1.   Most surprising, Marvin Lewis, the defensive mastermind of the Super Bowl-winning Baltimore Ravens, appears to have dropped out of the mix.

2.   Now the defensive mastermind is actually smiling these days and - believe it or not - laughing, all the way to the Super Bowl.

3.   Wherever defensive mastermind Joe Lee Dunn goes, great defenses seem to follow.

4.   The most frustrating for a defensive mastermind like him had to be getting his team to stop opponents.

5.   Uruguayan Paolo Montero, the defensive mastermind of the Turin team, is also absent due to commitments with the national team.