With Super Bowl XLVIII just days away, the match-up between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks is shaping up to be one for the books.

While great plays can be expected during the big game, inevitably one team will have to lose and come just short of the title of the NFL's best team.

It begs the question of who the women who will comfort the losing players (or celebrate with the winning ones) are.

Back in 2010, when the New Orleans Saints faced off against the Indianapolis Colts, part of the attention was focused on the sidelines because of the famous girlfriends and wives from each team. Saints Running Back Reggie Bush was dating reality star Kim Kardashian at the time, while Colts Wide Receiver Hank Baskett was married to former Playboy Playmate, Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett. In that game, Kardashian's man was triumphant, leaving Wilkinson to console her man on his loss.

What women may have to fill these roles this year? The wives and girlfriends of some of the most notable players in Sunday's big game include:

1. Ashley Thompson (Manning):

Thompson is married to Denver Broncos Quarterback, Peyton Manning. The couple, who married in 2001, have two-year-old twins together: a daughter, Mosley Thompson Manning, and a son, Marshall Williams Manning.

2. Anna Burns (Welker):

Burns is married to Denver Broncos Wide Receiver Wes Welker. The couple married in 2012, and was previously Miss Hooters International in 2005.

3. Veronica Woodyard:

Woodyard (nee Whitehead) married Denver Broncos lineback Wesley Woodyard during the 2013 offseason, and is currently expecting the couple's first child.

4. Jessie James-Decker:

Broncos Wide Receiver Eric Decker is married to country singer Jessie James. The couple, who have been married since June 2013, are expecting their first child.

5. Ashley Lillian Moss:

Moss has made headlines recently for being the girlfriend of the outspoken Seattle Seahawks cornerback, Richard Sherman

6. Ashton Wilson:

Ashton Wilson married Seawhawks quarterback Russell Wilson back in 2012.

7. Lindsey Anne Hauschka:

Seahawks place-kicker Steven Hauschka married in the summer of 2011 after meeting at Middlebury College. Jones holds a law degree from Boston College

8. Nina Baham Heisser:

Baham Heisser is currently the girlfriend of Seahawks safety Earl Thomas. The couple had a daughter, Kaleigh Rose Thomas, back in September 2012.

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