they just don't have the obnoxious cockiness of the 'Putz' here in New England ... looking at Peyton and Eli is like looking at Andy and Opie ... but Opie has TWO SB championships and MVP awards to Andy's one ...
And if that's LUCK ( as Larry says), than it's better to be lucky than good, and it's BEST to be GOOD and LUCKY !!!
And there aren't too many QBs I would want when the game is on the line other than Eli ...
I also understand your wife's feelings, being that I am a NY Yankees fan living in primarily Red Sux NOtion ...