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So, the Giants making the Super Bowl has you preparing to watch a football game and you don’t know much about the sport. Let us help you with some pointers about the game.

When the NFL first released its 2005 schedule, someone somewhere was happy at the prospect of seeing the defending champion New England Patriots have to play the upstart Jets twice in the season's final month - both Sunday in Foxboro, Mass. (4:15, TV: WCBS - 2, Radio: 1050 AM ESPN), and in a Dec. 26 Monday night matchup in East Rutherford.

When Mike Nugent's potentially game-winning 53 yard field goal sailed about 12 inches short, and the host Jets soon fell to 2-9 with a 21-19 loss to New Orleans, you knew it wasn't long before the "there's always next year" hopes and columns would arise. But it's just not that simple yet.

The Super Bowl are already has venues through 2008 (stadium names subject to change, obviously) - Jacksonville's Alltel Stadium is slated to host in 2005, followed by Detroit's Ford Field in 2006, Miami's Pro Player Stadium in 2007 and Arizona's still unnamed stadium. The Jets stadium, assuming it gets built, is tentatively scheduled to be finished for the 2009 season. Because of the unique situation in New York (read 2012 Olympics), the NFL is considering waiving the 2-year waiting period for stadiums before they can host the Super Bowl, which would give New York Super Bowl XLIV.

Updated: E!'s handy guide to watching the game, commercials, and halftime: NBC counterprograms the game of men in tight pants with Queer Eye and more.