No matter what happens in the conference title games Sunday, the NFL will provide fans with an entertaining Super Bowl matchup, Bill Simmons writes for ESPN.com.

That said, Simmons figures we'll see an Indianapolis Colts-New Orleans Saints Super Bowl.

That means former Michigan running back Mike Hart would be in the big game. He's ready to throw some blocks in the Colts' game against the New York Jets, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette reports.

“Oh, yeah, we have to,” Hart said. “Especially this type of game, you know they’re gonna blitz every chance they get. So we have to protect and let (Peyton Manning) get that ball off.”

More links to features and opinions heading into Sunday's AFC and NFC games are ahead.

• Ten things to watch for in today's games from The Sporting News.

NFC links • Jahri Evans of the New Orleans Saints took the hard road to the NFL and now scouts think he may be the best guard in the league, ESPN.com reports.

• Noise from fans has helped the Minnesota Vikings this season, but now it's their turn to find a way to work through the noise, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports.

• NOLA.com has an entire section devoted to the Vikings-Saints matchup.

ESPN LOOKS AT THE NFC MATCHUP

AFC links • Rex Ryan was late to his job interview with the New York Jets, but after four hours, the owners knew they had found their next coach, The New York Times reports.

• He's a rookie head coach one victory away from the Super Bowl, but few people are talking about Indianapolis Colts coach Jim Caldwell, USA Today reports.

• More on Mike Hart from Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.

• The Colts better be ready for a fired-up Jets team, former NFL coach Raymond Berry writes in The Sporting News.

ESPN LOOKS AT THE AFC MATCHUP

NFL.com videos: • Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Pierre Garcon talks about his role. • Columnist Vic Carucci breaks down the AFC title game.

Sunday's games AFC championship: New York Jets at Indianapolis, 3 p.m., CBS NFC championship: Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints, 6:40 p.m., FOX

Super Bowl When: Feb. 7, 6:25 p.m. Where: Dolphin Stadium, Miami. On the air: CBS. Halftime show: The Who. Go here for a video of The Who.