I have a very strong opinion on this game. I love the AFC at just minus 3. Compare the skill positions. Favre and McNabb dropped out for the NFC. The AFC has Manning, McNair, Portis, Holmes and Jamal Lewis. The NFC isn't close to matching that.
The NFC's best receivers also dropped out (Moss, Owens, Shockey) and their best pass rusher, Simeon Rice, was kicked off the team. The AFC also has edges in the trenches and kicking game.
I opposed Shrink when he wrote the Patriots were a lock in the Super Bowl, writing the Panthers would cover. Now, I'm saying, the AFC covers minus 3 today.