Your cheat sheet to the Bowl’s biggest talking points

Seahawks

Owner — Paul Allen of Microsoft fame

Russell WilsonPhoto: Getty Images

Russell Wilson — Quarterback

He may be the QB for the Seattle Seahawks, but he was drafted to play baseball for the Colorado Rockies in 2010. The gorgeous gunslinger stuck with football. And Seattle, where the 25-year-old is a weekly visitor to the Children's Hospital, is happy to have him. Aw.

Richard ShermanPhoto: AP

Richard Sherman — Cornerback

After cementing his team's Super Bowl spot with a game-saving play against San Francisco, Sherman went ballistic during a post-game interview with Erin Andrews. "I'm the best corner in the game," the 25-year-old yelled while talking trash about the 49ers' Michael Crabtree. The Stanford grad's tirade sparked a fury on Twitter. And he has been the object of intrigue ever since.

Marshawn Lynch — Running back

Some athletes eat Wheaties, but Lynch, 27, eats Skittles on the sideline. The candy munching became such a craze that Lynch, who is nicknamed "Beast Mode," signed a deal with Skittles on Tuesday. His nickname has also inspired a very strong variety of legal marijuana.

Pete Carroll — Head coach

Coming to the Meadowlands will be a homecoming for Carroll, who coached the Jets in 1994. The 62-year-old is also a prolific chewer of gum on the sideline.

Seahawks mascot Blitz

Mascots — Blitz is the cuddly mascot who enjoys "reading, fitness and birdwatching."

Taima the hawk is the not-so-cuddly real hawk with a wingspan of 4½ feet. Ironically, Taima means "thunder," which is the name of the Broncos mascot.

Fans — The 12th Man

Seattle's home-field advantage at CenturyLink Field is legendary because of the roar from the crowd. The noise is so effective it's known as the 12th Man (there are 11 players on the field).

Broncos

Owner — Pat Bowlen

Patron saint — Legendary Denver quarterback and current team executive John Elway

Peyton ManningPhoto: AP

Peyton Manning — Quarterback

One of greatest quarterbacks of all time, as well as brother to Giants QB Eli and son of Saints QB Archie, the 37-year-old also starred in one of the greatest "SNL" digital shorts ever and had his hip-hop debut in this year's fantastic "Football on Your Phone" DirecTV commercial.

Knowshon Moreno — Running back

Knowshon MorenoPhoto: AP

Both teams are in different time zones, but Moreno is all local time: The 26-year-old hails from Belford, near the Jersey Shore. His unusual name is a portmanteau of his father's nickname, Knowledge, and his mother's name, Varashon. During the playoff game against Kansas City, Moreno was caught crying during the national anthem, which led to Twitter accounts for, and YouTube montages of, his waterworks.

Wes Welker — Wide receiver

Welker, 32, is easy on the eyes, but his wife, former Hooters model Anna Burns Welker, is also worth watching. She took to Facebook to trash-talk now-retired Ray Lewis after her hubby's former team, the Patriots, lost to Lewis' Ravens. "Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay. What a hall of fame player! A true role model!" She later apologized.

Eric Decker — Wide receiver

Welker isn't the only Bronco with a Wag to brag about. Decker, 26, another handsome wide receiver, is married to country crooner Jessie James, who is pregnant with the couple's first child.

John Fox — Head coach

No one has triumphed over adversity more than Denver's coach. This November, Fox had a health scare while on a Charlotte golf course. The 58-year-old father of four was suffering from an aortic stenosis, which he described as being like suffocating. Fox had successful surgery and was back after four games.

Miles, the Broncos mascotPhoto: Getty Images

Mascots — Miles is the cuddly mascot.

Thunder is the white Arabian gelding, who will be leading the team onto the field Sunday. Every time the Broncos score, he'll run across the end zone.

Fans — Denver's superfan is Andrew Young, a k a rapper TheMadFanatic, whose music dedicated to the Broncos includes songs like "Orange Crush" and "Mile High Magic."

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