Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Giants-Patriots: 10 observations

Giants-Patriots: 10 observations

New York at New England
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After breaking down film of both teams, Scouts Inc. offers 10 things to watch in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.


1. Deal with all the big-game hype: Both the conference championship games should have gone to overtime. Only one did, but needless to say both these teams had serious battles on their hands to advance this far. This is Bill Belichick and Tom Brady's fifth Super Bowl appearance -- and that head coach/quarterback pairing has the most postseason wins of any in history. Brady is chasing his fourth Super Bowl ring. Don't expect either franchise to flinch under the white-hot lights of the Super Bowl. The Patriots have not lost since Week 9, which just happened to be against the Giants. Meanwhile, New York has won five straight elimination games and is clearly peaking in all facets at the right time.


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