Wow, Peter King really is drinking the Peyton Manning Kool-Aid. In fact, I wonder if somebody slipped something in that Kool-Aid.

In the Sports Illustrated NFL preview edition featuring “Gronk” on the cover, King selects Denver to win the AFC and Manning to be name the NFL MVP.

However, he ruins the happy ending of this fairy tale by predicting Green Bay to win the Super Bowl.

From the SI release:

Can senior NFL writer Peter King(@SI_PeterKing) correctly predict who plays in the Super Bowl for the second time in three years? King was on the money two seasons ago when he said the Packers and the Steelers would reach football’s promised land.  His prediction last year didn’t pan out, but after a three-week road trip through more than 20 training camps, King predicts the Packers will take down the Broncos 33–30 in Super Bowl XLVI.

That’s a lot of faith in a 36-year old quarterback who sat out last year after undergoing four operations. And playing with a new team.

King is a big guy. Wonder if that limb he’s sitting on will support him?

By the way, King also has Manning winning Comeback Player of the Year. Duh.