There are three major factors that stand in the way of the Seattle Seahawks winning the Super Bowl on February 2, 2014. Here’s one: Peyton Manning’s championship game experience alone explains why the Broncos are installed as early favorites over the NFC Champion Seahawks.

Read my article on Oregon Sports News, OregonLive.com (The Oregonian) and Comcast SportsNet NW.

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They’re ba-aack.

The San Francisco 49ers are on their way back to the Pacific Northwest to challenge the Seattle Seahawks for the third time this season. It’s not likely to be the merriest of reunions.

Admit it, Seahawks fans. This is the team that you thought would probably end up here for the NFC Championship game — and it’s the team you least wanted to see one more time in this, Seattle’s supposed Super season.

Read it on Oregon Sports News and on Comcast Sports Net Northwest.

Green Bay Packers fans, despite their urges to run through the streets of downtown Chicago chanting “fourth and eight” over and over again, must now divert their attentions to the fate earned for them by defeating the Chicago Bears and winning the NFC North Division crown.

By fate, I mean a rematch with the San Francisco 49ers — the one team the Packers have the hardest time with, if recent NFL results mean anything.

Because fate has a sense of humor, the Packers once again began the 2013 season at Candlestick and now are set to host the same 49ers in the win-or-go-home Wild Card round of the playoffs. The Packers’ reward for winning the NFC North, despite starting four different quarterbacks through the course of the season (and the extended absences of several other key starters), is to try to advance their season against the team that holds the lien on their pride.

Read it on ProFootballNetworks.com.

An ode to the VW Kombi / Bus / Transporter / Vanagon. Sort of. As a former Volkswagen owner and fan of the iconic VW campers, I was surprised to learn that December 31, 2013 marked the last day the Kombi would be manufactured. I had no idea they were still making them in Brazil.

Here’s a dirty little secret you might not expect from a Volkswagen aficionado: They kinda sucked. VW Buses were — like so many things in life — better in theory than in practice.

From WiseTribe.