No one expected Tampa Bay to win the SB, no one expected the Ravens to win the SB. No one expected the Patriots to win that first one.
Just this past decade alone has proven that the underdog can never be counted out.
That '01 Rams team was WAAAAYY better than this year's Colts team, but that Rams team lost out to a better defense.
There's absolutely no reason to think that can't happen to the Colts on Sunday. This Jets defense is probably the best defense I've seen in years.
I haven't been this stoked for a playoff game that didn't involve the Eagles in a long time.
The Bucs and the Ravens weren't a surprise. The Bucs had one of the best defenses in the modern history of the NFL and had been to the NFC Championship game in two of the three previous three years prior to winning the Super Bowl. The Ravens also had one of the greatest defenses of all time, and once they got to the AFC Championship game against Tennessee, it was not a shock that they won, though they way they did it was pretty unusual (23 points, 6 first downs, 5 pass completions v. the Titans).
Better examples are the Giants previous two Super Bowl teams.
Anything can happen on any given Sunday, and the Jets certainly have a shot. However, they will be doing something that has never been done before - win a SB with a rookie head coach and a rookie QB. The Jets have a good defense, but it isn't in the same league as the Bucs nor the Ravens of the past, though they may be in a year or two. And given the three teams that stand in their way, it is a difficult task.
Young Pats against St Louis was a good example. Good D, QB had no respect.....just stay out of trouble
BUT with an experienced coach and a QB with a few years experience.
Oh, and video spying...