Patriots Early Favorites to Win Super Bowl XLVI

Cheer up, Patriots fans.

According to Sportsbook.com, the Patriots are 5-to-1 favorites to win next year's Super Bowl — assuming a new collective bargaining agreement can be worked out.

Should the Patriots make it to the big game, it will be in Peyton Manning's house, and rest assured that Bill Belichick and Co. would love nothing more than to win their fourth championship on the Colts' home turf.

Unfortunately for the Pats, they lost early in the playoffs this year and have much more important things to worry about, like retaining their top free agents, before anybody starts talking about Super Bowl XLVI.