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Put the Super Bowl hype aside for a minute and let's talk some real football! Melissa Jacobs heads to the chalkboard to take a look at some of Sunday's key matchups.

Forget the parties, the celebrities and radio row. Somewhere hiding in all that Super Bowl hoopla is an actual football game -- a quite important one. Melissa Jacobs is here to discuss the six guys who could be the difference-makers come Sunday.

Don't know much about history? We can fix that. Everyone's talking about the two "historic" teams playing in this year's Super Bowl, and we're here to break down what that means.

The old adage "defense wins championships" will certainly ring true this Sunday. While Patriots and Ravens fans may have trouble watching, it's hard to deny that Bears-Packers and Jets-Steelers are two amazing defensive matchups.