48 — The spot where Jimmy Clausen was drafted by the Panthers this spring. I thought he kept saying he was going in the top-10? Maybe he meant rounds.

45 — The Super Bowl that will take place on February 6, 2011. The big game will be held at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, TX. (Spoiler alert: The Cowboys won’t be playing in it.)

32 — The number of games Aaron Rodgers has started since Brett Favre left Green Bay. In that time, the Packers QB has thrown for over 8,400 yards and 58 TDs. That’s all while being sacked 84 times! Maybe Rodgers isn’t buying his offensive line nice enough watches after every season.

31 — The age of reigning Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees. It’s been a pretty good year for the Saints QB … except for that unfortunate Oprah birthmark incident.

27 — That’s how old Jay Cutler is. But that’s not important. What is important is that he was born 27 years ago in Santa Claus, Indiana. We’re not making that up. That must be why he’s so giving to other teams. The Bears QB threw 26 interceptions last season. If he does that again, we have a feeling Lovie Smith will fill his locker full of coal.

25 — Where Tim Tebow was drafted this spring by the Broncos, much to the disappointment of many of his hometown Jacksonville fans. Fun fact: the Broncos travel to take on the Jaguars in Week 1. Will the crowd cheer or boo when Tebow throws a jump-pass to win it for Denver?

19 — Brandon Marshall’s new number with the Dolphins. The troubled wide receiver was traded to Miami in April and given a record four-year, $47.5M contract extension making him the highest paid receiver in NFL history. It’s unclear whether or not Marshall has decided what type of tantrum he’ll be going with when Chad Henne constantly overthrows him.

13 — The league leading number of TDs scored by a tight end last season, courtesy of Vernon Davis. See how easy it is to be productive, Vernon, when you’re not getting benched?

9 — The number of years LaDainian Tomlinson was with the San Diego Chargers. Time it took for him to get a Jets tattoo on his leg after joining the team? Less than three months. Talk about your bad ideas. Good luck negotiating that one day contract with San Diego in a few years to retire as a Charger.

8 — Roughly how many millions of dollars Reggie Bush is slated to make this year. That’s pretty good for a guy who’s never rushed for more than 600 yards in a season. But he also catches passes, you say? Well last season he caught just 47, a career low. So the equation seems to be big contract + low production = Super Bowl ring. Yeah that sounds fair.

7 — The number of fumbles Adrian Peterson had last season. This guy must get manicures with extra virgin olive oil. We were going to predict how many fumbles A.P. would have this coming season, but didn’t want to deal with all the expletive-riddled comments from Viking fans. (It’s going to be a lot though.)

6 — How many interceptions Darrelle Revis recorded last season. Although to hear people talk about him (especially his agent) you’d think that number was 60.

5 — The number of teams Drew Rosenhaus would like you to believe have interest in Terrell Owens. T.O. proved he still has talent last season snagging 55 receptions and 5 touchdowns from a terrible Bills offense led by Trent Edwards then Ryan Fitzpatrick. That doesn’t mean he won’t call a press conference halfway through the season to bang out situps in his driveway, but it’ll be enough to get him a job for one more season.

1 — The position that Chris Johnson will be drafted in every fantasy football league this season. The Titans RB rushed for over 2,000 yards last year. There are only 6 people in the galaxy that have accomplished that feat. More people have walked on the moon! Look it up.

The Cowboys and Bengals open up the preseason in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 8 and while reports of interest in Owens seems to come and go (St. Louis , the New York Jets) the Bengals seem to be the team that is the most repeated.

Owens has worked out with Carson Palmer some this off-season. Chad Ochocinco has lobbied for him. There’s worry about Antonio Bryant’s knee. It looks like it could be the place where Owens calls home.

And he could be playing in the Hall of Fame Game for the second straight year after spending 2009 with Buffalo.

I didn’t even mention the Tank Johnson, Adam Jones, Roy Williams player connections to the Cowboys.

Favre’s fairytale return with Minnesota almost went all the way last season, before he and the Vikings suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss against the Saints in the NFC Championship game.

After coming within just a single game of the Super Bowl, Favre was always expected to be keen on coming back and having one last shot at the big one, and those chances increased when he underwent ankle surgery in order to get back to full fitness.

A chance for revenge comes along quickly with the Saints hosting the Vikings in the 2010 season opener in September, and Favre says he would love to be there to take out his revenge.

“I would love to go beat the Saints,” Favre told the Biloxi Sun Herald.

“I know I can still play at a high level. Last year was a great year, but it could have been better. When (Vikings coach Brad) Childress came to my home a few weeks ago, he told me to take my time. But the team would need to know at some point.”

Favre is back in training and his fitness does not now look like being a factor in his decision to return to Minnesota for the final year of his $13 million deal.

“If my body was a wreck, the decision would be made,” Favre added. “But that is not the case. I know they want to know. Hell, I want to know. But I am not going to press it.

“If I do not play, it does not cost the Vikings a dime. They keep the $13 million. I know they have confidence in the players they have.”

The Vikings have Tavaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels as quarterbacks and their strong running game means they could still go a long way, but Favre just adds that extra dimension to the passing game.

Favre has been much quieter than in recent years surrounding his usual on-off retirement saga, and is trying not to make his decision all about beating the Saints.

“People tell me all the time to go beat the Saints and redeem yourself,” Favre said. “People said the same thing with Green Bay the year before.

“It was, ‘You have to go back and beat Green Bay.’ I don’t want to be in my 20th year and hear people say, ‘You have to redeem yourself.’ Like I said, I would love to go beat the Saints. But what if that doesn’t happen?

“I do know when it’s over, it’s over. I can’t play forever. It’s not like being a dentist or playing golf. I can’t play football forever.”

Green Bay remain on course for the play-offs after a 27-14 victory over Baltimore.

The standings say the Green Bay Packers are in good shape for the playoffs, but Monday night’s 27-14 victory over the Baltimore Ravens showed they still have some work to do to be taken seriously once they get there.

Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdown passes, including two to tight end Jermichael Finley, as the Packers won a penalty-filled game Monday night.

It was the fourth straight win for the Packers (8-4), solidifying their spot in the NFC wild-card race. But it certainly wasn’t pretty.

The teams committed 23 penalties for 310 yards, tying for the second-highest yardage total in an NFL game.

Packers coach Mike McCarthy called the penalties “unbelievable for both sides” but said he was happy with the way his team responded to trying circumstances – something they hadn’t done well early in the season.

“I’ll say this about our football team: I was very proud and excited the way they overcame the adversity,” McCarthy said.

The Ravens (6-6) struggled in coverage without star safety Ed Reed, who sat out with hip and ankle injuries.

But Ravens coach John Harbaugh insisted his team still can save their season.

Kurt Warner was marvellous, Brett Favre was miserable.

Warner, back after missing a game with a concussion, threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns and the Arizona Cardinals’ defence stifled Favre and the Minnesota Vikings in a stunningly one-sided 30-17 victory.

Favre set an NFL record for consecutive appearances, but game number 283 in a row was no night to remember for him or the rest of the Vikings (10-2). The 40-year-old quarterback, with just three interceptions in the first the first 11 games, was picked off twice and sacked three times.