Let's talk about conference championship game quarterback matchups over the years.
Bradshaw vs. Stabler.
Theismann vs Montana.
Elway vs. Kosar.
Marino-Kelly. Young-Aikman. McNabb-Warner. Brady-Peyton. Favre-Eli. Wilson-Rodgers. Brady-Flacco. Foles-Keenum.
Foles-Keenum?
It is one of the stranger matchups in NFL playoff history, and the fact that Nick Foles and Case Keenum are close friends and former teammates with the Rams and began the season as backups only adds to the uniqueness of the situation.
"I know this is what all of you guys predicted back in the day, a Foles vs. Keenum NFC Championship," Keenum said. "So good job to all of you guys who predicted that."
Foles and Keenum are both six-year pros who are with their third NFL team. Both are or were teammates of Sam Bradford. Both survived playing for Jeff Fisher. Both just won their first career playoff game over the weekend.
And one of them will start in Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis in two weeks.
"I think the big thing (is) you’ve just always got to believe, and you always have to prepare," Foles said. "I know being around Case, I know he does an amazing job preparing and working and just being a great team player.
"Sometimes things happen where unfortunately guys get injured, and you have to step in and it's your job to lead the team."
The parallels between Keenum and Foles are crazy.
Keenum was 0-8 as a rookie with Houston but is 20-10 as a starter since. He has 46 career touchdowns and 27 interceptions, has completed 62 percent of his passes and has an 86.0 passer rating.
Foles was 1-5 as a rookie with the Eagles but is 21-12 as a starter since. He has 61 career touchdowns and 29 interceptions, has completed 60 percent of his career passes and has an 87.4 passer rating.
They were teammates in 2015 with the Rams before Foles spent a year backing up Alex Smith in Kansas City and then returned to the Eagles to back up Carson Wentz. Keenum, after one more year with the Rams, signed with the Vikings to back up Bradford.
Heck, they're almost the same person.
They meet at 6:40 p.m. Sunday in the NFC Championship Game at the Linc.
"First of all, Nick is a great guy," Keenum said. "One of my best friends. A really, really solid guy. Great faith, great family. My wife and his wife are great friends. His entire family are good people.
"Great football player. Prepares well, extremely talented, big arm and he’s really, really athletic, too. I know he’s got a lot of confidence, and I’m looking forward to playing against him."
Foles said he and Keenum have been in touch during the season, comparing notes on common opponents and exchanging tips on various defenses.
This is why sports are so great.
Two best friends who were forgotten backups on a lousy 7-9 Rams team two years ago are now facing each other for a berth in the Super Bowl.
"It's pretty wild, absolutely," Foles said. "We were on the same team not too many years ago.
"You know, he's really done an amazing job," Foles said. "It doesn't surprise me. Case's success and the way he plays doesn't surprise me because him and I were together and we prepared together. We were around each other every day.
"But I think the big message there is no matter what happens, you've just got to keep believing in yourself, keep working hard and just never give up."