Eli Manning and Aaron Rodgers each had to win a Super Bowl the hard way, as a wild-card team going against the odds, stringing together four consecutive victories on the road.

On Sunday, they will square off in a test of hot quarterbacks. Rodgers is expected to be named the league's MVP after a season in which he led the Packers to a 15-1 record. Manning has been the league's best fourth-quarter thrower and pulled the Giants out of a late-season slump to win the NFC East.

Rodgers holds the advantage for several reasons. First, he's at home. Second, his offense is loaded, particularly since the return of wide receiver Greg Jennings, who recovered from a knee injury. Third, it will be cold -- although the cold weather won't affect Manning as much as it might Drew Brees, who plays in a dome. (MORE>>>)