There is a famous 'shootout' scene in the classic comedy western 'My Name Is Nobody' where Terence Hill ('Nobody') stares down a two-gun toting villain in bewildering fashion.
Composed
Well, the main statistic is that the arch-rivals are now 2-2 on the post-season stage, and Peyton also has the chance to secure his second Super Bowl ring in New York on February 2.
Considering how 'Little brother' won his second title on Peyton's patch in Indianapolis, how appropriate is it that 'Big Brother' is now shooting for No.2 on Eli's stomping ground?
Awaiting them in the Big Apple (or, strictly speaking, New Jersey) will be the hard-as-nails Seahawks, after Seattle held off the error-prone 49ers in a shuddering heavyweight collision that proved once and for all that a good little 'un can beat a good big 'un.
Russell Wilson may be only 5ft 11in (standing on tip-toe) but he gave the 6ft 4in Colin Kaepernick an object lesson in focus and delivery on the biggest stage.
Wilson may not be the flashiest guy in The League of Extraordinary Quarterbacks, but he certainly showed how to move a team into a winning position and maintain a calm, composed attitude when it counted most.
From 17-10 down, the Seahawks ace made all the right decisions, didn't turn the ball over in the second half and delivered a couple of hefty blows, making light of his own pop-gun wideout corps while Kaepernick often looked good but made the costly errors - a fumble and two interceptions - that ensured San Francisco will not be making the coast-to-coast flight.
It was a breathtaking finale to the evening's double-header action; impossible to predict but a joy to witness (apart from Richard Sherman's witless rantings at Michael Crabtree in his post-game interview).
More importantly, it gives us a classic match-up for XLVIII - the unstoppable offensive force against the immovable defensive object, and we can, finally, answer that thorny old question - does defence REALLY win championships?
Prediction bust
OK, so I drew a complete blank with my Championship game predictions. The Patriot defence never turned up at Mile High and Kaepernick demonstrated an alarming Achilles heel on his latest visit to Seattle (two trips this season, seven turnovers).
Manning was simply too good, at the age of 38, for Brady and Belichick and he fully deserves the chance to gild his legacy still further with a priceless second ring.
Pete Carroll goes to his first Super Bowl and I'm sure my Sun colleague Nick Chapman will remind me non-stop how his pre-season pick was Denver-Seattle and he never doubted them for a minute (despite endorsing my Championship-game thoughts!).
Now, we just need to survive a week in the Big Apple without getting frostbite...
