All right, sports fans. It is here: the Super Bowl (cue dramatic music, please).

Before we dive into the facts and the drama, let’s cover the vitals.

WHO: Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks.

WHERE: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ (Yes, it is outside in the cold).

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2 on FOX.

We’ve all heard the phrase “defense wins championships.” However, that will only be true if Seattle can withstand the offense led by the NFL’s super-brain QB, Peyton Manning. Manning has led the Broncos to the NFL’s most productive offense in league history.

The Broncos set records in team points (606), total touchdowns  (76), players with 10 plus touchdowns (5), passing first downs (293), passing towndowns (55), passing yards (5,477), and four-touchdown passing games (9). Basically the only way to beat them is to hold on for dear life and hope Manning only has an average day.

But, if there were ever a team to stop the white-hot Bronco offense, it’s the Seahawks.

We can’t talk about Seattle’s defense without first mentioning The Legion of Boom, the Seattle secondary. This group is loud, tough and proud. Seattle’s defense leads the league in fewest average points allowed (14.4), yards allowed (273.6), passing yards allowed (172), highest turnover margin (+20), most interceptions (28), and lowest average QB rating (63.39).

The Seattle defense allowed only four rushing touchdowns all season, where the Broncos allowed 15.

The fact that the game is outdoors, in New Jersey, does tip the balance. Both the Broncos and Seahawks are “cold weather” teams being from Denver and Seattle, respectively. Cold weather with some wind definitely plays into the hands of Seahawks as their offense is geared around running back Marshawn Lynch, if anyone can eat up clock and keep Manning off the field it’s “Beast Mode.”

Seattle ranks fourth in the league in rushing offense where Denver ranks 15th. A rushing advantage goes to the Seahawks if it becomes a ground-and-pound game.

Denver has so many offensive weapons, it is impossible to cover them all. That being said, there will be two offenses on the field come Sunday and I think Seattle’s defense is more than up to the task of reigning in Manning.

Vegas has the total point’s line at 47 and I do not disagree. I predict that Seattle will win Super Bowl XLVIII 27-20 and the Super Bowl MVP will be Marshawn Lynch.

With the final whistle of the Super Bowl, the 2013 football season will be over, thrusting the world into months of darkness until we start again Sept. 4.