Who is your early favorite to win Super Bowl XXXVII?

LeRoy Butler

Tampa Bay Tampa is the favorite in my eyes because I like the matchups. I like the way the Bucs control the ball -- if they get the lead -- with Michael Pittman and Mike Alstott running the ball. Brad Johnson doesn't have a lot of perimeter speed, but he puts the ball where the receivers like it. The one thing about Keyshawn Johnson going back to the West Coast is that he'll be fired up. There are a lot of guys on that team who wish they could have been to past Super Bowls, but now they have the chance, and they'll play up to their potential.

Chris Berman

Tampa Bay The Bucs' offense has become a very confident unit. Although it doesn't compare with the Raiders' offense, they're good enough to give their defense a lead. And the Bucs defense made both San Francisco and Philadelphia look useless. They end games in the third quarter. At this point, the Bucs are the most balanced team. This matchup will be classic. Think about it: The NFL's No. 1 offense vs. No. 1 defense; League MVP Rich Gannon vs. Defensive Player of the Year Derrick Brooks; Jon Gruden in his first year removed from Oakland, now on the other side; The Raiders' rich Super Bowl history vs. Tampa Bay's laughingstock history. With no bye week, we're chock full o' stories.

Merril Hoge

Tampa Bay Because they bring a complete, balanced threat to the game, my early pick is the Bucs. Defensively, they can disrupt any type of offense. They have the speed to run down athletic quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs. In this matchup, they have the speed to neutralize Rich Gannon, which will be key. The Bucs' tackles can bring quick pressure up the middle, and they also have a blitz scheme that gets it done as well.

Joe Theismann

Oakland The Raiders are the most complete team between the two. It's going to be tough to stop their offense, even for the Bucs' top-ranked defense.

Len Pasquarelli

Oakland Given their offensive firepower and the fact quarterback Rich Gannon and his receivers appear to be playing at a different level than everyone else, the Oakland Raiders figure to be the early Super Bowl XXXVII favorite. But in Sunday's victory in the NFC championship game, Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin again demonstrated he is one of the league's best schemers. And Jon Gruden elevated his game, cleverly using his tight ends to create mismatches for his wide receivers and tailbacks in the passing attack. A number of Oakland players made it clear last week there is no love lost with Gruden, and some of his former assistants still resent the manner in which he departed. But it's typically quarterbacks, not emotions, that win Super Bowl games. And next Sunday, it will be Gannon who makes the biggest difference.

John Clayton

Oakland Like most Super Bowls, the Raiders are favored because they have the hot quarterback, Rich Gannon, and they have perhaps the second-best offensive line in football. Gannon often has time to hit his fourth and fifth reads. Few quarterbacks are so fortunate. Coach Bill Callahan can flood the Bucs' zones with four or five receiving threats and he hopes that Jerry Porter can win a man-to-man matchup for a big play. If the Raiders need to run, they can pound the ball with Tyrone Wheatley up the middle or Charlie Garner on the outside. The Raiders are loaded with weapons -- Garner, Porter, Tim Brown, Jerry Rice and rookie tight end Doug Jolley -- but the Bucs have the league's best pass defense. Gannon has confidence that he can find some holes.