Now that the pesky Pro Bowl is out of the way, it's time to get our thoughts back on the game that really matters: the Super Bowl.

This week, the players actually will try to tackle each other and attempt to keep the opponent from doing crazy stuff like catching passes and scoring points.

Novel, I know. But it's a big game and big games tend to bring out best in people, like making physical contact.

Here is a little quiz to test your Super Bowl knowledge and get you ready for the big game:

1. The Saints will win Super Bowl XLIV (Super Bowl 44 for those of you who are Roman numeral illiterate) because:A. It will be 44 days after Christmas.B. It will be 4 years, 4 months after Katrina.C. Fullback Heath Evans (No. 44) will score the winning touchdown.D. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will change each play 44 times, resulting in 44 delay-of-game penalties.

2. Should the Saints win the Super Bowl, they will become the first team to:A. Give their coach a gumbo shower instead of a Gatorade one.B. Wait. Who Dat?C. Accept the Lombardi Trophy with paper bags over their heads.D. All of the above.

3. On the Monday after the Super Bowl:A. Six percent of Americans will call off sick.B. Antacid sales will spike by 20 percent.C. More than 100 million people will have a bellyache after eating 14,500 tons of chips dipped into 8 million pounds of guacamole.D. My wife will cry because she will have to wait six months for football to return.

4. Should the Colts win the Super Bowl:A. They will be crowned the Team of the Decade.B. Another first-year coach will win a Super Bowl with Tony Dungy's team.C. Do it despite an average running game and defense.D. Peyton Manning will appear in every commercial ever made.

5. The halftime show will feature:A. Who Dat.B. The World Health Organization.C. Doctor Who.D. The old dudes who did the theme song to "CSI."

6. How many countries will view the Super Bowl?A. 232.B. 231 more than the Grey Cup.C. Only one that really cares.

7. The name of Miami's Stadium is:A. Joe Robbie.B. Land Shark.C. Sun Life.D. Wait a few minutes. It will change.

8. In 2012, the Super Bowl will be played?A. In New Orleans.B. In Arlington, Texas.C. In Indianapolis.D. On Madden 2013 because of a players strike/owners lockout.

Answer key: 1. B (you have to recognize the eerie symmetry. 2. D. 3. D (thank goodness for the NFL Network.) 4. B. (First Jon Gruden, now Jim Caldwell). 5. D. 6. A. 7. C. 8. D (Enjoy the Super Bowl while you can. In two years the NFL might just blow itself up. What a shame.)Mike Kilroy is a staff writer for the Butler Eagle.