There’s a storm brewing 97 miles from Cincinnati, and by Monday, one team will reign victorious and the other will be relegated to being the loser of the NFL’s best season to date.

So many things happened this season that make the 2011-12 season so memorable. Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers all broke Dan Marino’s record for single-season passing yards, with Brees being the one man whose name goes in the record book.

Peyton Manning spent the entire season in the Indianapolis Colts’ coaching box, while his team went 2-14, proving that he has been the most important player on any team for easily the
last decade.

The NFL’s new policy on hitting anyone who could potentially touch a football proved to be effective in getting scores closer to college basketball than ever before.

Lastly, Roger Goodell was rewarded for his iron-fisted tyrannical rule over players and team personnel with a contract extension through the end of the world. The guy doesn’t make football better, he simply turns it into the alphabet-network-approved show that holier-than-thou types have always wanted.

Goodell’s assault on the way the game is played and how players are penalized for actions both on and off the field are truly a disgrace to the legacy of Paul Tagliabue, who presided as the commish during the greatest era of the NFL.

Now, with his position secured for the next seven years, it is likely that Goodell will relocate not only a Super Bowl, but also maybe an entire team to England — something that makes the Armchair Fullback very angry.

Somebody needs to step in and tell that heaping pile of excrement that this is America’s game, and the games being played in London do absolutely nothing but alienate Americans.

New England (-2.5) over NEW YORK GIANTS: So many things go into this game — it’s hard to decide where to start.

The Patriots lost to the Giants earlier in the season, thanks to their defense that had yet to figure out how to stop anyone — the last loss the minutemen suffered.

In that game, Eli Manning showed up when it mattered and started the body of work that has propelled his “G” Men to roll through Green Bay and San Francisco. The Giants have played decent on offense, but their defensive front seven have become nearly as fierce as the ’86 Bears.

So here’s how it shakes out. If the Patriots can move the ball on offense and force the Giants to play keep up, their opportunistic defense can take over and let Brady throw the ball all over the field en route to his fourth Lombardi trophy.

If the Giants can play defense and Victor Cruz can break off some salsa dancing, Manning will be showing off his I-just-crapped-in-my-pants-and-want-more-pudding face on the stage Sunday night, but I doubt that happens.

In the end, there are so many things working for the Patriots that taking them just makes too much sense. Revenge for the ruination of 2007’s perfect campaign, Brady coming off a bad game, the hoodie having two weeks to prepare for an opponent and the impossibility of Manning keeping up this pace all mean that the Patriots will win.

The pick: Patriots win, 24-21. Gronkowski family (-2 athletes) over MANNING FAMILY: The Gronkowski family has three sons in the NFL, compared to two for New Orleans’ first family.

Rob Gronkowski, the X-factor in the Super Bowl and best player out of the bunch also hangs out with adult film stars and has the best throwback touchdown celebration.

When you see the Manning family booth on television, they will all be sporting Manning faces and looking like they need a serving of castor oil. The Gronks will probably be high fiving and drinking while talking smack to fans. I would take the Gronks not only to hang out with or win the Super Bowl, but also win in a dark alley or bar fight.