The big day is upon us. The most holy day of the NFL season: Super Bowl Sunday.

As we proved with our horrendous 2009-2010 playoff pick performance, game prognostication is not exactly our forte here at ReadAndReact.  But when you fall off the horse, you get right back on and try again … and we would be remiss if we didn’t at least join the rest of the blogosphere and make our picks for Super Bowl XLIV.  Sadly, only one member of our staff – steverodgers – has a chance for his original SB pick to come through, if the Colts end up winning tonight in Miami.

The overwhelming emotional favorite in today’s game is the Saints, with most of the country rallying behind the “Who Dat Nation” and the city of New Orleans.  But the Indianapolis Colts – with their far superior defense and Peyton Manning at the helm – remains the rational favorite to hoist the Lombardi Trophy. And everyone loves themselves a Pierre!

We’ll be checking in throughout the day, and posting our thoughts in the comments section.  Feel free to join in, and enjoy your Super Bowl Sunday!

For your reference, here’s the best NFL Playoff bracket we’ve found on the interwebs.