It's shaping up as an NFL classic--the Green Bay Packers vs. the New York Giants meeting at historic Lambeau Field, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

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Both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers are old NFL teams, meaning they were part of the NFL before the league merged with the AFL. Super Bowl victories by old NFL teams lead to full-year gains for stocks nearly 80% of the time.

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Obama deferred to them and reset his talk to speak a day later competing instead with the first night of NFL football: The New Orleans Saints at the Green Bay Packers with an 8:30 kickoff on NBC.

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