The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will face off for Super Bowl XLVI. This is a rematch of Super Bowl XLII were the underdog Giants upset the 18-0 Patriots 17 to 14. These teams also played each other in Week 9 in Foxborough. The Giants won 24-20 breaking the Patriots 20 home game win streak.
The New England Patriots went 13-3 in the regular season winning the AFC East and clinched the AFC #1 seed. They beat the Denver Broncos 45-10 in Divisional Round. Tom Brady tied playoff record for TD pass in a game with 6 vs. the Broncos.Then New England beat Baltimore Ravens 23-20 to win the AFC. With the win in the AFC Championship Brady tied the record for most playoff wins. He and Joe Montana both have 16. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick became the first quarterback-head coach combination to reach the Super Bowl more than four times. This the Patriots' 7th Super Bowl. They have won 3 Super Bowls winning in Super Bowl XXXVI, XXVII and XXXIX. Their 3 Super Bowls loses are in Super Bowl XX, XXXI and XLII. Brady is looking for 4th Super Bowl ring which would tie Montana and Terry Bradshaw. Brady could also tie Montana 3 Super Bowl MVPs which is more than any other player.
The New York Giants went 9-7 in the regular season winning the NFC East and clinched the AFC #4 seed. They beat the Atlanta Falcons 24-2 in the Wild Card round. Then they went to Green Bay to face the defending Super Bowl Champions. They were able to upset the Packers 37-20. In the NFC Championship they went to San Francisco to play the 49ers. They were able to upset the 49ers winning 20-17 in overtime. This is the Giants' 5th Super Bowl. They have won 3 Super Bowls and lost one. They won in XXI, XXV and XLII. Their only loss comes in Super Bowl XXXV. The Giants are only the third team in NFL history to win less than 10 games in the regular season make the Super Bowl since the NFL as expanded to 16 games in the regular season. Both the 1979 Rams and 2008 Cardinals went 9-7 and they lost in the Super Bowl. Indianapolis is the home of Peyton Manning, Eli Manning's older brother. Eli now has the same amount of Super Bowl appearances as Peyton. With a win Eli would pass his older brother who only has won the Super Bowl once in Super Bowl XLI. Peyton Manning also lost in Super Bowl XLIV.
My Prediction: Both teams have great offenses. Brady had over 5200 passing yards and Manning had over 4900. New York's defense is great. Jason Pierre-Paul was 4th in the NFL with 16.5 sacks. The Giants had the third most sacks as a team with 48. New England did give up the second most total yards in the regular season but they have been improving every week. Brady was great this year with a 105.6 passer rating 13 points higher than Manning's. Brady threw 12 INTs, Manning 16. Brady had 39 TDs to only 29 by Manning. Also New England has great WRs and TEs. Wes Welker had 1569 receiving yards (2nd most in NFL) and 9 TDs. Rob Gronkowski with 1327 receiving yards (6th most in NFL) and 17 TDs (most in NFL). Aaron Hernandez with 910 and 7 TDs. Victor Cruz was also very good this year with 1536 receiving yards (3rd most in NFL) and 16 TDs (2nd most in NFL). I know New York's defense is great but I think Brady and New England's offense is too good for New York's defense that is why I'm picking New England.
New England 28, New York 24.
New England Patriots are Super Bowl XLVI Champions.
Tom Brady is Super Bowl XLVI MVP. 22 for 33 (.666), 3 TDs and 1 INT.
My Prediction: Both teams have great offenses. Brady had over 5200 passing yards and Manning had over 4900. New York's defense is great. Jason Pierre-Paul was 4th in the NFL with 16.5 sacks. The Giants had the third most sacks as a team with 48. New England did give up the second most total yards in the regular season but they have been improving every week. Brady was great this year with a 105.6 passer rating 13 points higher than Manning's. Brady threw 12 INTs, Manning 16. Brady had 39 TDs to only 29 by Manning. Also New England has great WRs and TEs. Wes Welker had 1569 receiving yards (2nd most in NFL) and 9 TDs. Rob Gronkowski with 1327 receiving yards (6th most in NFL) and 17 TDs (most in NFL). Aaron Hernandez with 910 and 7 TDs. Victor Cruz was also very good this year with 1536 receiving yards (3rd most in NFL) and 16 TDs (2nd most in NFL). I know New York's defense is great but I think Brady and New England's offense is too good for New York's defense that is why I'm picking New England.
New England 28, New York 24.
New England Patriots are Super Bowl XLVI Champions.
Tom Brady is Super Bowl XLVI MVP. 22 for 33 (.666), 3 TDs and 1 INT.
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