Super Bowl XLIV viewers will be treated to star quarterbacks, nonstop action

INDIANAPOLIS — Viewers of Super Bowl XLIV might need an IV to withstand the expected excitement of the matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints.

For the first time since 1993, when the Dallas Cowboys faced the Buffalo Bills, the No. 1 seeds in each conference will meet in the Super Bowl. For whatever crazy reason, it has been hard for No. 1 seeds to not only make the Super Bowl, but win it. The last top seed to win a Super Bowl was after the 2003 season, when the New England Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers.

Super Bowl XLIV features the best of the best.

It’s Peyton Manning going against a Saints team he grew up following; Manning’s father, Archie, was one of the Saints’ greatest quarterbacks.

It’s Drew Brees and the league’s No. 1 offense going against Manning and one of the league’s most dangerous possession offenses.

It’s New Orleans in its first Super Bowl, ending its 43-year-old drought by beating Minnesota 31-28 in overtime. The city bounced back from Hurricane Katrina. Now, its residents get to watch their team as a Super Bowl participant in Miami.

It’s offense going against offense.

Here is the first round of questions heading into two weeks of Super Bowl hype.

Read the questions here.