I have a feeling this is going to be a really close game and it'll come down to the wire. I would even bet a field goal will win this game.
The Kickers-
Pat's kicker Stephen Gotskowski was 84.8 per cent this season and Giants footman Lawrence Tynes was 78 per cent, he nailed the kick to in overtime to get the G-men into the Super Bowl.
But before it comes down to the kick it will take a quarterback to get you there. Both Tom Brady and Eli Manning are big game competitors and there maybe no better fourth quarter players than these two guys. I think Eli has the edge here, his receivers are on fire - Hakeem Nicks, Victor Cruz and Mario Manningham.
So the biggest question, which defence will be able to get to the quarter back more?
The Giants are really good at getting to the quarterback and forcing turnovers. At Super Bowl 42, the G-men were able to get in five sacks on Tom Brady and Justin Tuck had two. Tuck and Osi Umenyiora could be game changers.
The best protection against the pass rush is a strong running game. The Pats RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis will look to have a big game and TE Aaron Hernandez will have to help stop the pass rush.
The Giants RB tandem of Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs will help Eli's passing game. Green-Elis will have to do something really special.
A big question is circling around the New England's locker room is how healthy is TE Rob Gronkowski ankle?
Gronk practiced for the first time this week on thursday and it will be interesting to see what kind of shape he is in to start the game. The difficulty their is tightening up at half-time and of course Super Bowl has the extended half-time break, so we'll see how that pans out.
I am really looking forward to this game. I am going to go a pick the New York Giants to win this one 27-24.
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