Get hyped — the NFL conference championship games are on today!

Let’s check in around the final four teams within one win of playing in the SUPER BOWL –

• Green Bay Packers: Someone called the Packers a dynasty on purpose. Seriously. My guess? They began tailgating e-a-r-l-y.
• New York Giants: This may shock you — Heavy amounts of pressure sits atop the shoulder of Eli Manning today.
• New England Patriots: I would love for “those stinkin’ Pats” (term I coined whilst hating on them all year) to lose today but doubt it will happen. Is there any way to award just Randy Moss the trophy?
• San Diego Chargers: Some hope for all you Billy Volek fans out there — Philip Rivers is doubtful for the game because of what might be a torn ACL.

Bonus Links

• Roy Jones, Jr. put Felix Trinidad on his back two times on his way to a unanimous victory @ MSG. (Newsday)
• Dave Zirin checks in on Etan Thomas following his heart surgery. (SLAM)
• How bad did Golf Magazine and the producers of Kelly Tilghman’s show completely blow it? (WaPo)
• Players in the NFL use steroids, you say? Hey, look! The sky is blue… (Detroit Free Press)
• Giving thanks to those who sacrificed for the greater good: A tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.. (The Starting Five)