Rafer's Prediction: Get ready for an all New York Super Bowl

Sports Anchor Rafer Weigel

Start spreadin’ the news New Yorkers. You can make arrangements to leave after today. You’re all going to be a part of it - the Super Bowl.

I’m not just talking about the defending champion Giants. I’m talking about the Jets as well.

That's right. My prediction: the Big Apple will be the big winner after this year's regular season, when both teams will make the migration to Florida (a natural one for New Yorkers) to square off in Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium on February 1st.

Get ready folks for the first ever Bridge and Tunnel title series.

The Giants beat the Arizona Cardinals, 37-29, on Sunday, even without their starting running back Brandon Jacobs. With the win, the G-Men improve to 10-1 and appear to be a shoe-in for home field advantage in the playoffs. Let's face it, NO ONE is beating these guys to the championship game even with the great giver Tony Romo back for Dallas.

And the Jets? They beat the last undefeated team in the league Sunday - the Tennessee Titan - by a convincing score of 34-13 – on the road - to improve to 8-3 and sit atop the AFC East standings. The Jets dominated for three and half quarters on both sides of the ball... and beat a team that most had picked to reach the championship.

Sure I might be jumping the gun with the Jets. Though, not nearly as much as much as I did when I predicted they would reach the Super Bowl after a week-one win over Miami. (My sports boss thought I was an idiot for that. Actually he thinks I’m an idiot for a number of reasons).

But now, I’m looking kind of smart.

Yeah, I know, there are six weeks left. And I hear the skepticism. The Jets did, after all, finish 4-12 last year.

But thanks to some major off-season moves, this isn’t even the same team anymore. Their biggest move was putting a guy under center who came within one interception of reaching the championship last season.

Of course I’m talking about Brett “the Jet” Favre - the guy I mercilessly chastised for coming back - whose overtime pick put the Packers in some pickled peppers in the NFC championship game against the Giants a year ago.

Now the ageless wonder is on a team with more talent on both sides of the ball including a better offensive line, a better defense, a better running back in Thomas Jones and one of the top special teams’ players in Leon Washington.

The Titans were a great story. But Sunday the Jets exposed them. They have a very good defense but don’t have the talent on offense to make a run in the playoffs. Their receivers are pedestrian and quarterback Kerry Collins - while a great comeback story - is no more than a serviceable quarterback unable to lead his team down the field when a comeback is needed. Unlike Brett Favre.

The Steelers? They have the best defense in the league but Big Ben Roethlisberger and running back Willie Parker are hurting so much they could take over for Tom Skerritt as the spokesman for Aleve.

The Patriots? I know that Cassel is looking rather Brady-esque these days but they don’t have a clear-cut no. 1 running back and their defense gives up too many points now that Asante Samuel has gone to the Eagles and Rodney Harrison is gone to injury.

The Ravens? Same thing as the Titans. Great defense, average quarterback. Joe Flacco will be stud for years to come. But his spanking at the hands of the Giants showed he’s not there yet. I know they won once with an average quarterback in Trent Dilfer and a solid defense years ago, but it’s a different league now.

Denver? You can’t win being a one-dimensional team without a defense or a running game.

San Diego? You can’t win with Norv Turner.

The key for “Bretty and the Jets” will be if they can stay healthy down the stretch. And that’s something Favre and Jones have had no trouble with. Those two should look like Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in “The Bucket List” - two grizzled veterans having the time of their life going the distance in (what should be) their final run.

And while some may say it’s still a bit too early, I say this is one movie where you can already see how it’s going to end.