Who's in line to be crowned champion in Detroit at Super Bowl XL:

1. Indianapolis Colts: They'll flex their defensive muscles tonight against St. Louis. It'll get ugly if Peyton Manning and the offense get in gear.

2. Denver Broncos: Balanced attack beat the defending champions. Looks like Denver's offense isn't so one-dimensional after all.

3. Cincinnati Bengals: Next week's game against the Steelers will decide if they're true AFC contenders.

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chucky and company are making a living beating average and bad teams (see Lions). Currently, the road to the Super Bowl for NFC teams goes through Tampa.

5. Jacksonville Jaguars: "Pretty" isn't in this team's vocabulary. But they've got two overtime wins under their belt and a victory over Cincinnati.