CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hey, don't forget about us.
As in, yes, while Brady vs. Manning XVII takes place earlier in the day, the teams with the best records in the NFL go at it in the NFC championship game Sunday.
That would be the host Carolina Panthers, that rare team to go 15-1 in the regular season, and the Arizona Cardinals, who were next in the NFC and overall standings at 13-3. Maybe it isn't the juiciest story line dominating the football world, but there are plenty of reasons to be intrigued by this one too.